1 QUANT 许多;大量;大批;大群 A multitude of things or people is a very large number of them. 许多;大量;大批;大群
If you say that something covers or hides
a multitude of sins, you mean that it hides something unattractive or does not reveal the true nature of something.
种种错误(或问题);真相 -
'Strong, centralized government' is a term that can cover a multitude of sins.
“强大的中央集权政府”是一个能掩饰种种问题的措词。
2 N-COUNT 一大群人;人群 You can refer to a very large number of people as a multitude . 一大群人;人群 [written]
SYN crowd, host, mass, mob
3 N-COUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb] 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 . 民众;大众;群众
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The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude.
向大众隐瞒了骇人听闻的真相。
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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。
SYN public, mob, herd, populace
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