much(more, most) /mʌtʃ/

adv

1. 非常，很；很大程度上

• She likes chocolate very much. 她非常喜欢巧克力。

• You've talked too much. 你说得太多了。

• I don't like this book much. 我不太喜欢这本书。

• She was much surprised to see him here. 在这里见到他，她大为吃惊。

2. [与比较级或最高级连用] 更，最

• This train is much slower than the express one. 这趟列车比特快慢多了。

3. 常常；好久

• He went much to the park on holidays. 他常在假日去公园。

词组as much

1. 同样数量

• Give me as much again. 再给我那么多。

2. 同样的事物

• I thought as much. 我也这样想。

as much as

1. 和…一样多

• Take as much as you can. 你要多少拿多少。

2. 和…同样程度

• I'm interested in it as much as you are. 我和你一样对它感兴趣。

3. 差不多,几乎等于

• He as much as admitted that he was wrong by keeping silent. 他保持沉默实际上已经承认自己错了。

as much as one can do 尽最大努力

• He was so rude; it was as much as I could do to keep my temper. 他太无礼，我尽量克制着才没有发火。

as much as to say 等于说；好像说

• She glared at him with her mouth open, as much as to say “It's impossible.” 她大张着嘴看着他，好像在说“这不可能”。

by much 大大地

• He is taller than me by much. 他比我高多了。

ever so much 很，非常

• We were ever so much glad to hear the good news. 听到好消息我们都非常高兴。

for as much as 因为，由于

• For as much as you've known it, I've nothing to say. 既然你已经知道了，我就没什么可说的了。

half as much again 见half How much? 见how make much of

1. 重视

• Sports are always made much of in this school. 这所学校一直很重视体育。

2. 充分利用

• make much of one's ability 充分利用才能

3. 溺爱

• The couple made much of their little son. 那对夫妻溺爱小儿子。

4. 恭维，夸奖

• I didn't make much of the skill of the tailor. 我没有夸那个裁缝的手艺。

5. 理解

• I don't make much of this new play. 我不大明白这部新戏。

much as

1. 和…一样

• Machines need rest, much as humans do. 机器和人一样需要休息。

2. 即使，尽管

• Much as I like the overcoat, I can't offord it. 我虽然很喜欢这件大衣，但买不起。

much of a 1. 口[通常用于否定句或疑问句] 高明的，了不起的

• He's not much of a doctor. 他不是个高明的医生。

not so much...as 与其说是…不如说是

• This is not so much a piece of clothing as ragged cloth. 这东西与其说是件衣服，倒不如说是块破布。

not up to much 口 不很好；不让人满意

• The food here is not up to much. 这里的食物不怎么样。

set much by sb.(sth.) 非常重视某人(某物) so much

1. 一定数量的，这么多

• We have only so much time for a rest. 我们只有这么点休息的时间。

2. 非常

• I do want so much to see you. 我确实很想见你。

3. 甚至

• So much the worse for him if he failed in the exam. 如果他考试不及格那就更糟了。

so much as 甚至，仅仅

• He left without so much as saying “sorry”. 他连声“对不起”也没说就走了。

so much for 到此为止

• So much for today. 今天就到这儿。

so much so that 达到这样的程度以至

• She is very tired, so much so that she fell asleep on the bus. 她太累了在车上就睡着了。

that(this) much 那么(这么)多

• We could only do that much so far. 到现在我们只能做这么多了。

think much of 对…评价很高

• His boss didn't think much of his work. 他的老板对他的工作评价不高。

too much

1. 太糟糕，太不像话的

• He is often late for school. That's too much. 他上学老迟到，太不像话了。

2. 太好了，太棒了

• His new play is too much. 他的新戏太棒了。

too much for

1. 非…所能承受

• All this noise is too much for me. 我实在忍受不了这些噪音了。

2. 非…能应付

• The work is too much for him. 他做不了这份工作。