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1.
a great/a good deal
: a large
amount of something such as time, money, effort, or knowledge
例：
We already know a great deal about the
planet Jupiter.
（我們已經(jīng)很了解木星了。）
a great/a good deal of
The job requires a great deal of patience.
（這份工作需要極大的耐心。）
There's a good deal of evidence to show
that eating red meat can cause heart disease.
（有很多證據(jù)表明，食紅肉可能導(dǎo)致心臟病。）
a great/a good deal more/less
Audiences have responded to his latest show
with a great deal more enthusiasm.
（他最新的這部劇，觀眾的反響比以前熱烈得多。）
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2.
quite a bit/a fair amount
: a
large amount of something compared with the total amount that you have
備注：英式英語中常作
''a
fair bit''
。
例：
Don knows a fair bit about managing a
company.
（唐很很懂得管理公司。）
quite a bit/a fair amount of
I wasted a fair amount of time before I
figured out what was wrong with the car.
（我花了很多時間才找出車是哪里出了問題。）
There's been quite a bit of conflict
between the new director and his staff.
（這個新老板和員工之間起了很大的沖突。）
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3.
tons
: a very large amount of
something
備注：英式英語中常作
"loads"
，英式英語的非正式場合常作
"masses"
。
例：
"How much space is there in the back
of your car?" "Masses."
（
-
你車后面有多大地方放東西？
-
地方大著呢。）
It was a fantastic meal - there was loads
to eat.
（這頓飯?zhí)袅?，可吃的東西太多了。）
tons/loads of
He made tons of money at some computer
company.
（他在某電腦公司賺了很多錢。）
I've got tons of homework to do this
weekend.
（這周末我有好多作業(yè)要做。）
She's a great athlete with loads of talent.
（她是個很有天賦的運動員。）
tons and tons/loads and loads etc.
There's tons and tons of information on the
Internet if you're willing to look for it.
（只要你想找，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上的信息取之不盡用之不竭。）
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4.
piles/heaps/stacks
: a large
amount of something, especially work or money
備注：常用于英式英語非正式的場合。
例：
"How much money have you saved?"
"Oh, stacks!"
（
-
你省了多少錢下來？
-
嗯，很多很多！）
I have piles to do when I get home tonight.
（晚上回家我有很多事要做。）
piles/heaps/stacks of
Her family is very rich - they have heaps
of money.
（她家非常非常有錢。）
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5.
a mountain of
: a large amount of
something such as work, debt, or information
例：
We had to complete a mountain of paperwork
to get the loan.
（借貸之前要提交許多文件。）
The economies of Third World countries are
often crippled by huge mountains of debt which they will never be able to
repay.
（第三世界國家欠的債往往多到還不清，國家經(jīng)濟也因此垮掉。）
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6.
heavy
: a lot or in very large
amounts, especially when this is worse than expected
例：
heavy
rain/snow/traffic/fighting/losses/taxation
The match went ahead despite the heavy
rain.
（盡管下大雨，比賽仍然繼續(xù)進行。）
It was a fierce battle, and losses on both
sides were heavy.
（戰(zhàn)事激烈，雙方損失都很大。）
Traffic was really heavy this morning - it took me over an hour to get here. （今天早上交通擁堵得厲害，我花了一個多小時才到這兒。）
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