multitude
noun formal uk/ˈmʌl.tɪ.tʃuːd/ us/ˈmʌl.tə.tuːd/
a multitude of 许多，众多
a large number of people or things
The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder. 这个城市存在着很多问题，从无家可归到吸毒和谋杀，不胜枚举。
This case has raised a multitude of questions. 这一案例引出了许多问题。
There are huge displays of flowers, in a multitude of hues.
He draws from a multitude of disciplines in his work.
The fact is that a whole multitude of factors can affect prices.
It's a sign with a multitude of meanings.
the multitude 人群
a large crowd of people
He stepped out onto the balcony to address the multitude below. 他走上讲台，向台下的人群发表演讲。
She couldn't get through the multitude surrounding the stage.
The multitude called for his execution.
the multitudes [ plural ]众多的人
large numbers of people
the multitudes using the internet 众多使用因特网的人们
Somehow, we made our way through the multitudes and found a square of grass to sit on.
We need to think very seriously about how we're going to care for the multitudes of elderly without resources to care for themselves.
We had no hope of finding her among the multitudes assembled.
We could just about glimpse the singer from the back of the multitudes in Central Park.
the multitude 大众，民众
the ordinary people who form the largest group in a society
Idiom
cover/hide a multitude of sinsidiom humorous 掩盖实情；遮掩缺点
to prevent people from seeing or discovering something bad
Large sweaters are warm and practical and hide a multitude of sins (= they do not show your body shape). 宽大的针织衫暖和又实用，而且还能遮掩一大堆缺点。