| 单词 | too much |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoo much 4. Modified by adverbs of degree, as as much, how much, that much, too much, expressing quantity in the abstract, without the necessary implication of a large quantity. so much: see so adv. and conj. 39. this much: see this adv. Phrases. thus much: see thus adv. 3. Cf. senses B. 2, C. 2a.For idiomatic uses of these expressions, see the first element. ΚΠ c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) 399 (MED) Wa is him..þet is wið to muche luue to ei eorðlich þing iteiet. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 1362 (MED) Þanne told þei hire..at how miche meschef here men were formest. c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 385 (MED) Þer may no stable reule be ȝouun and assigned to telle hou myche tyme precisely ouȝte be spende aboute oon kynde of þese meenal servicis. 1552 R. Record Ground of Artes (rev. ed.) ii. sig. Z.vi [Archimedes] putting the croune..into the vessell of water brymfull..marked howe muche water dyd run out. 1681 J. Scott Christian Life: Pt. I iv. 367 Too much whifling up and down in the little levities of Fancy. 1780 J. T. Dillon Trav. Spain i. xxiii. 216 After they had, in a manner deflowered the mine, and got as much ore as they could easily extract. 1903 Mission Field May 17 Over as much space as possible. 1956 S. Parker Drawings & Dimensions vii. 52 How much force may be used when gauging? 1977 Early Music 5 482/1 It would be over-fastidious to continue discussing the rest of the lai in even that much detail. too much 2. Modified by adverbs of degree, as as much, how much, that much, too much, expressing degree in the abstract, without the necessary implication of a high degree. so much: see so adv. and conj. 39. this much: see this adv. Phrases. thus much: see thus adv. 3. Cf. senses A. 4, C. 2a.For idiomatic uses of these expressions, see the first element. ΚΠ c1300 (c1250) Floris & Blauncheflur (Cambr.) (1966) l. 372 He wille..Honure þe so muche so he may. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 4853 Þanne viȝteþ hii aȝen vs as moche as is hor miȝte. 1598 R. Haydocke tr. G. P. Lomazzo Tracte Artes Paintinge ii. 13 To obserue, how much any one humor aboundeth in the body. 1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 22 Feb. (1948) II. 625 Miss is recovering [from smallpox], I know not how much she will be marked. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. i. 5 Thy strong-muscled bony face was as much admired by thy mother, as if it had been the face of a Lovelace. 1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson Knapp's Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 292 The short pipes v are consequently allowed to project about that much above the level of the plate, while their lower extremities dip into shallow cups which remain filled with liquid. 1989 Blitz Jan. 98/1 How much are your films about you? too much a. In noun phrases expressing quantity in the abstract (without the necessary implication of a large quantity), formed from adverbially modified uses of the adjective, as as much, how much, that much, too much. so much: see so adv. and conj. 39. this much: see this adv. Phrases. thus much: see thus adv. 3. Cf. senses A. 2b, B. 2.For idiomatic uses of these expressions, see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > [phrase] > as much (as) as muchc1300 as well asc1300 c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 2342 (MED) Þere was..of wyn..Rith al so mik and gret plente So it were water of þe se. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 190 (MED) He clepede his spendere and him acsede hou moche he hedde y-yeue to þe kniȝte. c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. iii. 140 Heo may as muche do In a Mooneþ ones, As [ȝoure] secre seal In Seuen score dayes. 1582 Bible (Rheims) Luke xix. 15 How much every man had gained by occupying. 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. D6v That such a thing cost them so much, & so much, and it is woorth this much, and that much. 1797 Encycl. Brit. I. 276/1 One sward-cutter will cut as much in one day as six ploughs will plough. 1889 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 4 24 Mixed agriculture, properly directed, returns to the soil as much as it takes therefrom. 1988 A. Lurie Truth about Lorin Jones vi. 105 People don't mean that much to Laura. 1995 Accountancy Nov. 72/2 For instance, we could compare how much it costs to process a client in different parts of the business. too much too much phr. (besides its ordinary use) was formerly sometimes used instead of the simple too to qualify an adjective or adverb. Obsolete.extracted from tooadv.too much b. too much (as predicate): (a) more than can be endured, intolerable: also too much of a good thing; (b) originally U.S., excellent, first-rate; too much for: more than a match for; such as to overcome or subdue: so too many for (see many adj. 3d), too hard for, etc. Chiefly colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > unendurable or intolerable [phrase] too much1533 too much of a good thing1809 a bit thick1884 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [phrase] > such as to overcome or overwhelm too hard for1781 too much for1794 too many for1861 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate gildenc1225 prime1402 rare1483 grand1542 holy1599 pre-excelling1600 paregal1602 classic1604 of (the) first rate1650 solary1651 first rate1674 superb1720 tip-top1722 tip-top-gallant1730 swell1819 topping1822 of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826 No. 11829 brag1836 A11837 A No. 11838 number one1839 awful1843 bully1851 first class1852 class1867 champion1880 too1881 tipping1887 alpha plus1898 bonzer1898 grade A1911 gold star1917 world-ranking1921 five-star1936 too much1937 first line1938 vintage1939 supercolossal1947 top1953 alpha1958 fantabulous1959 beauty1963 supercool1965 world-class1967 primo1973 1533 J. Heywood Mery Play Iohan Iohan sig. B.iv Shall we al way syt here styll we two. Yt were to mych. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables xxxv. 35 They come to Vie Power and Expence with Those that are too High and too many for them. 1708 Deplorable State of New-Eng. ii. 16 Your Governour..has been too many for you. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 378 We were too many for them, for we run out our Guns..and..they retir'd. 1781 R. B. Sheridan Trip to Scarborough v. ii Don't be frightened, we shall be too hard for the rogue. 1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen 13 Should your horse prove, what is properly termed too many for you, and make off. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. ix. 251 The sight of this poor old woman would have been too much for Emily. 1796 F. Burney Camilla I. ii. v. 233 O too much! too much! there is no standing it! 1809 S. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 175 This (to use a very colloquial phrase) is surely too much of a good thing. 1832 H. Martineau Life in Wilds v The light had been too much for him. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations III. ix. 148 Mr. Jaggers was altogether too many for the Jury, and they gave in. 1863 J. C. Jeaffreson Sir Everard's Daughter 113 You can't rob me—I am too many for you..! You're a clever one—but you're no match for me. 1872 C. Hardwick Trad., Superstitions, & Folk-lore 189 On one occasion, however, the fiends were nearly ‘too many’ for the eternal toiler. 1937 Metronome Mar. 55/1 Man, if you didn't you really missed something. That man's too much! What great bass drum work he shows. 1958 G. Lea Somewhere there's Music xviii. 155 I want to make it to the City... Man, like the City is too much—and that's where I want to be. 1966 Melody Maker 15 Oct. 19 I just can't wait for his Spring return with Earl Hines, Budd Johnson and the rest. This could be too much. 1967 J. Morgan Involved 51 You were too much tonight..the way you leaned on Tuttles, that was really something. 1968 Scottish Daily Mail 3 Jan. 6 They got ‘Absolutely divine’; we get ‘Too much’... One day ‘Too much’ will sound as old fashioned as ‘ripping’. < as lemmas |
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