英语词汇“quite a number”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. A (large, small, etc.) collection or aggregate of persons or things. Also with preceding adverb and a, as quite a number, etc.

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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals > number assembled

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a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 2300 A brem numbre of bestes.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 955 (MED) He..metes him in þe myd-fild with a mekill nounbre.

a1500 Partenay (Trin. Cambr.) 37 (MED) Ther was A Erle..Which of children had A huge noumbre gret.

1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. Pref. sig. Aa.vi There ys no small nomber of suche erronyouse englyshe bookes prented.

?a1562 G. Cavendish Life Wolsey (1959) 26 Your..banquette, where was assembled such a number of excellent fair dames.

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 28 Among such a number of rich and artificiall monuments.

1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. ii. xxiv. 202 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. The Java Lords,..drawing their poyson'd Daggers, cry'd a Mocca upon the English, killing a great number of them.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 61 There arose an innumerable Number of Fowls of many Sorts.

1743 J. Morris Serm. vii. 191 There is a great number of other passages of scripture, in which they must be understood of children.

1788 J. Madison in Federalist Papers lviii. 164 The difficulty..in engaging in the federal service, a large number of such characters as the people will probably elect.

1844 R. W. Emerson Ess. 2nd Ser. viii. 250 I might see a great number of rich, ignorant, book-read, conventional, proud men.

1897 F. Hall in Nation 64 396/2 A good number of them were, doubtless, brought across the ocean by British immigrants.

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage cvii. 561 Their clientele..consisted of..a large number of music-hall artistes.

1986 J. Huxley Leaves of Tulip Tree i. 17 A very small number of centimes were allotted to us each week as pocket money.

单词	quite a number
释义	> as lemmas quite a number a. A (large, small, etc.) collection or aggregate of persons or things. Also with preceding adverb and a, as quite a number, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals > number assembled numbera1375 poll1607 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 2300 A brem numbre of bestes. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 955 (MED) He..metes him in þe myd-fild with a mekill nounbre. a1500 Partenay (Trin. Cambr.) 37 (MED) Ther was A Erle..Which of children had A huge noumbre gret. 1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. Pref. sig. Aa.vi There ys no small nomber of suche erronyouse englyshe bookes prented. ?a1562 G. Cavendish Life Wolsey (1959) 26 Your..banquette, where was assembled such a number of excellent fair dames. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 28 Among such a number of rich and artificiall monuments. 1678 J. Phillips tr. J.-B. Tavernier Indian Trav. ii. xxiv. 202 in tr. J.-B. Tavernier Six Voy. The Java Lords,..drawing their poyson'd Daggers, cry'd a Mocca upon the English, killing a great number of them. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 61 There arose an innumerable Number of Fowls of many Sorts. 1743 J. Morris Serm. vii. 191 There is a great number of other passages of scripture, in which they must be understood of children. 1788 J. Madison in Federalist Papers lviii. 164 The difficulty..in engaging in the federal service, a large number of such characters as the people will probably elect. 1844 R. W. Emerson Ess. 2nd Ser. viii. 250 I might see a great number of rich, ignorant, book-read, conventional, proud men. 1897 F. Hall in Nation 64 396/2 A good number of them were, doubtless, brought across the ocean by British immigrants. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage cvii. 561 Their clientele..consisted of..a large number of music-hall artistes. 1986 J. Huxley Leaves of Tulip Tree i. 17 A very small number of centimes were allotted to us each week as pocket money. extracted from numbern. < as lemmas
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