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a lot

ə ˈlɑtKK

ə·lɑt

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難度 2 個音節、3 個義項、多字詞組
quantifying expression
adverbial expression
1.
很多;大量
極常用

表示人、物或事情的數量很多,常用於「a lot of+可數複數名詞」或「a lot of+不可數名詞」。

用法:後面接可數複數名詞或不可數名詞,例如「a lot of students」與「a lot of homework」。在較正式的寫作中,可依情境改用「many」或「much」。

a lot of traffic
a lot of homework
a lot of students
a lot of time
a lot of money

There was a lot of traffic on the way to the night market.

去夜市的路上車很多。

We have a lot of homework to finish before Monday.

我們星期一前有很多作業要完成。

2.
很;非常;很常
極常用

用在動詞後,表示某個動作、感受或變化的程度很高,或發生得很頻繁。

用法:通常放在主要動詞或受詞之後。若有受詞,常用「動詞+受詞+a lot」,例如「I like this song a lot」。

help a lot
change a lot
learn a lot
travel a lot
like something a lot

My grandfather has learned a lot about using a computer.

我祖父學了很多關於使用電腦的事情。

Ten more minutes of sleep helped a lot.

多睡十分鐘很有幫助。

3.
很多東西;很大的數量
常用

作名詞片語使用,指大量的事物、資訊或工作,不必說明具體是哪些東西。

用法:這個用法中的「a lot」本身不直接接名詞;要接名詞時,使用「a lot of+名詞」。

have a lot to do
have a lot to learn
know a lot about something
mean a lot to someone
a whole lot

There is still a lot to do before the school festival.

校慶前還有很多事情要做。

Her kind words meant a lot to me before the test.

她在考試前對我說的好話對我意義很大。

常見錯誤

I have a lot homework.

I have a lot of homework.

There are a lot of traffic today.

There is a lot of traffic today.

I very like this movie.

I like this movie a lot.

I a lot like bubble tea.

I like bubble tea a lot.

相關字詞
a little 反義
lots of 近義
many 近義
much 近義
very much 近義
學習提示

・「a lot of」後面可接可數複數名詞與不可數名詞,因此比「many」和「much」容易使用。

・在肯定句中,說「I have a lot of friends」通常比「I have many friends」更自然。

・「a lot」也可表示程度,例如「Thanks a lot」與「It matters a lot」。不過在正式場合,對人道謝時可改說「Thank you very much」。

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