lot

pron.

1. 大量；许多
   a large number or amount
   1. ‘How many do you need?’ ‘A lot.’
      “你需要多少？”“很多。”
   2. Have some more cake. There's lots left.
      再吃点蛋糕吧。还剩下好多呢。
   3. She still has an awful lot (= a very large amount) to learn.
      她要学的还多着呢。
   4. He has invited nearly a hundred people but a lot aren't able to come.
      他邀请了差不多一百人，但很多人都来不了。

det.

1. 大量；许多
   a large number or amount of sb/sth
   1. What a lot of presents!
      礼品真多啊！
   2. A lot of people are coming to the meeting.
      有很多人要来参加这次会议。
   3. black coffee with lots of sugar
      不加奶多放糖的咖啡
   4. I saw a lot of her (= I saw her often) last summer.
      去年夏天我经常见到她。

adv.

1. （与形容词和副词连用）很，非常
   used with adjectives and adverbs to mean ‘much’
   1. I'm feeling a lot better today.
      我今天感觉好多了。
   2. I eat lots less than I used to.
      我比以前吃得少多了。
2. （与动词连用）非常
   used with verbs to mean ‘a great amount’
   1. I care a lot about you.
      我非常在乎你。
   2. Thanks a lot for your help.
      非常感谢你的帮助。
   3. I play tennis quite a lot (= often) in the summer.
      我夏天常打网球。

noun

全数 whole amount/number

1. 全体；全部；整个
   the whole number or amount of people or things
   1. He's bought a new PC, colour printer, scanner─the lot.
      他买了新的个人电脑、彩色打印机、扫描仪，样样齐备。
   2. Get out of my house, the lot of you !
      你们别待在我家里，通通给我滚出去！
   3. That's the lot! (= that includes everything)
      全都在这儿了。
   4. That's your lot! (= that's all you're getting)
      你的那份儿全在那儿了！

群；套 group/set

2. （一）组，群，批，套
   a group or set of people or things
   1. The first lot of visitors has/have arrived.
      首批游客已经到达。
   2. I have several lots of essays to mark this weekend.
      这周末我有几批文章要批改。
   3. What do you lot want?
      你们这帮人想要怎么样？

待售物品 items to be sold

3. 待售商品；（尤指）拍卖品
   an item or a number of items to be sold, especially at an auction
   1. Lot 46: six chairs
      拍卖品46号：六把椅子

一块地 area of land

4. （作某种用途的）一块地，场地
   an area of land used for a particular purpose
   1. a parking lot
      停车场
   2. a vacant lot (= one available to be built on or used for sth)
      一块空地
   3. We're going to build a house on this lot.
      我们打算在这块地上建造一座房子。

运气；境况 luck/situation

5. 命运；生活状况
   a person's luck or situation in life
   1. She was feeling dissatisfied with her lot.
      她对自己的命运感到不满。

1. QUANT 许多；很多；大量
   A lot of something or lots of it is a large amount of it. A lot of people or things, or lots of them, is a large number of them.
   1. A lot of our land is used to grow crops for export...
      我们有很多土地被用来种植出口作物。
   2. I remember a lot of things...
      我记得很多事情。
   3. 'You'll find that everybody will try and help their colleague.' — 'Yeah. There's a lot of that.'...
      “你会发现同事们都会尽力互相帮助。”——“是呀，有很多这样的事。”
   4. Lots of pubs like to deck themselves out with flowers in summer...
      夏日里有许多酒吧喜欢用鲜花来装饰店面。
   5. He drank lots of milk...
      他喝了很多牛奶。
   6. A lot of the play is very funny.
      这出剧有许多地方都非常有趣。
   7. Lot is also a pronoun.
      
   8. There's lots going on at Selfridges this month...
      塞尔福里奇百货公司这个月有很多活动。
   9. I learned a lot from him about how to run a band...
      我从他那里学到了许多关于经营乐队方面的东西。
   10. I know a lot has been said about my sister's role in my career.
       我知道关于我姐姐对我事业的影响已经说了很多了。
2. ADV 很；非常
   A lot means to a great extent or degree.
   1. Matthew's out quite a lot doing his research...
      马修经常外出做研究。
   2. I like you, a lot...
      我很喜欢你。
   3. If I went out and accepted a job at a lot less money, I'd jeopardize a good career.
      我要是出去接下一份报酬低很多的工作，这将危及我的大好前程。
3. ADV 常常；往往；长久地
   If you do something a lot, you do it often or for a long time.
   1. They went out a lot, to the Cafe Royal or the The Ivy...
      他们常常出去玩，一般是到皇家咖啡馆或者常春藤那里。
   2. He talks a lot about his own children.
      他经常谈到自己的孩子。
4. N-COUNT （一）组；（一）批；（一）群
   You can use lot to refer to a set or group of things or people.
   1. He bought two lots of 1,000 shares in the company during August and September...
      他在8月和9月买进了两批这家公司的股票，每次1,000股。
   2. We've just sacked one lot of builders.
      我们刚炒掉一批建筑工人。
5. N-SING （特定的）（一）类（人）
   You can refer to a specific group of people as a particular lot.
   1. Future generations are going to think that we were a pretty boring lot.
      未来几代人会觉得我们无趣乏味得很。
6. N-SING （指刚提到的数量的）全部，整个儿
   You can use the lot to refer to the whole of an amount that you have just mentioned.
   1. Instead of using the money to pay his rent, he went to a betting shop and lost the lot in half an hour.
      他没有拿钱去交房租，而是去了投注站，半小时内就把这笔钱全输光了。
7. N-SING 际遇；境况；命运
   Your lot is the kind of life you have or the things that you have or experience.
   1. She tried to accept her marriage as her lot in life but could not...
      她想认命接受这段婚姻，但却做不到。
   2. Young people are usually less contented with their lot.
      年轻人往往对自己的际遇不甚满意。
8. See also: If oil or gold are discovered under your lot, you can sell the mineral rights. parking lot
9. N-COUNT 一件（或成组的一批）拍卖品
   A lot in an auction is one of the objects or groups of objects that are being sold.
   1. The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot...
      破产事务官想要将这些店铺打包整体出售。
   2. The two lots have made just over £3 million.
      这两件拍卖品拍出了300多万英镑的价钱。
10. PHRASE 抽签；抓阄
    If people draw lots to decide who will do something, they each take a piece of paper from a container. One or more pieces of paper is marked, and the people who take marked pieces are chosen.
    1. Two names were selected by drawing lots...
       抽签选出了两个名字。
    2. For the first time in a World Cup finals, lots had to be drawn to decide who would finish second and third.
       这是世界杯决赛首次用抽签的方法来决定亚军和季军。
11. PHRASE 决心与…共命运；决定与…站在一起
    If you throw in your lot with a particular person or group, you decide to work with them and support them from then on, whatever happens.
    1. He has decided to throw in his lot with the far-right groups in parliament.
       他已决定与议会中的极右团体共进退。

1. I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing
   我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。
2. I've got a lot of commitments
   我承担了很多责任。
3. Have you been on a diet? You've lost a lot of weight
   你最近在节食吗？你瘦了好多。
4. I have a rich brother and a lot of people envy the fact
   我有个有钱的兄弟，很多人都因此羡慕我。
5. I have lost a lot of weight
   我体重减了不少。
6. A lot of our land is used to grow crops for export
   我们有很多土地被用来种植出口作物。
7. I remember a lot of things
   我记得很多事情。
8. 'You'll find that everybody will try and help their colleague.' — 'Yeah. There's a lot of that.'
   “你会发现同事们都会尽力互相帮助。”——“是呀，有很多这样的事。”
9. Lots of pubs like to deck themselves out with flowers in summer
   夏日里有许多酒吧喜欢用鲜花来装饰店面。
10. He drank lots of milk
    他喝了很多牛奶。
11. A lot of the play is very funny.
    这出剧有许多地方都非常有趣。
12. Matthew's out quite a lot doing his research
    马修经常外出做研究。
13. If I went out and accepted a job at a lot less money, I'd jeopardize a good career.
    我要是出去接下一份报酬低很多的工作，这将危及我的大好前程。
14. They went out a lot, to the Cafe Royal or the The Ivy
    他们常常出去玩，一般是到皇家咖啡馆或者常春藤那里。
15. He talks a lot about his own children.
    他经常谈到自己的孩子。
16. He bought two lots of 1,000 shares in the company during August and September
    他在8月和9月买进了两批这家公司的股票，每次1,000股。
17. We've just sacked one lot of builders.
    我们刚炒掉一批建筑工人。
18. Future generations are going to think that we were a pretty boring lot.
    未来几代人会觉得我们无趣乏味得很。
19. Instead of using the money to pay his rent, he went to a betting shop and lost the lot in half an hour.
    他没有拿钱去交房租，而是去了投注站，半小时内就把这笔钱全输光了。
20. She tried to accept her marriage as her lot in life but could not
    她想认命接受这段婚姻，但却做不到。
21. Young people are usually less contented with their lot.
    年轻人往往对自己的际遇不甚满意。
22. If oil or gold are discovered under your lot, you can sell the mineral rights.
    如果在你这块地底下发现了石油或金子，你可以把采矿权卖掉。
23. The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot
    破产事务官想要将这些店铺打包整体出售。
24. The two lots have made just over £ 3 million.
    这两件拍卖品拍出了300多万英镑的价钱。
25. Two names were selected by drawing lots
    抽签选出了两个名字。
26. For the first time in a World Cup finals, lots had to be drawn to decide who would finish second and third.
    这是世界杯决赛首次用抽签的方法来决定亚军和季军。
27. He has decided to throw in his lot with the far-right groups in parliament.
    他已决定与议会中的极右团体共进退。
28. You've caused us a lot of trouble
    你给我们造成了很多麻烦。
29. I think a lot of people still underestimate him
    我觉得很多人仍然低估了他。
30. I am spending a lot of money and time on this boat, but it is worth it
    我在这艘船上花了很多金钱和时间，但都很值得。

  fate destiny doom lot【导航词义：命运】

  fate n. 命运

〔辨析〕多指不好的命运，带有不可避免的意味。

  destiny n. 命运，天意

〔辨析〕指将来一定会发生在某人身上的事情，尤指无法改变或控制的事。

  doom n. 厄运，劫数

〔辨析〕指不可避免的悲惨命运，如死亡、毁灭等。

  lot n. 命运，处境

〔辨析〕指工作、社会地位等所处的境况，尤指不太好的处境。

n.

all over the lot

all over the lot

a bad lot

• 不诚实的人；骗子
  a person who is dishonest

by lot

• 抽签；抓阄
  using a method of choosing sb to do sth in which each person takes a piece of paper, etc. from a container and the one whose paper has a special mark is chosen

draw/cast lots (for sth/to do sth)

• 抽签（选定）；抓阄（决定）
  to choose sb/sth by lot
  1. They drew lots for the right to go first.
     他们拈阄儿决定谁先走。

fall to sb's lot (to do sth)

• 成为某人的任务（或责任）；落到某人肩上
  to become sb's task or responsibility

throw in your lot with sb

• 决心与某人共命运
  to decide to join sb and share their successes and problems

the best of a bad bunch

• 一群（或堆）坏的里较好者；矮子中的将军
  a person or thing that is a little better than the rest of a group, although none are very good

noun

1. anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
   1. the luck of the draw
   2. they drew lots for it

   Synonym:    draw

2. any collection in its entirety
   1. she bought the whole caboodle

   Synonym:    bunchcaboodle

3. an unofficial association of people or groups
   1. the smart set goes there
   2. they were an angry lot

   Synonym:    setcircleband

4. a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
   1. he bought a lot on the lake

5. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
   1. a batch of letters
   2. a deal of trouble
   3. a lot of money
   4. he made a mint on the stock market
   5. see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
   6. it must have cost plenty
   7. a slew of journalists
   8. a wad of money

   Synonym:    batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheapmassmessmicklemintmountainmucklepasselpeckpileplentypotquite a littleraftsightslewspatestacktidy sumwad

6. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
   1. whatever my fortune may be
   2. deserved a better fate
   3. has a happy lot
   4. the luck of the Irish
   5. a victim of circumstances
   6. success that was her portion

   Synonym:    fortunedestinyfateluckcircumstancesportion

verb

1. administer or bestow, as in small portions
   1. administer critical remarks to everyone present
   2. dole out some money
   3. shell out pocket money for the children
   4. deal a blow to someone
   5. the machine dispenses soft drinks

   Synonym:    distributeadministermete outdealparcel outdispenseshell outdeal outdish outallotdole out

2. divide into lots, as of land, for example