成人英语三级

a couple of 一对，两，一双

【例句】

两个

There is a couple of boys waiting for you.

有两个男孩等你。

一些，几个

He must have a rest for a couple of weeks.

他必须休息几个星期

【总结】a couple of + n(c).作主语时谓语动词通常用单数，接可数名词复数

a crowd of 一群、许多

【例句】There is a crowd of papers and books is on his desk.有大堆文件和书籍在他的桌子。

【总结】a crowd of后接可数名词。

【实战演练】_____ cattle were dotted around the grass land with a little boy sitting on a rock.

A.A crowd of B.a bit of C.The number of D.A bunch of 答案：A 题意：一群牛羊分散在草地上，一个男孩坐在一块岩石上。

【名师解析】a crowd of 一群、许多;a bit of 一点;The number of…的数量，谓语动词要用单数;a bunch of 一束、一捆。

a good/great deal of 大量

【例句】He seems to have a good (great) deal of money (trouble, etc.)

他好象有很多钱(麻烦事)。

【总结】a good/great deal of 接不可数名词

a good/great many大量(接可数名词复数)

【例句】He had a good many friends here.

他在这儿有很多朋友。

【总结】a great many后面直接加复数可数名词。

a great deal

大量的

【例句】A great deal of work awaits me.

许多工作等着我去做。

非常

【例句】He likes to swim a good_______.

他非常喜欢游泳。

【总结】a great deal用作名词，意为“大量”，“许多”，作主语、宾语;用作副词，意为“很”或“非常”，作状语，修饰动词或用来强调比较级。

【词义辨析】a good many of, a good deal of, a good many, a good deal的区别与用法

a great deal of后加不可数名词，如：

a great deal of money / rice/ water / information

而a good many后加可数名词复数，如：

a good many apples / people / boxes / eggs

两个词意思是“很多，许多，大量的”的意思

a good many of后加可数名词的复数或代词的宾格，指“…中的许多/很多东西”，如：a good many of the apples/ them苹果中的许多，他们中的很多，

请比较：

A good many students come from Shanghai.

A good many of students come from Shanghai

第一句：很多学生来自上海。

第二句：学生中有许多来自上海。

a great deal用作名词，意为“大量”，“许多”，作主语、宾语;用作副词，意为“很”或“非常”，作状语，修饰动词或用来强调比较级。如：

A great deal has been studied and this is the best way. 经过大量研究后，这(被认为)是最好的办法。

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