| 单词 | a whole raft of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa whole raft of A large amount; a lot of something. Frequently in a whole raft of. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > large or numerous legiona1325 rout?c1335 multitudec1350 thrave1377 cloudc1384 schoola1450 meiniec1450 throng1538 ruckc1540 multitudine1547 swarm1548 regiment1575 armya1586 volley1595 pile1596 battalion1603 wood1608 host1613 armada1622 crowd1628 battalia1653 squadron1668 raffa1677 smytrie1786 raft1821 squash1884 1821 J. Howison Sketches Upper Canada xvi. 306 ‘You'll feel it hotter when we get agoing,’ replied the driver, ‘there's a raft of folks inside to-day.’ 1843 W. A. Ferris in Life in Rocky Mts. (1940) vi. 29 We..would have fought a whole raft of them. 1883 W. Aitken Lays 136 There's the weans, what a raft o' heart-breakin' wee loons. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt viii. 116 They say there's a whole raft of stuff being smuggled across at Detroit. 1959 Sunday Times 7 June 21/5 Only very rich companies with a raft of employees build them. 1977 Time 3 Jan. 36/1 There were a whole raft of programs in the '60s followed by eight years when there was no attempt to work with any degree of compassion. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Oct. 24/1 A prolific writer with a raft of books and pamphlets to his credit. < as lemmas |
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