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单词 much
释义 much
I. \|məch\ adjective
(more \(|)mō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ȯə, -ȯ(ə)\ ; most \(|)mōst\)
Etymology: Middle English muche, miche, from muchel, michel great, large, much, from Old English micel, mycel; akin to Old High German mihhil great, large, Old Norse mikill, Gothic mikils, Latin magnus, Greek megas, Sanskrit mahat
1.
 a. : that exists or is present in a great quantity or amount or to a considerable extent or degree
  < has much money >
  < spent much time >
  < there is much truth in what you say >
 b. : that exists or is present in an indicated relative quantity or amount or to an indicated relative extent or degree — used with a qualifying adverb
  < how much money have you got >
  < has taken too much time >
  < there is as much validity in the one theory as in the other >
2. : many
 < much thanks >
 < came out against him with much people — Num 20:20 (Authorized Version) >
3. : very good
 < wouldn't think I was much on literature — C.B.Kelland >
 < he's not so much on looks, but he really is charming — Atlantic >
II. adverb
(more \“\ ; most \“\)
Etymology: Middle English muche, miche, from muche, miche, adjective
1.
 a.
  (1) : to a great degree or extent : very considerably or notably : greatly
   < is much happier now >
  (2) : very — usually used with adjectival past participles
   < much interested >
   < much pleased by the compliment >
   < much gratified >
   and in negative constructions
   < not much good at all >
 b.
  (1) : frequently, often
   < went much to the theater >
  (2) : for a considerable length of time
   < was with her much, but didn't find out anything >
   : long
   < didn't get there much before midnight >
2.
 a. : just about : approximately
  < the patient was much the same as he had been earlier >
  < comes to much the same thing — George Sampson >
  < the two writers, who are much of an age — Times Literary Supplement >
 b. : nearly
  < speaks and thinks very much as his father used to >
III. \ˈməch\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English muche, miche, from muche, miche, adjective
1. : a great quantity or amount or extent or degree : a great deal
 < learned much from this experience >
 < gave away much of what he owned >
— often used in negative or interrogative constructions with a following dependent specifying phrase consisting of a generalized category introduced by of a and used typically to belittle or query the extent to which something exists in the indicated category
 < wasn't much of a teacher >
2. : something considerable or important or significant or impressive
 < the evidence didn't amount to much >
 < thought it much to have made even a little progress >
 < was not much to look at >
IV. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
dialect : to make much of:
 a. : to show affection for (as by petting or caressing)
  < much that dog and see won't he come along — Horace Kephart >
 b. : coddle
  < my mother shielded me and muched me — W.A.White >
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