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a lot

a lot
(also lots informal) a large amount or number 大量，許多
We’ve spent a lot on the children’s education.
我們在孩子的教育上花費甚多。
‘How many CDs have you got?’ ‘Lots.’
“你有多少張CD？”“多着呢。”
a lot of
They paid a lot of money for that house.
他們花了很多錢買下那幢房子。
I eat a lot of vegetables.
我吃很多蔬菜。
There were lots of people at the party.
聚會上來了很多人。
an awful lot (also a whole lot informal) (=a very large amount or number) 很多，極多
He spends an awful lot of time on the computer.
他將大量時間花在計算機上。
a lot to do/learn/say etc
I still have a lot to learn.
我還有很多東西要學。
It’s a great city, with lots to see and do.
這座城市很棒，有很多可看的東西和可做的事情。
5 REGISTER 語體
A lot is fairly informal and lots is informal. In written English, use many followed by a plural noun, or a large amount followed by an uncountable noun. a lot 較不正式， lots 很不正式 。 在書面英語中，複數名詞前可用 many ，不可數名詞前可用 a large amount
This was unpopular for a lot of reasons. the matter. → This was unpopular for many reasons.
這不受歡迎有很多原因 。 They spent a lot of money. → They spent a large amount of money. 他們花了很多錢 。
5 GRAMMAR 語法
Use a singular verb if you are using a lot of or lots of before an uncountable noun, and a plural verb if you are using it before a plural noun. 如將 a lot of 或 lots of 用在不可數名詞前，用單數動詞 ； 如用在複數名詞前，則用複數動詞
A lot of money was spent on it.
爲它花了很多錢 。
Do not say 'lot of' or 'a lots of'. 不要說 ‘lot of’ 或 ‘a lots of’.
A lot of people were killed.
很多人遇害 。
Do not use a lot of with ‘years’ or ‘days’. Say many years/days or a long time. 不要將 a lot of 與 years 或 days連用，要說 many years/days 或 a long time 。
n GRAMMAR: Comparison
a lot of
A lot of is fairly informal and is mainly used in spoken English or informal written English.
You can use a lot of with a plural noun and a plural verb:
A lot of people were hurt.
You can use a lot of with an uncountable noun and a singular verb:
A lot of money was spent on it.
lots of
Lots of is more informal than a lot of, but is used in exactly the same way.
You say:
Lots of people were hurt.
Lots of money was spent on it.
many, a large amount of
In written English, you usually use many or a large amount of.
You use many with a plural noun and a plural verb:
Many people were hurt.
You use a large amount of with an uncountable noun and a singular verb:
A large amount of money was spent on it.
When talking about years, days, weeks etc, you usually use many instead of a lot of:
The book took many years to write.
✗Don’t say: The book took a lot of years to write.
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