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① ”人山人海“的英文表达,可以全文搜索下英汉(双解)词典。
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>**capacity**1 `0 S4 d6 R1 N) o3 w" R8 d' v" f: p
They played to a capacity crowd (= one that filled all the space or seats). 他们给人山人海的观众表演。
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There were millions of people there. 那里人山人海。
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/ l |, [. V* [( D. pThere were zillions of people there. 那里人山人海。0 i4 n3 v! d" {8 {3 t
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② 《张道真实用英语语法(最新版)》(https://www.amazon.cn/dp/B00G1VRNOS/ ) 专门有一节讲量词,具体到个别词,那就只有多查多用了,列出来干巴巴的用法也没人看。
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量词(Quantifiers)不是一种词类,而是许多与数量有关的词和短语,它们包含:9 [5 X7 z+ `% q% S
1) 许多与数量有关的代词和限定词,如some,any,much,many等。
2 n2 [6 s0 |% n. L5 { }- s2) 各种数词,如two,half,a third,80%等。
( t0 s( l6 w1 K! A5 {0 p3) 名词和of构成的表数量的短语,如a lot of,plenty of等。9 A# o- M6 _ L
4) 某些与数量有关的形容词,如enough,whole,half等。: w/ ]% h$ z' I% Q
5) 某些与数量有关的名词,如feet,miles,years,dozen等。5 s: G# `# j- }0 C2 l3 H! k4 P
6) 某些与数量有关的合成词,如a five-dollar bill,a 6-page summary等。; u, u! ^0 m+ _" `6 l
7) 某些与数量有关词组的所有格,如two months' stay,four weeks' notice等。
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' r+ p0 ^, U8 H$ T, ?& s③ 具体到 amount of 后面跟可数还是不可数,这又是 descriptive、prescriptive 之争了。
4 o4 T3 y4 s; s% P+ Y$ HMWALED 的 amount 条 usage 栏目里说得很清楚了 http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/amount 。# J' w/ \( e5 K* t8 K0 x0 j5 P9 w
> Amount is chiefly used with noncount nouns." u! j4 d/ ]7 B( [' C) s
» He lost a large amount of money.
: W |1 A# _% B: f+ Q& q4 v5 N» a minimum amount of effort. }5 \' b; s4 Q0 f( v0 ]+ |4 R
» They provided only a small amount of information.3 o: d: V2 Y! ~9 t, D2 x- {7 G
It is also sometimes used with plural count nouns, but this use is often criticized as an error.
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» an increasing number of problems& [" ?2 A+ U6 K
9 ]* \% u& l/ v5 [$ RLDOCE6 http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/carload
& E( u) C7 e0 M! d1 {' a" ]> the amount of people or things a car can hold9 V; \1 @2 d3 l
) ? I/ L$ f/ L. j3 D! ?) Lhttp://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/dregs
! M0 A+ H- M6 l# |6 O>a small amount of a drink, sometimes with bits in, left at the bottom of a cup, glass, or bottle
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5 l- u9 V1 Z) T$ J1 K zLDOCE 里的释义里大量出现了:; G1 _4 V9 w6 K7 g3 x$ b
the amount of a substance contained in a liquid
( J) W/ {' R0 \7 Zthe amount of a substance that people eat, drink, smoke etc/ D( M' ]1 L( H& s4 F1 f/ G8 F4 p
a small amount of a substance or of something that is not a physical object8 Q, N' B) R5 U. i7 i
the amount of a substance that is contained in something, especially food or drink5 j0 p" q6 E$ c" O5 s3 z
a small amount of a feeling N9 k( \9 T5 }
a small amount of a particular colour5 d3 R. O$ g5 \' |" Z
a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink
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the amount of profits, crops etc that something produces
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>There is a *water* in “Chopping onions makes my eyes water. ”
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' o/ `# ?) w. b9 j p& R6 v2 S这里的 water 不是水,是说 water 这个词、这个概念,所以前面用个 a 是没有问题的。* c v- O6 j5 P$ D
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同样,就算规定 the amount of 后面跟不可数名词。
& h8 B u! W; d5 \4 wthe amount of a substance (-> the amount of water, water is a substance)
# _$ y# O& j6 a7 A5 Q& ]% Sa small amount of a feeling
1 G0 O$ Y. B! v5 @/ o4 }这种也是可以的。/ S; ^: B0 z9 w a
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另外,化学里“物质的量”对应英文是 amount of substance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amount_of_substance )
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