numerous

( 用于询问程度 ) how ⇒ 他到底有多么聪明？ Tā dàodǐ yǒu duōme cōngming? → How clever is he really?

be lucky ⇒ 多亏你把他送医院了。 Duōkuī nǐ bǎ tā sòng yīyuàn le. → It's lucky that you took him to hospital. ⇒ 多亏你告诉我们,不然我们就迷路了。 Duōkuī nǐ gàosù wǒmen, bùrán wǒmen jiù mílù le. → It's lucky that you told us or we would have got lost.

( 超出需要量的 ) surplus

⇒ 这个班的学生多半英语好。 Zhège bān de xuéshēng duōbàn Yīngyǔ hǎo. → Most of the students in this class have good English. ⇒ 他的家庭成员多半赞同他的婚事。 Tā de jiātíng chéngyuán duōbàn zàntóng tā de hūnshì. → On the whole, most of his family were happy about his marriage.

speak out of turn ( pt spoke ) , pp spoken

( 或多或少 ) somewhat ⇒ 经历了许多挫折后,他多少有些变化。 Jīnglìle xǔduō cuòzhé hòu, tā duōshǎo yǒuxiē biànhuà. → After all the setbacks, he's somewhat changed. ⇒ 这笔买卖多少能赚点钱。 Zhè bǐ mǎimài duōshǎo néng zhuàn diǎn qián. → We're bound to earn some money from this deal.

be oversensitive

affectionate

the majority ⇒ 多数民众参加了公投。 Duōshù mínzhòng cānjiāle gōngtóu. → The majority of people voted in the referendum.

every way ⇒ 多方协助 duōfāng xiézhù → all manner of help

diverse

⇒ 多边贸易谈判 duōbiān màoyì tánpàn → multilateral trade talks ⇒ 多边协议 duōbiān xiéyì → multilateral agreement

how long

many

be in the majority ⇒ 这个商场里本地货居多。 Zhège shāngchǎng li běndìhuò jūduō. → The majority of the goods in the store are local. ⇒ 相册里黑白照片居多。 Xiàngcè li hēibái zhàopiàn jūduō. → Most of the photos in the album are black and white.

numerous ⇒ 名目繁多 míngmù fánduō → numerous items ⇒ 花样繁多 huāyàng fánduō → a great variety

many ⇒ 这套家具用了许多年了。 Zhè tào jiājù yòngle xǔduō nián le. → This furniture has been in use for many years. ⇒ 他养了许多金鱼。 Tā yǎngle xǔduō jīnyú. → He keeps a lot of goldfish.

large numbers of ⇒ 新政府面临诸多挑战。 Xīn zhèngfǔ miànlín zhūduō tiǎozhàn. → The new government is facing a number of challenges.

multimedia

all-rounder

very similar ⇒ 这两块布颜色差不多。 Zhè liǎng kuài bù yánsè chàbuduō. → The colour ( 英 ) 或 color ( 美 ) of these two pieces of material is very similar.

the more the better ⇒ 你给我多少我都要,多多益善。 Nǐ gěi wǒ duōshǎo wǒ dōu yào, duō duō yì shàn. → Give me whatever you want, but the more the better.

versatile

safety in numbers

troubled times ⇒ 今年真是多事之秋,家里接二连三地出事。 Jīnnián zhēnshì duō shì zhī qiū, jiā li jiē èr lián sān de chūshì. → This year we've had really troubled times - our family has had one problem after another.

oversensitive

take unnecessary action

shrewd

long delays cause complications ⇒ 我们争取尽早签合同，免得夜长梦多。 Wǒmen zhēngqǔ jǐnzǎo qiān hétong, miǎnde yè cháng mèng duō. → We'll do our best to sign the contract as soon as possible, to avoid the problems that may be incurred by a delay.

it's never easy to get what you want

⇒ 大千世界无奇不有,你用不着少见多怪。 Dàqiān-shìjiè wú qí bù yǒu, nǐ yòng bù zháo shǎo jiàn duō guài. → The world is full of miraculous things, you shouldn't be so easily impressed. ⇒ 也许是我少见多怪, 我觉得最美丽的地方莫过于桂林了。 Yěxǔ shì wǒ shǎo jiàn duō guài, wǒ juéde zuì měilì de dìfang mò guò yú Guìlín le. → Perhaps I haven't seen much of the world, but I think nowhere is more beautiful than Guilin.

not enough to go round ⇒ 毕业生到处寻找工作机会,但粥少僧多。 Bìyèshēng dàochù xúnzhǎo gōngzuò jīhuì, dàn zhōu shǎo sēng duō. → Recent graduates are looking everywhere for work, but there aren't enough jobs to go round.

have wide experience

wise and resourceful

dominoes pl