many

det.

pron.

1. 许多（与复数名词及动词连用，尤用于否定句或正式用语，表示大量；也用于疑问句以询问数字大小，并可与as、so 和 too 连用）
   used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in more formal English, to mean ‘a large number of’. Also used in questions to ask about the size of a number, and with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’.
   1. We don't have very many copies left.
      我们所剩的册数不多。
   2. You can't have one each. We haven't got many.
      你们不能一人一个。我们没有很多。
   3. Many people feel that the law should be changed.
      许多人都觉得这项法律应该修改。
   4. Many of those present disagreed.
      许多到场的人都不同意。
   5. How many children do you have?
      你有几个孩子？
   6. There are too many mistakes in this essay.
      这篇文章错误太多。
   7. He made ten mistakes in as many (= in ten) lines.
      他在十行中就出了十个错。
   8. New drivers have twice as many accidents as experienced drivers.
      新驾驶员所出的事故是老驾驶员的两倍。
   9. Don't take so many .
      别拿这么多。
   10. I've known her for a great many (= very many) years.
       我认识她好多好多年了。
   11. Even if one person is hurt that is one too many .
       伤员一个都不要出现。
   12. It was one of my many mistakes.
       这是我犯的许多错误中的一个。
   13. a many-headed monster
       一只多头怪兽
2. （与复数动词连用）大多数人
   used with a plural verb to mean ‘most people’
   1. a government which improves conditions for the many
      为大多数人改善生活条件的政府
3. （与单数名词及动词连用）许多，大量
   used with a singular noun and verb to mean ‘a large number of’
   1. Many a good man has been destroyed by drink.
      许多好人都毁在了饮酒上。

1. DET 许多的;大量的
   You use many to indicate that you are talking about a large number of people or things.
   1. I don't think many people would argue with that...
      我认为多数人不会对此有异议。
   2. Not many films are made in Finland...
      芬兰出品的电影并不多。
   3. Do you keep many books and papers and memorabilia?...
      你是不是收藏了大量的书籍、报纸和纪念品？
   4. Many holidaymakers had avoided the worst of the delays by consulting tourist offices...
      许多度假者通过咨询旅游局避免了那些最严重的延误情况。
   5. Acting is definitely a young person's profession in many ways.
      从许多方面来说，表演无疑是吃青春饭的行当。
   6. Many is also a pronoun.
      
   7. We stood up, thinking through the possibilities. There weren't many.
      我们站起身来，考虑着所有可能会发生的情况，但这并无多少。
   8. Many is also a quantifier.
      
   9. So, once we have cohabited, why do many of us feel the need to get married?...
      那么，一旦我们同居了，为什么我们当中的许多人就觉得有必要结婚呢？
   10. It seems there are not very many of them left in the sea...
       它们在海里的数量似乎已所剩不多了。
   11. In many of these neighborhoods a lot of people don't have telephones.
       在邻近的许多地区，很多人还没有电话。
   12. Many is also an adjective.
       
   13. Among his many hobbies was the breeding of fine horses...
       他诸多爱好之一是饲养骏马良驹。
   14. The possibilities are many.
       有许多可能。
2. ADV-GRADED (回答有关数量的提问时)多
   You use many in expressions such as 'not many', 'not very many', and 'too many' when replying to questions about numbers of things or people.
   1. 'How many of the songs that dealt with this theme became hit songs?' — 'Not very many.'...
      “有多少关于这个主题的歌曲风靡一时呢？”“并不很多。”
   2. How many years is it since we've seen each other? Too many, anyway.
      我们多少年没有见面了？反正有年头了。
3. PREDET (用于 a + 单数名词之前表示强调)许多，很多
   You use many followed by 'a' and a noun to emphasize that there are a lot of people or things involved in something.
   1. Many a mother tries to act out her unrealized dreams through her daughter...
      有许多母亲都试图在女儿身上实现自己未竟的梦想。
   2. I have spent many a morning with my wife gathering mussels along the rocky beaches of Little Compton.
      我和妻子好几个上午都在小康普顿的岩石滩上采拾贻贝。
4. DET (用于 how 之后)多少
   You use many after 'how' to ask questions about numbers or quantities. You use many after 'how' in reported clauses to talk about numbers or quantities.
   1. How many years have you been here?...
      你在这里有多少年了？
   2. No-one knows how many people have been killed since the war began.
      没有人知道自开战以来有多少人丧生。
   3. Many is also a pronoun.
      
   4. How many do you smoke a day?
      你一天抽多少根烟？
5. DET (用于比较物或人的数量，与 as 连用)
   You use many with 'as' when you are comparing numbers of things or people.
   1. I've always entered as many photo competitions as I can...
      我总是尽可能多地参加摄影比赛。
   2. We produced ten times as many tractors as the United States.
      我们生产的拖拉机的数量是美国的10倍。
   3. Many is also a pronoun.
      
   4. Let the child try on as many as she likes.
      让这个女孩子想试穿多少件就试穿多少件吧。
6. PRON 许多人
   You use many to mean 'many people'.
   1. Not many expected Ferdinand to be such a success this season...
      预料到费迪南德在本赛季如此成功的人并不多。
   2. Iris Murdoch was regarded by many as a supremely good and serious writer.
      许多人都视艾丽丝·默多克为极其优秀和严肃的作家。
7. N-SING 多数人;（尤指）民众，百姓
   The many means a large group of people, especially the ordinary people in society, considered as separate from a particular small group.
   1. The printing press gave power to a few to change the world for the many...
      印刷机赋予少数人为多数人改变世界的力量。
   2. He wanted to create a society of opportunity where benefits became available to the many.
      他想建立一个充满机遇的社会，在这个社会里多数人都可以享受到社会福利。

You only use many to talk about things that can be counted. They owned many cars. You should use much if you want to talk about things that cannot be counted. ...too much water.
many 只能同可数名词连用，例如：They owned many cars (他们拥有多辆汽车)。much 与不可数名词连用，例如：too much water (过多的水)。

8. PHRASE (用于数字之前表示数目极大)多达…
   You use as many as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly large.
   1. As many as four and a half million people watched today's parade.
      观看今天游行的人多达450万。
9. PHRASE 许多；大量；众多
   You use a good many or a great many to emphasize that you are referring to a large number of things or people.
   1. We've both had a good many beers...
      我俩都喝了很多啤酒。
   2. For a great many men and women, romance can be a most important part of marriage.
      对于无数男女而言，浪漫是婚姻中极其重要的一部分。
10. many happy returns → see: return

1. She enchanted you as she has so many others.
   她迷住了你，就像她迷住了其他那么多人一样。
2. But many leaders have invested their ill-gotten gains in several different countries.
   但很多领导者已把他们的非法所得投资到了几个不同的国家。
3. In these and several other respects, there are many inventions and exaggerations
   在这些方面和其他几个方面都存在许多捏造与夸张之处。
4. I don't think many people would argue with that
   我认为多数人不会对此有异议。
5. Not many films are made in Finland
   芬兰出品的电影并不多。
6. Do you keep many books and papers and memorabilia?
   你是不是收藏了大量的书籍、报纸和纪念品？
7. Many holidaymakers had avoided the worst of the delays by consulting tourist offices
   许多度假者通过咨询旅游局避免了那些最严重的延误情况。
8. Acting is definitely a young person's profession in many ways.
   从许多方面来说，表演无疑是吃青春饭的行当。
9. 'How many of the songs that dealt with this theme became hit songs?' — 'Not very many.'
   “有多少关于这个主题的歌曲风靡一时呢？”“并不很多。”
10. How many years is it since we've seen each other? Too many, anyway.
    我们多少年没有见面了？反正有年头了。
11. Many a mother tries to act out her unrealized dreams through her daughter
    有许多母亲都试图在女儿身上实现自己未竟的梦想。
12. I have spent many a morning with my wife gathering mussels along the rocky beaches of Little Compton.
    我和妻子好几个上午都在小康普顿的岩石滩上采拾贻贝。
13. How many years have you been here?
    你在这里有多少年了？
14. I've always entered as many photo competitions as I can
    我总是尽可能多地参加摄影比赛。
15. We produced ten times as many tractors as the United States.
    我们生产的拖拉机的数量是美国的10倍。
16. Not many expected Ferdinand to be such a success this season
    预料到费迪南德在本赛季如此成功的人并不多。
17. Iris Murdoch was regarded by many as a supremely good and serious writer.
    许多人都视艾丽丝·默多克为极其优秀和严肃的作家。
18. The printing press gave power to a few to change the world for the many
    印刷机赋予少数人为多数人改变世界的力量。
19. He wanted to create a society of opportunity where benefits became available to the many.
    他想建立一个充满机遇的社会，在这个社会里多数人都可以享受到社会福利。
20. We've both had a good many beers
    我俩都喝了很多啤酒。
21. For a great many men and women, romance can be a most important part of marriage.
    对于无数男女而言，浪漫是婚姻中极其重要的一部分。
22. It's a trap too many people fall into.
    太多人都掉进了这个陷阱中。
23. I have done woodwork for many years
    我做木工好多年了。
24. I have a few, but not many.
    我有几个，可是不多。
25. How many people were present?
    到了多少人？
26. He's been to a great many places.
    他到过的地方多了去了。
27. There were so many people.
    人可多了！
28. You gave me two too many.
    你多给了我两个。
29. There is one word too many in this sentence.
    这个句子多了一个字。

pron.

as many as…

• （表示惊讶）多达，如此多
  used to show surprise that the number of people or things involved is so large
  1. There were as many as 200 people at the lecture.
     听讲的有200人之多。

have had one too many

• 微醉；醉意朦胧
  to be slightly drunk

many's the…

• 许多次；常常
  used to show that sth happens often
  1. Many's the time I heard her use those words.
     我不止一次听她说过那样的话。

adj

1. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'
   1. many temptations
   2. the temptations are many
   3. a good many
   4. a great many
   5. many directions
   6. take as many apples as you like
   7. too many clouds to see
   8. never saw so many people