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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**
2 q! R* a! M9 a5 |# l, z. ZThey 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。
7 E$ @5 S; w: i. V0 K5 e**million**
7 V1 q4 W* `5 N$ I: D; PThere were millions of people there. 那里人山人海。
9 a4 m; B g+ A- K6 w**zillion**! u, ~, q* v: x7 a! F
There were zillions of people there. 那里人山人海。) s1 |6 ^- s, w1 M% \2 H
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% C, V5 Y2 @& X! Y3 l* M; R0 l② 《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。* Z/ V7 {2 @- A' `3 u
>6.4 量 词( a2 k* E1 n7 N; `/ z
6.4.1 量词范围
- P4 }5 D8 b9 j) E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:
. h) ]' z T' M( R1) 许多与数量有关的代词和限定词,如some,any,much,many等。2 J! ^; m/ R' ~. e, e4 {8 J) e
2) 各种数词,如two,half,a third,80%等。: L& C) I! j% g, Z
3) 名词和of构成的表数量的短语,如a lot of,plenty of等。
+ P' |. Q; k* d4 t C9 a4) 某些与数量有关的形容词,如enough,whole,half等。
2 Z7 @: J6 P6 e6 H5) 某些与数量有关的名词,如feet,miles,years,dozen等。
& A g- F: z- ]0 b1 T6) 某些与数量有关的合成词,如a five-dollar bill,a 6-page summary等。$ U& \+ @9 Q. i# y( Z( t* Q0 u( r
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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+ z4 Y# @) r& l③ 具体到 amount of 后面跟可数还是不可数,这又是 descriptive、prescriptive 之争了。" | y9 z9 S, J7 ]# K; _# X
MWALED 的 amount 条 usage 栏目里说得很清楚了 http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/amount 。
$ A( s T/ \( p4 ^7 K. B> Amount is chiefly used with noncount nouns." _ j$ f5 N: B
» He lost a large amount of money.
1 m& t2 G' k9 x, B1 g8 N" z» a minimum amount of effort/ R/ Y! p' h; R- w4 B9 y" A
» They provided only a small amount of information.2 x( `0 A" W$ U0 x
It is also sometimes used with plural count nouns, but this use is often criticized as an error.3 p8 I3 S9 f( V
» There were a large amount of mistakes.
6 r4 @3 c' b" y0 F# l5 ZNumber is the usual word in such contexts.1 i% P v7 C6 J8 I) G
» a large number of mistakes
4 o# L8 d) f+ \2 e$ U) C: Y» an increasing number of problems
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! K$ D% ]0 R% H( v2 rLDOCE6 http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/carload
: y# v) m# B; a; {. Q! J> the amount of people or things a car can hold/ ?. u+ Y m+ i$ R1 y. i% p
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http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/dregs( F$ m9 L' R8 W! v7 t* c3 e1 L+ i1 _
>a small amount of a drink, sometimes with bits in, left at the bottom of a cup, glass, or bottle, P' O% Y: x. F I6 Z
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LDOCE 里的释义里大量出现了:
) @- n v7 I, p0 F* I8 |$ h! Athe amount of a substance contained in a liquid3 v$ P* H3 i- K2 \- F+ ?5 _
the amount of a substance that people eat, drink, smoke etc
, G( H( Q* P' X8 V9 Y; Ha small amount of a substance or of something that is not a physical object
7 }4 `/ e7 P0 Y& |& f m+ ethe amount of a substance that is contained in something, especially food or drink
: Z n% n/ l5 n* E6 N* qa small amount of a feeling
: V7 t& n, d$ A; X' X% T, ]6 Z( Ea small amount of a particular colour
4 H# q( e0 J8 ^9 [- b5 z! H. m/ |a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink/ z# N, e/ n% F2 ^) c0 F# R
a very small amount of a quality, emotion, substance etc that is difficult to see or notice1 }, [9 k/ F8 V+ ], G
the amount of profits, crops etc that something produces
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>There is a *water* in “Chopping onions makes my eyes water. ”1 T3 X& n% J3 Z# c1 d7 r2 j* I, u
* U2 f* \+ P& h# m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。
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同样,就算规定 the amount of 后面跟不可数名词。1 C. G1 ]% e8 t9 J) m
the amount of a substance (-> the amount of water, water is a substance); ~1 `4 z# a5 w" W( L( h+ M! S& O
a small amount of a feeling
0 G% \' [- }0 E) \这种也是可以的。( ]1 q2 L2 P, `7 u% Z6 L
& l( h0 t9 N; k! F/ S* H1 @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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