much
determiner uk/mʌtʃ/ us/mʌtʃ/ more | most
A1 多（的），大量（的）
a large amount or to a large degree
I don't earn much money. 我赚钱不多。
You haven't said much, Joan - what do you think? 你说得不多，琼——你怎么想？
I like her very much. 我非常喜欢她。
I don't think there's much to be gained by catching an earlier flight. 我认为赶更早的航班没什么好处。
The children never eat (very) much, but they seem healthy. 孩子们吃得不多，但他们看上去很健康。
"Is there any wine left?" "Not much." “还有酒吗？”“不多了。”
There's not/nothing much to do around here. 这里没太多事可做。
How much (= what amount of) sugar do you take in your coffee? 你的咖啡里要放多少糖？
How much do these shoes cost? 这双鞋子多少钱？
I spend too much on clothes. 我在衣服上花钱太多了。
I don't have as much time as (= I have less time than) I would like for visiting my friends. 我没有足够的时间拜访朋友。
Because of the rain, we weren't able to spend much of the day on the beach. 因为下雨，我们没能在海滩上呆多久。
Have you seen much of Polly (= often seen her) recently? 你最近常见到波莉／听到波莉的消息吗？
I'd very much like to visit them sometime. 我真想找个时间去拜访他们。
One day I hope I'll be able to do as much (= the same amount) for you as you've done for me. 希望有一天我能报答你。
Things around here are much as always/as usual (= have not changed a lot). 这里的情况没什么变化。
The two schools are much the same (= very similar). 这两所学校非常相似。
Much to our surprise, (= we were very surprised that) they accepted our offer. 令我们大为惊讶的是，他们接受了我们的出价。
I'm not much good at knitting (= do not do it very well). 我不太擅长编织。
This is a much (= often) discussed issue. 这是个经常讨论的问题。
Blake has become a much (= greatly) changed person since his car accident. 遭遇车祸后，布赖克好像变成了另一个人。
I've been feeling much healthier (= a lot more healthy) since I became a vegetarian. 自从开始吃素后，我感觉健康多了。
The repairs to our car cost much more than we were expecting. 修车费比我们预料的贵得多。
I'm very much aware of the problem. 我很清楚这个问题。
She's much the best person for the job (= she is certainly better than everyone else). 她无疑是这个职位的最佳人选。
I would much rather have my baby at home than in hospital. 我宁愿在家中生孩子，而不是去医院。
She is as much a friend to me as a mother (= although she is my mother, she is also a friend). 她既是我的母亲，又是我的朋友。
much too much 太多
a far larger amount of something than you want or need
You've drunk much too much to drive. 你喝得实在太多了，不能驾车。
It all seems like much too much hassle to me.
He's got much too much time on his hands, I think.
They've already spent much too much money on the project.
"Would you like more?" "Oh, heavens, no! What I have on my plate is already much too much!"
She spends much too much time making everything perfect.
too muchA2 多得不能应付
more than someone can deal with
I can't take care of six children at my age - it's too much. 我这个年纪照顾不了6个孩子——太多了。
I had to stop reading the book - it was too much.
You can't expect him to study in the evenings after a full day of work - it's too much.
One person can't manage all this work - it's too much.
He couldn't carry on running the show himself - it was too much.
If it's too much, just say so and we'll get someone in to help out.
a bit much 太过分，太不像话
too extreme or not reasonable
I think it's a bit much for you to expect me to do all the cleaning. 想让我把所有清扫的活儿都干了——你是不是太过分了。
She wore an expensive suit and diamonds, which was a bit much for such a casual restaurant. 她身穿昂贵的外套，戴着钻石首饰，在这样随意的餐馆显得过分了。
Eealier on she liked all the attention but then it got to be a bit much.
I don't know about expecting people to work for ten hours at a stretch - I think it's asking a bit much.
It seems a bit much to ask her to take on caring duties as well as everything else that she does.
UK informal humorous（用在否定句末表示相反的意思）
used at the end of a sentence to emphasize what you have just said
When he saw all the food on my plate, he said "Hungry much?" 当他看到我盘子里满满的食物时，问道：不饿了吧？
- More examples
- If I drink too much coffee, I can't sleep.
- How much liquid do you think this bottle contains?
- She runs much faster than he does.
- She looks much younger with her new hairstyle, don't you think?
- It was much further to the town centre than I remembered.
Idioms More idioms
as muchidiom 早想到／料到／说过
If you say that you thought/expected/said as much, it means that something bad that you thought/expected/said would happen has happened.
I knew he'd fail - I said as much at the time. 我知道他会失败——我早就说过了。
同样
the same
Go on, lend me the money - you know I'd do as much for you. 快点，借钱给我吧——你知道我也会同样借钱给你的。
as much againidiom UK 多一倍
the same amount again
My fare was £10, and it was almost as much again for the children. 我的船费将近10英镑，孩子们的加起来差不多是我的两倍。
as much asidiom 几乎，差不多
almost
He as much as admitted that it was his fault. 他实际上已经承认那是他的错。
as much as you can doidiom UK 尽最大努力才能做到
If you say something is as much as you can do, you manage to do it, but with great difficulty.
I felt so ill this morning, it was as much as I could do to get out of bed. 我今天早上病得很厉害，几乎下不了床。
much asidiom 虽然，即使
although
Much as I would like to help you, I'm simply too busy at the moment. 虽然很想帮帮你，但恐怕现在我太忙了。
much lessidiom 更不用说，更何况
and certainly not
Tony can barely boil an egg, much less cook dinner. 托尼连鸡蛋都煮不好，更别提做晚饭了。
not go much on somethingidiom UK informal 不喜欢
to dislike something
I don't go much on white wine. 我不爱喝白葡萄酒。
not/nothing muchidiom 非常少；没什么重要（或有趣）的
very little, or nothing that is important or interesting
I had nothing much to do that day. 我那天无事可干。
"What did she have to say?" "Not much, really." “她说了什么？” “也没说什么。”
not so muchidiom informal （适合前者）对后者则不然
used to refer back to something that has been mentioned, saying that it is less true for someone or something else
If you like it, fine, but for me, not so much. 你喜欢就好，但是我不怎么喜欢。
I'm ready to start eating more healthily. My husband, not so much! 我已经准备开始更健康的饮食，但我丈夫一点儿都不想！
not so much something as somethingidiom 与其说是…还不如说是…
If you say that something is not so much one thing as something else, you mean it is more the second thing.
They're not so much lovers as friends. 他们与其说是恋人，不如说是朋友。
I don't feel angry so much as sad. 我感觉与其说是愤怒，例不如说是悲哀。
so muchidiom UK 那么多
an amount that you do not know or state exactly
By the time you've paid so much for the ferry and so much for the train fare, it would be cheaper to go by plane. 到头来你为船费和火车费付了那么多钱，还不如坐飞机便宜呢。
so much for somethingidiom C2 （表示失望或恼火）…到此为止，…只好作罢
used to express disappointment at the fact that a situation is not as you thought it was
The car won't start. So much for our trip to the beach. 汽车又出毛病了，我们去海边的旅行只好作罢。
much
pronoun, adverb uk/mʌtʃ/ us/mʌtʃ/
C1 优秀的事物;了不起，十分出色
(something) of good quality
He's not much to look at, but he has a wonderful personality. 他长相不怎么好看，但性格很好。
I've never been much of a dancer (= good at dancing, or interested in doing it). 我对舞蹈从不在行。
There's not/nothing much on TV tonight. 今晚电视上没什么好看的。