multitude

noun

1. 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。
2. 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
3. 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。

1. QUANT 许多;大量;大批;大群
   A multitude of things 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。
2. N-COUNT 一大群人;人群
   You can refer to a very large number of people as a multitude .
   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
3. N-COUNT-COLL 民众；大众；群众
   You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation as the multitude or the 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。

1. The assembled multitude cheered and whistled as the political leaders arrived.
   当政治领袖到达的时候，聚集的人群欢呼起来，并吹起了口哨。
2. A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
   人群虔敬地噤了声。
3. Utilitarianism is a very broad, imprecise concept that covers a multitude of underlying theoretical positions.
   实用主义是一个涵盖了许多潜在理论立场的非常宽泛的、不精确的概念。
4. There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along
   有很多可以骑车的宁静小路。
5. Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.
   毒瘾会带来许多其他问题。
6. The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude
   向大众隐瞒了骇人听闻的真相。
7. 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。
8. There is ( are) a multitude of reasons against it.
   有大量反对它的理由。
9. Political power has been placed in the hands of the multitude.
   政治权力一直在民众手中。
10. You say that he owns a business, but "business" covers a multitude of sins.
    你说他开了一家商行，但“商行”两字下面藏有种种见不得人的东西。
11. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
    法老和他的群众乃是如此。这是主耶和华说的。
12. I've already covered the multitude of activities that consume a tester's time.
    我已经介绍了许多耗费测试人员的时间的活动。
13. Not surprisingly, this has a multitude of applications beyond traditional IM and the distribution of presence data.
    除了传统的IM和到场数据分布外，XMPP还可以用于许多不同用途。
14. Model-driven development intrinsically requires collaboration and visibility across a multitude of different modeling and engineering domains.
    从本质上讲，模型驱动开发需要跨越多种不同建模和工程领域的协作和可见性。
15. A multitude of XML plug-ins have been developed, and new ones are created all the time.
    已经开发出了许多XML插件，新的插件也不断得以创建。
16. I have the most curious feeling of solitude and multitude.
    我有一种极其古怪的感觉：既觉得孑然一身，又觉得在群众中。
17. This entity came into being with this multitude.
    的消息。此实体随大众形成了。
18. New forms of militancy emerged in Syria, long host to a multitude of faiths.
    众多信仰长期并存的叙利亚出现了新的战斗形式。
19. These things now, as memory played over them, resolved themselves into a multitude of scenes and figures.
    现在，这一切在回忆中幻化成了无数的场景和形象。
20. In her many musings, she surrounds the original smile with a multitude of fantasies.
    在她的许多遐思冥想中，她对当初的这一微笑作了种种想入非非的揣测。
21. Many web designers and developers have a multitude of technical skills covering a range of disciplines.
    许多网页设计师和开发人员的范围，涵盖的学科技能，众说纷纭。
22. An angry multitude collected in the street.
    街道上聚集了一大群愤怒的人。
23. China's status as a colony and semi-colony has given rise to a multitude of rural and urban unemployed.
    中国的殖民地和半殖民地的地位，造成了中国农村中和城市中的广大的失业人群。
24. The multitude of Chinese contemporary artists surfaced since the'80s have used political and social issues as their themes.
    中国当代艺术自八十年代起涌现出了大批以政治和社会问题为主题创作的艺术家。
25. This makes the F Series ideal for a multitude of high-tech applications.
    这使得一个高科技的许多应用中的F系列的理想。
26. The multitude that filled the cathedral and its surroundings responded with prolonged applause to the Holy Father's message.
    大教堂内充满了群众，它用延长欢呼声来对圣父的信息表示回应。
27. A multitude of heroic figures emerge.
    大量英雄人物出现了。
28. Today, there are a multitude of products and techniques to help you speed up this process.
    现在，有很多产品和技术帮助你加速这个过程。
29. Not every user will check sources and many will be confused by the multitude of conflicting information.
    并不是每一名用户都会检查来源，还有许多人会被大量相互矛盾的信息迷惑。
30. We have a multitude of new applications for our technology in various stages of evaluation and commercialization.
    我们有我们在评价和商业化的不同阶段技术的新应用的多样化。

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

noun

1. the common people generally
   1. separate the warriors from the mass
   2. power to the people

   Synonym:    massesmasshoi polloipeoplethe great unwashed

2. a large gathering of people

   Synonym:    throngconcourse

3. a large indefinite number
   1. a battalion of ants
   2. a multitude of TV antennas
   3. a plurality of religions

   Synonym:    battalionlarge numberpluralitypack