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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。
大量；许多；一大批
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大量；许多；一大批
a large number or amount; a lot
She brought a passel of cookies to share.
她带了一大堆饼干来分享。
常用于 a passel of 结构
(常后接 of)大量；大批；很大程度
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
The old barn was full of a passel of kittens.
那个旧谷仓里有一大群小猫。
My grandmother always has a passel of stories to tell when we visit.
每次我们去看望祖母时，她总有一大堆故事要讲。
We ordered a passel of tacos for the party.
我们为派对订了一大堆墨西哥卷饼。
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。
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。
Not this
She invited passel of friends to her party.
Use this
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。
Not this
There was a passel students waiting outside.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
一大群记者
A passel of reporters waited outside the courthouse.
一大群记者等在法院外面。
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。
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。
一大群孙辈
Grandma loves having a passel of grandchildren around.
奶奶喜欢身边有一大群孙辈。
一大群；一大堆；大量
She has a passel of grandchildren to look after.
她有一大群孙辈要照顾。
整整一大堆；好一大堆
He came up with a whole passel of excuses for being late.
他为迟到编造了整整一大堆借口。
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passel 听起来像 parcel（包裹），拆开包裹倒出一大堆，就是“大量”。
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”。
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.
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