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Definition of many in English:

many

adjective, determiner, & pronounmore, most ˈmɛni
  • A large number of.

    很多,许多

    as determiner many people agreed with her

    许多人同意她的意见。

    as pronoun the solution to many of our problems

    对我们的许多问题的解决办法。

    many think bungee jumping is a new craze

    许多人认为这是一种新热潮。

    as adjective one of my many errors

    我的诸多错误之一。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Irrespective of that fact, the message of the time is that too many of us use the car too much.
    • The hunt ride was a fixture of the event many years ago, but was reinstated this year.
    • Over the past few weeks he has appeared in many of the smaller venues where he started out.
    • You may have weapons he seems to say, but we are still men and there are many of us.
    • The council plans to bring in a private partner to run and manage many of its buildings.
    • It is here that many people come as they prepare for their leap of faith across the border.
    • He is also an expert in solar technology and many of the bus stops will run on solar and wind power.
    • There is a long way to go yet with these proposals, and possibly many changes to be made.
    • These parties may win many of their votes on the race issue, but they win very few votes.
    • Over the years, many of those who used to be members have died or live in care homes.
    • Worst of all, these were the very questions on the minds of many of the public back home.
    • Cycling can and should be used when possible but for many it is simply not a viable option.
    • They say the measure of the man is in the number and quality of friends he keeps and John had many.
    • From the point of view of the individual, trial by jury is a good thing for many reasons.
    • I can warn you now that many of you are not going to like what I'm going to do with the place.
    • At least two of them tend to accompany me on many of my journeys beyond these walls.
    • Many errors do not cause harm, but in many ways these are as important as those that do.
    • Most of the hard work was done by women, since many of the men had gone off to find employment.
    • Towneley is the largest of Burnley's many parks and is a jewel in the crown of the town.
    • It was a time when many of his old so-called friends had dropped him like a hot potato.
    Synonyms
    numerous, a great/good deal of, a lot of, a large/great number of, great quantities of, plenty of, countless, innumerable, scores of, crowds of, droves of, an army of, a horde of, a multitude of, a multiplicity of, multitudinous, numberless, multiple, untold
    several, various, sundry, diverse, assorted, multifarious
    copious, abundant, profuse, an abundance of, a profusion of
    frequent
    informal lots of, umpteen, loads of, masses of, stacks of, scads of, heaps of, piles of, bags of, tons of, oodles of, dozens of, hundreds of, thousands of, millions of, billions of, zillions of, more … than one can shake a stick at
    British informal shedload
    North American informal a slew of, gazillions of, bazillions of, gobs of
    Australian/New Zealand informal a swag of
    vulgar slang a shitload of
    literary myriad, divers
noun ˈmɛniˈmɛni
as plural noun the many
  • The majority of people.

    大多数人

    music for the many

    大众音乐。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Troy depicts a war fought for the gain of the few and paid for in the blood and tears of the many.
    • This is an incredible case of where the needs of the many are trampled on for the needs of the one.
    • It would be done not only by the cheques of a few, but by the pence of the many, he said.
    Synonyms
    the people, the common people, the masses, the multitude, the majority, the populace, the public, the rank and file, the crowd, the commonalty, the commonality
    derogatory the hoi polloi, the common herd, the mob, the proletariat, the rabble, the riff-raff, the great unwashed, the canaille, the proles, the plebs

Phrases

  • as many

    • The same number of.

      很多,许多

      changing his mind for the third time in as many months

      在3个月内他第三次改变了主意。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's the second time in as many weeks that someone has asked me to play a zombie in a film or show.
      • The firm backed down and decided to give the pub its third name in as many weeks.
      • This is the fourth time in just about as many months that the glass has been smashed by vandals.
      • Vale kept up the pressure and two goals in as many minutes put them firmly in the driving seat.
      • It is the second time a poll on the matter has been called for in as many months.
      • There were as many of them as there were of us and for a while it seemed pretty laid back.
      • From Cnidos you could tick off three of the wonders of the world in almost as many days.
      • This is the third time we have met in as many months, but there is always a lot to talk about.
      • It is the third time in as many years that ownership of the prime precinct has changed.
  • a good (or great) many

    • A large number.

      很多,许多

      a good many of us

      我们很多人。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • So strong is the state of mind that a great many of the acts of bias, perhaps the majority of them, are quite unconscious.
      • Some people may indeed be educated but a great many more will be excited while others will be frightened and disturbed.
      • With his encouragement and praise, a great many of his friends and family learned to water-ski.
      • It was completely inadequate and I'm going to make a great many more of them.
      • He may feel that they have suffered great injustice, which a great many of them have.
      • I am sure that a great many of Wiltshire's citizens would be interested to hear if any positive action is to be taken.
      • Of course, a great many of today's top entertainment types started out in street theatre.
      • Johnson then went on to echo the thoughts of a great many at the time, even if their celebrations have proven a tad premature.
      • While she was never married and had no children of her own, she mothered a great many.
      • The problem is that while there are a great many of them, they simply don't spend money like young people do.
  • have one too many

    • informal Become slightly drunk.

      〈非正式〉多喝了一杯(酒);微醉

      Example sentencesExamples
      • At this particular event, one British woman had one too many, as it were.
      • According to research by Virgin Mobile, out of the 60 million texts sent daily in December, 15 million of them are sent by people who have had one too many.
      • I only had one drink, but this man got sick on me - he'd obviously had one too many or else he couldn't hold his liquor.
      • They go out on the town, he has one too many and is picked up by Michelle's character, Cyrenne.
      • If you start losing too much too quickly, many poker sites will crack down with the vigilance of a watchful bartender who cuts you off after you've had one too many.
      • Trouble is, if you rang Essex police to say you'd had one too many for the road, they wouldn't give you a tow.
      • York landlords could soon be fined for serving people who have had one too many.
      • This is an eye-opener of a place that looks like the architect got a job lot of steel, had one too many and then set about designing it.
      • We had been out the night before and probably had one too many.
      • It was obvious he had already had one too many to drink tonight.
  • many a —

    • A large number of.

      很多,许多

      many a good man has been destroyed by booze

      许多好男人毁于贪杯。

      John and I have talked about it many a time
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As for the need to repay one of Ireland's richest men, it can only be assumed that he has granted many a favour down the years.
      • He has a great voice, really excellent, and he's captured the attention of many a busy pub with his singing.
      • His kids will be crying as much as mine for many a Christmas to come.
      • The sure-footed animal was easily kept and many a child owed its life to the milk of the humble goat.
      • And they do it at great personal risk and with a view to saving many a precious life.
      • Clearly, Bristol is the place to be, these days, home to many a fine writer.
      • As a proportion of the electorate, they have a mandate so feeble it would make many a local councillor blush.
      • Most of the SUVs sport luxurious interiors, which would put many a family car to shame.
      • Some had mist-filled eyes while many a countenance went white as a sheet of paper.
      • Room On The 3rd Floor is going to be the soundtrack to many a teenager's school holiday.
  • many's the —

    • Used to indicate that something happens often.

      经常,常常

      many's the time I've slept on her sofa
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Jane Eyre gave me the creeps, too; many's the night I've awoken in a cold sweat from a dream in which a madwoman torches the attic above my sleeping head.
      • Cars were still relatively new and many's the tale I've heard of wagons laden with hand-picked cotton that were so heavy the mules strained to pull the enormous load.
      • As I had been offered many's the drink the night before, I offered around my figs and apricots.
      • When I campaigned to have football's maximum wage abolished back in the 1960s, many's the letterbox I had to dump my load through to press home our point.
      • Congratulations on your superb site; many's the time you've made me laugh when I've been down, and I've always appreciated it.
      • Before he became a major romantic poet, and before he met his lifelong pal Chapman, Keats, like many's the young writer before him and since, worked for a time in a bar in Paris.
      • And she's right, of course, a lot of people do have stories to tell from their early days - many's the time I've been regaled by tales of being dropped by a major by the chap I'm buying shoelaces off of.
      • I've worked for many years in the tightfisted business of newspapers and magazines, and many's the year that I haven't gotten a 3% raise.
      • As you might imagine, many's the time I have been stopped by a well-wisher keen to thank me for boosting the cultural capital of this city.
      • She knows she doesn't have to ring the doorbell before she comes in, and many's the time I have been woken by her as she travels to her surgery in the morning.

Origin

Old English manig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch menig and German manch.

Rhymes

antennae, any, Benny, blenny, Dene, fenny, jenny, Kenny, Kilkenny, Lenny, penne, penny, Rennie

Definition of many in US English:

many

determiner, pronoun, & adjectiveˈmenēˈmɛni
  • A large number of.

    很多,许多

    as determiner many people agreed with her

    许多人同意她的意见。

    as pronoun the solution to many of our problems

    对我们的许多问题的解决办法。

    many think it is a new craze

    许多人认为这是一种新热潮。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • From the point of view of the individual, trial by jury is a good thing for many reasons.
    • It is here that many people come as they prepare for their leap of faith across the border.
    • Irrespective of that fact, the message of the time is that too many of us use the car too much.
    • The council plans to bring in a private partner to run and manage many of its buildings.
    • I can warn you now that many of you are not going to like what I'm going to do with the place.
    • You may have weapons he seems to say, but we are still men and there are many of us.
    • Worst of all, these were the very questions on the minds of many of the public back home.
    • Towneley is the largest of Burnley's many parks and is a jewel in the crown of the town.
    • These parties may win many of their votes on the race issue, but they win very few votes.
    • Cycling can and should be used when possible but for many it is simply not a viable option.
    • They say the measure of the man is in the number and quality of friends he keeps and John had many.
    • Over the past few weeks he has appeared in many of the smaller venues where he started out.
    • He is also an expert in solar technology and many of the bus stops will run on solar and wind power.
    • The hunt ride was a fixture of the event many years ago, but was reinstated this year.
    • At least two of them tend to accompany me on many of my journeys beyond these walls.
    • There is a long way to go yet with these proposals, and possibly many changes to be made.
    • Most of the hard work was done by women, since many of the men had gone off to find employment.
    • Over the years, many of those who used to be members have died or live in care homes.
    • Many errors do not cause harm, but in many ways these are as important as those that do.
    • It was a time when many of his old so-called friends had dropped him like a hot potato.
    Synonyms
    numerous, a good deal of, a great deal of, a lot of, a great number of, a large number of, great quantities of, plenty of, countless, innumerable, scores of, crowds of, droves of, an army of, a horde of, a multitude of, a multiplicity of, multitudinous, numberless, multiple, untold
    numerous, a good deal of, a great deal of, a lot of, a great number of, a large number of, great quantities of, plenty of, countless, innumerable, scores of, crowds of, droves of, an army of, a horde of, a multitude of, a multiplicity of, multitudinous, numberless, multiple, untold
nounˈmenēˈmɛni
as plural noun the many
  • The majority of people.

    大多数人

    music for the many

    大众音乐。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is an incredible case of where the needs of the many are trampled on for the needs of the one.
    • Troy depicts a war fought for the gain of the few and paid for in the blood and tears of the many.
    • It would be done not only by the cheques of a few, but by the pence of the many, he said.
    Synonyms
    the people, the common people, the masses, the multitude, the majority, the populace, the public, the rank and file, the crowd, the commonalty, the commonality
    the people, the common people, the masses, the multitude, the majority, the populace, the public, the rank and file, the crowd, the commonalty, the commonality

Phrases

  • as many

    • The same number of.

      很多,许多

      changing his mind for the third time in as many months

      在3个月内他第三次改变了主意。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • There were as many of them as there were of us and for a while it seemed pretty laid back.
      • It is the second time a poll on the matter has been called for in as many months.
      • This is the third time we have met in as many months, but there is always a lot to talk about.
      • It is the third time in as many years that ownership of the prime precinct has changed.
      • Vale kept up the pressure and two goals in as many minutes put them firmly in the driving seat.
      • This is the fourth time in just about as many months that the glass has been smashed by vandals.
      • From Cnidos you could tick off three of the wonders of the world in almost as many days.
      • The firm backed down and decided to give the pub its third name in as many weeks.
      • It's the second time in as many weeks that someone has asked me to play a zombie in a film or show.
  • a good (or great) many

    • A large number.

      很多,许多

      a good many of us

      我们很多人。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He may feel that they have suffered great injustice, which a great many of them have.
      • While she was never married and had no children of her own, she mothered a great many.
      • With his encouragement and praise, a great many of his friends and family learned to water-ski.
      • It was completely inadequate and I'm going to make a great many more of them.
      • Of course, a great many of today's top entertainment types started out in street theatre.
      • Some people may indeed be educated but a great many more will be excited while others will be frightened and disturbed.
      • Johnson then went on to echo the thoughts of a great many at the time, even if their celebrations have proven a tad premature.
      • I am sure that a great many of Wiltshire's citizens would be interested to hear if any positive action is to be taken.
      • So strong is the state of mind that a great many of the acts of bias, perhaps the majority of them, are quite unconscious.
      • The problem is that while there are a great many of them, they simply don't spend money like young people do.
  • have one too many

    • informal Become slightly drunk.

      〈非正式〉多喝了一杯(酒);微醉

      Example sentencesExamples
      • They go out on the town, he has one too many and is picked up by Michelle's character, Cyrenne.
      • At this particular event, one British woman had one too many, as it were.
      • Trouble is, if you rang Essex police to say you'd had one too many for the road, they wouldn't give you a tow.
      • It was obvious he had already had one too many to drink tonight.
      • This is an eye-opener of a place that looks like the architect got a job lot of steel, had one too many and then set about designing it.
      • We had been out the night before and probably had one too many.
      • York landlords could soon be fined for serving people who have had one too many.
      • According to research by Virgin Mobile, out of the 60 million texts sent daily in December, 15 million of them are sent by people who have had one too many.
      • If you start losing too much too quickly, many poker sites will crack down with the vigilance of a watchful bartender who cuts you off after you've had one too many.
      • I only had one drink, but this man got sick on me - he'd obviously had one too many or else he couldn't hold his liquor.
  • many a —

    • A large number of.

      很多,许多

      many a good man has been destroyed by booze

      许多好男人毁于贪杯。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Clearly, Bristol is the place to be, these days, home to many a fine writer.
      • He has a great voice, really excellent, and he's captured the attention of many a busy pub with his singing.
      • As a proportion of the electorate, they have a mandate so feeble it would make many a local councillor blush.
      • His kids will be crying as much as mine for many a Christmas to come.
      • As for the need to repay one of Ireland's richest men, it can only be assumed that he has granted many a favour down the years.
      • And they do it at great personal risk and with a view to saving many a precious life.
      • Some had mist-filled eyes while many a countenance went white as a sheet of paper.
      • The sure-footed animal was easily kept and many a child owed its life to the milk of the humble goat.
      • Room On The 3rd Floor is going to be the soundtrack to many a teenager's school holiday.
      • Most of the SUVs sport luxurious interiors, which would put many a family car to shame.
  • many's the —

    • Used to indicate that something happens often.

      经常,常常

      many's the night we've been wakened by that racket
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As you might imagine, many's the time I have been stopped by a well-wisher keen to thank me for boosting the cultural capital of this city.
      • And she's right, of course, a lot of people do have stories to tell from their early days - many's the time I've been regaled by tales of being dropped by a major by the chap I'm buying shoelaces off of.
      • Congratulations on your superb site; many's the time you've made me laugh when I've been down, and I've always appreciated it.
      • Jane Eyre gave me the creeps, too; many's the night I've awoken in a cold sweat from a dream in which a madwoman torches the attic above my sleeping head.
      • I've worked for many years in the tightfisted business of newspapers and magazines, and many's the year that I haven't gotten a 3% raise.
      • As I had been offered many's the drink the night before, I offered around my figs and apricots.
      • Cars were still relatively new and many's the tale I've heard of wagons laden with hand-picked cotton that were so heavy the mules strained to pull the enormous load.
      • When I campaigned to have football's maximum wage abolished back in the 1960s, many's the letterbox I had to dump my load through to press home our point.
      • She knows she doesn't have to ring the doorbell before she comes in, and many's the time I have been woken by her as she travels to her surgery in the morning.
      • Before he became a major romantic poet, and before he met his lifelong pal Chapman, Keats, like many's the young writer before him and since, worked for a time in a bar in Paris.

Origin

Old English manig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch menig and German manch.

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