Word
passel
大量；许多；一大批
核心释义
常用于 a passel of 结构
a large number or amount; a lot
- 1.
(常后接 of)大量；大批；很大程度
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
(常后接 of)大量；大批；很大程度；一批；一群
用法In use
The old barn was full of a passel of kittens.
用法提示：passel 是名词，与 a ... of 结构连用，表示“一大群、许多”，这里作 there be 句型的主语。
My grandmother always has a passel of stories to tell when we visit.
用法提示：passel 是名词，构成 a passel of 结构，作 have 的宾语，表示“一大堆”。
We ordered a passel of tacos for the party.
用法提示：passel 是名词，a passel of 作 order 的宾语，表示“许多、大量”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
passel 听起来像 parcel（包裹），拆开包裹倒出一大堆，就是“大量”。
语境与语域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”。
发音与拼写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.