It’ s a small car that doesn’ t use much fuel. 这是一辆不需要消耗太多燃料的小汽车。

I don’ t pretend to know much about art. 我不会假装很懂艺术。

very much It wouldn’ t cost very much to have your old bike repaired. 把你的旧自行车修一下花不了太多钱。

+of Much of the evidence was gathered in 1991. 许多证据是在1991年收集的。

too much We can’ t talk here. There’ s too much noise. 我们没法在这里交谈。太吵了。

so much He spent so much time with Claudia, it seemed as if they were never apart. 他花那么多时间和克劳迪娅在一起，他们好像从来没有分开过。

(very) much bigger/better/worse etc Richard’ s much happier now that he’ s got a permanent job. 有了一份固定工作后理查德现在高兴多了。

He had married a woman very much younger than himself. 他娶了一个比他年轻得多的女子。

I can’ t walk much further. 我不能再走了。

Advisers were urging the President to act much more aggressively. 顾问们正在敦促总统采取更强硬的行动。

much improved Last year BP achieved much improved results. 去年英国石油公司的业绩大幅提升。

much the biggest/best etc (=a lot bigger, better etc than all the others) I got lots of lovely presents, but yours was much the nicest. 最大的/最好的等

Do you travel much? 你经常旅行吗？

not very much People here don’ t use public transport very much. 这里的人不常使用公交系统。

too much The trouble with Jean is she talks too much. 琼的缺点是话太多了。

so much Aunt Edie laughed so much that her sides ached. 伊迪婶婶笑得两肋都痛了。

as much as I won’ t be running about as much as I usually do. 我将不会像平常那样东奔西跑了。

how much It’ s amazing how much things have changed since we first came to live here. 从我们最初搬来这里到现在这里发生了那么多变化，真令人吃惊。

not see much of sb (=not see someone often) We don’ t see much of Peter these days. 不常见到某人

He doesn’ t seem to care much about the children’ s education. 他好像对孩子们的教育不大关心。

very much It’ s obvious that they love each other very much. 显然他们都深爱对方。

be (very) much concerned/aware We are very much aware of all the risks involved in genetic engineering. 我们非常清楚基因工程的一切风险。

Much as she loved her son, she was unable to understand his choice of career. 虽然她爱她的儿子，但她不能理解他对事业的选择。

What with George’ s funeral and her daughter’ s divorce, it had all been too much for poor Elizabeth. 乔治的葬礼再加上女儿的离婚，这一切对可怜的伊丽莎白打击太大了。

We’ re very much a family, and we stick together. 我们就像是一家人，大家紧密地联系在一起。

Palmer is very much the man in charge of the team. 帕尔默实际上就是一队之长。

Fox-hunting had always been very much the sport of the ruling class. 猎狐实际上一直是统治阶级的运动。

Lord Buckingham was a much loved and respected figure. 白金汉勋爵是个深受喜爱和尊敬的人物。

the much criticized UN peacekeeping mission to Somalia 受到众多批评的联合国索马里维和行动

Much to my surprise, they offered me a £4,000 scholarship. 让我非常吃惊的是，他们提供给我4,000英镑的奖学金。

I’ m not much of a detective, am I? 我不是一个好侦探，对吗？

We haven’ t had much of a summer this year. 今年夏天一直不是很热。

‘What are you doing tomorrow?’ ‘Nothing much.’ “你明天干什么？”“没什么事。”

There’ s not much to get excited about. 没什么好激动的。

It’ s not so much Mandy I’ m worried about, it’ s you. 与其说我担心曼迪,不如说担心你。

It was not so much that the work was difficult, but that it was so boring. 与其说那项工作很难,不如说它很无聊。

Not so much as a whisper could be heard. 居然连低声的私语都没有。

She left the room without so much as a backward glance. 她甚至没有回头瞥一眼就离开了房间。

The city’ s crime problem has not been solved, and indeed the chief constable has admitted as much himself. 该市的犯罪问题尚未解决，实际上警察局长自己也这么承认。

‘I think your wife’ s in love with someone else.’ ‘I’ d guessed as much,’ he said sadly. “我想你的妻子爱上别人了。”“我猜也是这样，”他伤心地说道。

Another rise in income tax. So much for all those election promises. 收入所得税又提高了。原来所有那些竞选承诺都是空话。

So much for polite introductions. It’ s now time to get down to business. 礼貌的介绍就到此为止。现在该谈正事了。

He’ d never act on his own – he’ s too much of a coward for that. 他从来没有独立行动过，就那点来说他过于怯懦。

It was considered too much of a safety risk to transport nuclear fuel by train. 用火车运送核燃料被认为太危险。

The idea was greeted with much enthusiasm. 这个想法得到了非常热烈的响应。

It was with much sadness that we received the news. 得知这个消息我们非常伤心。