| 釋義 |
muchn.
1.great deal,great thing大量，大事。
△2H.VI.4.1.18:“What,think you much to pay two thousandcrowns,/ And bear the name and port of gentlemen?”怎么，你們帶著紳士的名義和派頭，拿出兩千克朗就覺得不得了了嗎？
2. great thing,thing of great importance大事，重大事物。
△Lr.3.4.6:“Thou think’st ’tis much that this contentious storm / Invades us to the skin；”你以為這來勢洶洶的狂風(fēng)暴雨侵上了皮膚乃是一件大事。
3. serious matter嚴(yán)重問題。
△Oth.4.1.254 (243): “'Tis very much.”這太過分了。
4. hard thing難事。
△R.III.3.7.91(92):“When holyand devout religious men / Are at their beads. ’tismuch to draw them thence，”當(dāng)圣潔虔誠的教徒正在數(shù)著念珠禱告的時(shí)候，要把他們從那里拉開是大為不易的事。
make much of: hold ... dear,show respect to. cher.ish珍視，尊敬，珍愛。
△3H.VI.4.6.75:“Make much ofhim,my lords，”諸位大人，要尊重他。
△R.III.5.4.20(5.5.7):“Wear it.enjoy it. and make much of it.”戴上它，享有它，并且珍視它吧。
mucha.
1. great 大的。
△Lr.2.2.148 (141): “His fault ismuch,and the good King his master / Will check himfor’t.”他的過錯(cuò)很大，他的主人好王上自會(huì)訓(xùn)斥他的。
2. serious嚴(yán)重的。
△1H.VI.4.1.192: “ ’Tis muchwhen sceptres are in children's hands；”王杖掌握在小孩子的手里，事情就更嚴(yán)重了。
3. (used ironically) not much. little,no （反語）不多的，極少的，沒有。
△2H.IV.3.2.143 (130): “It is often soindeed,but much of the father's substance!”事情的確常常是這樣，但是在兒子身上他父親的材料(又譯：本質(zhì))并不多！(按： much又作not. 意同。)
4. (used ironically) no（反話）根本不。
△As.4.3.1:“Isit not past two o'clock? And here much Orlando!” 不是過了兩點(diǎn)鐘了嗎？ 奧蘭多根本不在這里！
muchad.
1. very非常。
△2H.IV.4.4.111: “O me! come nearme,now I am much ill.”唉呀，來近點(diǎn)，我現(xiàn)在非常不好過。
2. frequently頻繁地。
△Ham.3.1.46:“’Tis too muchproved，”事實(shí)上也常常證明不假。
3. a great deal …得多。
△H.VIII.3.1.93 (94):“’Twillbe much / Both for your honour better and yourcause；”這樣對于你的榮譽(yù)和你的案情都會(huì)好得多。
4. in a great degree在很大程度上。
△L.L.L.5.2.473(472): “Much upon this ’tis.” i.e. That's about thesize of it. 情況大致就是如此。
Phrases :
as much as: to the same extent as. in the same de-gree as跟…達(dá)到同一程度。
△H.VIII.1.2.207:“were heevil used,he would outgo / His father by as much asa performance / Does an irresolute purpose.”如果他受到惡意對待，他做起事來就要超過他的父親，絕不像他那樣空想一番、猶豫不決，而是要大干一場。
much upon: close upon差不多。
△ Rom.1.3.72: “Iwas your mother much upon these years (=at justabout the same age) / That you are now a maid.”我在差不多跟你現(xiàn)在做小姐一樣的年齡，就已經(jīng)做了你的母親了。
muchinterj. (used ironically for) You have much toshow! No! Not at all! 你的玩意兒還不少哩！ 不！ 根本不！
△2H.IV. 2.4.140 (132):“God’s light. with twopoints on your shoulder? much!”上帝啊，肩膀上添了兩根帶子了嗎？ 玩意兒不少嘛！ much[m?t?]adj.許多的n.許多
◇ as much again兩倍
as much ...as...跟…到同一程度
as much as to say等于說，似乎是想說
half as much again一倍半，加半倍
make much of重視
much ...as...與其…不如…/much as雖然很
much at one幾乎等價(jià)
much cry and little wool徒勞
much less何況
much more更加
much of a muchness大同小異
much to my regret非常抱歉
not much good at不太善于
not so too much估價(jià)太高，了不起的
too much估價(jià)太高，了不起的
up to much有很大價(jià)值的
without so much as甚至不… |