multitude

英 [ˈmʌltɪtjuːd]

美 [ˈmʌltɪtuːd]

n.  众多; 大量; 群众; 大批百姓; 民众; 人群

复数：multitudes　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8452 / COCA.8435

习惯用语

n.

cover/hide a multitude of sins
• 掩藏实情；掩盖真相
  to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant

牛津词典

noun

• 众多；大量
  an extremely large number of things or people
  1. a multitude of possibilities
     众多的可能性
  2. a multitude of birds
     一大群鸟
  3. These elements can be combined in a multitude of different ways.
     这些因素可以通过无数不同的方式进行组合。
  4. The region attracts tourists in their multitudes.
     这个地区吸引大批游人。
• 群众；大批百姓；民众
  the mass of ordinary people
  1. It was an elite that believed its task was to enlighten the multitude.
     精英人物都会认为自己的职责就是启迪群众。
  2. to feed the starving multitudes
     使饥饿的群众有饭吃
• 人群
  a large crowd of people
  1. He preached to the assembled multitude.
     他向聚集在那里的民众布道。

柯林斯词典

• QUANT 许多;大量;大批;大群
  Amultitude ofthings or people is a very large number of them.
  1. There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along...
     有很多可以骑车的宁静小路。
  2. Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.
     毒瘾会带来许多其他问题。
• N-COUNT 一大群人;人群
  You can refer to a very large number of people as amultitude.
  1. ...surrounded by a noisy multitude.
     被喧闹的人群围着
  2. ...the multitudes that throng around the Pope.
     围在主教周围的人群
• N-COUNT-COLL 民众；大众；群众
  You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation asthe multitudeorthe multitudes.
  1. The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude...
     向大众隐瞒了骇人听闻的真相。
  2. It is our task to convince the multitudes that we are pursuing a lawful hobby in a lawful way.
     我们的任务是要让民众相信，我们是在用合法的方式来从事一种合法的爱好。

英英释义

noun

• the common people generally
  1. separate the warriors from the mass
  2. power to the people
  Synonym:massesmasshoi polloipeoplethe great unwashed
• a large gathering of people
  Synonym:throngconcourse
• a large indefinite number
  1. a battalion of ants
  2. a multitude of TV antennas
  3. a plurality of religions
  Synonym:battalionlarge numberpluralitypack

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