Word
passel
大量；许多；一大批
a large number or amount; a lot
常用于 a passel of 结构
- 1.
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
(常后接 of)大量；大批；很大程度
(常后接 of)大量；大批；很大程度；一批；一群
In use
The old barn was full of a passel of kittens.
My grandmother always has a passel of stories to tell when we visit.
We ordered a passel of tacos for the party.
a passel of + [plural countable noun]
passel 常见于口语，表示“一大群、许多”，后接可数名词复数。
She brought a passel of cookies to share.
她带了一大堆饼干来分享。
a passel of + [uncountable noun]
后接不可数名词时，passel 表示“大量”，相当于 a lot of。
He has a passel of work to finish before Friday.
他周五前有一大堆工作要完成。
Common mistakes
She invited passel of friends to her party.She invited a passel of friends to her party.
passel 是可数名词，表示“一大批”时通常用单数形式 a passel of，前面的不定冠词 a 不能省略。
There was a passel students waiting outside.There was a passel of students waiting outside.
passel 后必须接介词 of 再接名词，构成 a passel of + 名词的结构，不能直接跟名词。
Connections
Collocations
- a passel of kids
- 一大群孩子
- The bus arrived with a passel of kids for the school tour.公交车载着一大群孩子到了学校参观。
- a passel of problems
- 一大堆问题
- We face a passel of problems before the deadline.截止日期前我们面临一大堆问题。
- a passel of reporters
- 一大群记者
- A passel of reporters waited outside the courthouse.一大群记者等在法院外面。
- a passel of lies
- 一堆谎言
- He told a passel of lies to cover up his mistake.他讲了一堆谎言来掩盖自己的错误。
- a passel of dogs
- 一大群狗
- She walked into the park with a passel of dogs.她带着一大群狗走进公园。
- a passel of grandchildren
Learner notes
Memory Tip
passel 听起来像 parcel（包裹），拆开包裹倒出一大堆，就是“大量”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、非正式写作 通常用于非正式场合，多出现在美式英语中，常说 a passel of... 表示“大量、许多”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
tassel, hassle, and castle rhyme with passel in American English (all end with /-æsəl/). Vessel (/ˈvɛsəl/) and parcel (/ˈpɑːrsəl/) look similar in spelling but do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.