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mass/mæs/ n. & v.●n. 1 a coherent body of matter of indefinite shape (物质的)团，块 2 a dense aggregation of objects 一堆 a mass of fibres 一堆纤维 3 (in sing. or pl. 用单数或复数; foll. by 后跟 of) a large number or amount 大量；众多 4 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of) an unbroken expanse (of colour etc.) (颜色等)一大块 5 (prec. by 前接 a; foll. by 后跟 of) covered or abounding in 一片 was a mass of cuts and bruises 一片擦伤 6 a main portion (of a painting etc.) as perceived by the eye (绘画等)主体部分 7 (prec. by 前接 the)a the majority 大多数 b (in pl. 用复数) the ordinary people 群众 8 Physics the quantity of matter a body contains 【物理学】物质 9 (作 attrib.) relating to, done by, or affecting large numbers of people or things; large-scale (人或物)众多的；群众性的，大规模的 mass audience 大量观众; mass action 大规模行动; mass murder 大屠杀 ●v. tr. & intr. 1 assemble into a mass or as one body 集中；聚集 massed bands 密集的人群 2 Mil. (with reference to troops) concentrate or be concentrated 【军】(有关部队)集结 □ in the mass in the aggregate 整体上；总的来说 □ massless adj.[Middle English via Old French masse, masser and Latin massa from Greek maza ‘barley-cake’: perhaps related to massō ‘knead’] |