mass
[mæs]
n.大量, 块, 众多
adj.大规模的, 群众的
v.集中
Mass
n.弥撒曲, 弥撒
n.pl. 群
例句与用法:
A liter of gas has less mass than a liter of water.
一公升气体的质量少于一公升水的质量。
Crowds massed along the road where the king would pass.
群众聚集在国王要经过的街道旁。
A great mass of rock had fallen from the cliff and now blocked the road.
一大堆岩石从悬崖上掉了下来,堵塞了道路。
词形变化:
动词过去式: massed | 动词过去分词: massed | 动词现在分词: massing | 动词第三人称单数: masses |
详细释义:
n.
1. 团, 块, 堆, 片, 群
2. 众多; 大量, 大宗[S][P][(+of)]
I've masses of work to do.
我有许许多多的工作要做。
There was a mass of children in the yard.
院子里有一大群孩子。
3. 大部分, 主要部分[the S]
The mass of public opinion is in favor of the new foreign policy.
大部分的舆论拥护新的外交政策。
4. 大众, 民众[the p]
I wonder if they are truly concerned with the interests of the masses.
我不知道他们是否真正关心民众的利益。
5. 【物】质量[U]
A liter of gas has less mass than a liter of water.
一公升汽油的质量比一公升水的质量小。
a.[Z][B]
1. 大众的, 民众的
Mass education is essential in promoting democracy.
民众教育对提倡民主是非常重要的。
2. 大量的; 大规模的; 大批的
We want to promote literacy on a mass scale.
我们要大规模地提高文化水平。
3. 整个的, 全部的
vi.
聚集起来
Dark clouds massed and we expected rain.
乌云密布, 看起来就要下雨了。
vt.
集中, 聚集
短语词组:
in the mass
1. 总体上
We should view the problem in the mass.
我们应该从整体上来看这个问题。