1. | 许多（与复数名词及动词连用，尤用于否定句或正式用语，表示大量；也用于疑问句以询问数字大小，并可与 as、so 和 too 连用）used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in more formal English, to mean ‘a large number of’. Also used in questions to ask about the size of a number, and with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’. |
We don't have very many copies left. 我们所剩的册数不多。 | |
You can't have one each. We haven't got many. 你们不能一人一个。我们没有很多。 | |
Many people feel that the law should be changed. 许多人都觉得这项法律应该修改。 | |
Many of those present disagreed. 许多到场的人都不同意。 | |
How many children do you have? 你有几个孩子？ | |
There are too many mistakes in this essay. 这篇文章错误太多。 | |
He made ten mistakes in as many(= in ten) lines. 他在十行中就出了十个错。 | |
New drivers have twice as many accidents as experienced drivers. 新手司机所出的事故是熟练司机的两倍。 | |
Don't take so many . 别拿这么多。 | |
I've known her for a great many(= very many) years. 我认识她好多好多年了。 | |
Even if one person is hurt that is one too many . 即使伤一个人，都嫌太多。 | |
It was one of my many mistakes. 这是我犯的许多错误中的一个。 | |
a many-headed monster 一只多头怪兽 |
2. | （与复数动词连用）大多数人used with a plural verb to mean ‘most people’ |
a government which improves conditions for the many 为大多数人改善生活条件的政府 |
3. | （与单数名词及动词连用）许多，大量used with a singular noun and verb to mean ‘a large number of’ |
Many a good man has been destroyed by drink. 许多好人都毁在了饮酒上。 |
