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| 1 | C a large quantity or number 大量；大批 |
| +of We need to turn this mass of evidence into a coherent argument. 我们需要把这大量的证据变成有条理的论据。 |
| There’ s a mass of competing anti-virus programs you can choose from. 有各种相互竞争的反病毒程序可供你挑选。 |
| | 1a | plural +ofa lot 很多；许多 | | Masses of people attended the meeting. 许多人出席了会议。 | |
| | 1b | to be covered in or full of something 布满；充满 | | She had fallen down the stairs and her body was a mass of bruises. 她摔下楼梯，身上伤痕累累。 | |
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| 2 | C a lump or amount of a substance that does not have a clear or definite shape 团；堆；块 |
| The vegetables had turned into a sticky mass at the bottom of the pan. 蔬菜在锅底粘成一团。 |
| +of All that was left of the car was a mass of twisted metal. 那辆汽车所剩下的是一堆扭曲的金属。 |
| a mass of dark cloud 一团乌云 |
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| 3 | singular a large crowd of people 大群人 |
| a seething mass (=moving in all directions) a seething mass of protesters 密密麻麻到处乱走的人群 |
| +of A mass of people followed the procession. 一大群人跟在游行队伍后面。 |
| | 3a | plural ordinary people who are not rich or famousThis word usually shows that you think ordinary people are not important or intelligent 平民，大众，群众（含轻视之意） | | It is entertainment that will appeal to the masses. 它是迎合大众的娱乐。 | |
| | 3b | the majority of something 大多数… | | The mass of the population could not afford such goods. 大多数人买不起这类商品。 | |
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| 4 | mass C/U the main religious ceremony of the Roman Catholic church （罗马天主教的）弥撒 |
| They go to mass every Sunday. 他们每个星期天去做弥撒。 |
| | 4a | C a piece of music written for some of the prayers in the mass 弥撒曲 | | Bach’ s Mass in B Minor 巴赫的B小调弥撒曲 | |
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| 5 | U science the amount of matter (= physical substance) that something contains （物质的）质量 |
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