Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #164
much
非常；很；大大地
核心释义
To a great extent or degree.
- 1.
在很大程度上
To a great extent.
- 2.
经常；频繁地
Often; frequently.
- 3.
用于表示或比较程度
Used to indicate or compare extent.
- 4.
在很大程度上
to a great degree or extent
多少；多么；…得多；常常；经常；在很大程度上；经常；频繁地；用于表示或比较程度
用法In use
I don't have much time to finish this project.
用法提示：这里'much'作为副词修饰名词'time'，表示数量上的'多'。
She doesn't talk much in class.
用法提示：这里'much'作为副词修饰动词'talk'，表示频率或程度上的'多'。
The new policy hasn't changed much.
用法提示：这里'much'作为副词修饰动词'changed'，表示变化程度上的'大'。
she's much better now
much + comparative adjective
much 用于加强比较级，表示程度大。
This book is much better than that one.
这本书比那本好得多。
too much
too much 用于不可数名词前，表示过量。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- much more
- 多得多
- This task is much more difficult than I thought.这个任务比我预想的要困难得多。
- much less
- 更少；更何况
- He can't afford a car, much less a house.他连车都买不起，更不用说房子了。
- much too
- 太过于
- The price is much too high for a beginner.对于初学者来说，这个价格太高了。
- as much as
- 多达；和...一样多
- She earns as much as her husband does.她和她丈夫挣的一样多。
- so much
- 这么多；非常
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Much 发音像'马吃'，想象马吃很多草，表示'大量'。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于否定句和疑问句中，肯定句中较少单独使用，常与very连用。
语法说明Grammar Note
much 作副词时常用于修饰比较级、过去分词及某些动词，也可用于否定结构和疑问句中
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words such as 'such', 'touch', 'clutch', 'crutch', and 'hutch' rhyme with 'much' (all end in /ʌtʃ/). Note that 'lunch' is spelled similarly but ends in /ʌntʃ/, so it does not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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