🔑massBrE/mæs/NAmE/mæs/noun🔑[C]~ (ofsth)alargeamountofasubstancethatdoesnothaveadefiniteshapeorform团;块;堆◆amassofsnowandrocksfallingdownthemountain从山上滚下来的一堆积雪和石块◆Thehillappearedasablackmassinthedistance. 远远地看去,那座山是黑魆魆一片。◆Theskywasfullofdarkmassesofclouds. 天空中乌云密布。🔑[C, usually sing.]~ofsthalargeamountorquantityofsth大量;许多◆amassofblondehair一头金发◆Ibegansiftingthroughthemassofevidence. 我开始认真筛选大量的证据。🔑[sing.]~ofsthalargenumberofpeopleorthingsgroupedtogether, ofteninaconfusedway(常指混乱的)一群,一堆◆Istruggledthroughthemassofpeopletotheexit. 我在人群里挤来挤去,挤到了出口处。◆Thepagewascoveredwithamassoffigures. 纸上写满了密密麻麻的数字。🔑masses[pl.]~ (ofsth)(informal) alargenumberoramountofsth大量的东西SYNlots◆Thereweremassesofpeopleintheshopsyesterday. 昨天商店里人如潮涌。◆I'vegotmassesofworktodo. 我有一大堆的工作要做。◆Don'tgivemeanymore. I'veeatenmasses! 别再给我了,我已经吃了很多了!the masses[pl.]theordinarypeopleinsocietywhoarenotleadersorwhoareconsideredtobenotverywelleducated群众;平民百姓◆governmentattemptstosuppressdissatisfactionamongthemasses政府试图压制群众不满情绪的做法◆aTVprogrammethatbringssciencetothemasses普及科学知识的电视节目the mass of sth[sing.]themost; themajority大多数;多数◆Thereformsareunpopularwiththemassofteachersandparents. 大多数教师和家长并不赞成这些改革。[U, C](specialist) thequantityofmaterialthatsthcontains质量◆calculatingthemassofaplanet计算一个行星的质量◆amassof46.3kg46.3 千克的质量HELPWeightisusedinnon-technicallanguageforthismeaning.非专业语言用 weight 表示此义。➡ see alsobiomass, critical mass, land mass●beaˈmassoftobefulloforcoveredwithsth充满;布满◆TherosebushesareamassofflowersinJune. 六月的玫瑰园花团锦簇。◆Herarmwasamassofbruises. 她的胳膊上伤痕累累。
🔑massBrE/mæs/NAmE/mæs/adjective[only before noun]affectingorinvolvingalargenumberofpeopleorthings大批的;数量极多的;广泛的◆massunemployment/production大批失业;批量生产◆weaponsofmassdestruction大规模杀伤性武器◆Theirlatestproductisaimedatthemassmarket. 他们的最新产品瞄准了大众市场。➡ see alsomass-market
🔑massBrE/mæs/NAmE/mæs/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theymassBrE/mæs/NAmE/mæs/present simple - he / she / itmassesBrE/ˈmæsɪz/NAmE/ˈmæsɪz/past simplemassedBrE/mæst/NAmE/mæst/past participlemassedBrE/mæst/NAmE/mæst/ -ing formmassingBrE/ˈmæsɪŋ/NAmE/ˈmæsɪŋ/[I, T]tocometogetherinlargenumbers; togatherpeopleorthingstogetherinlargenumbers集结;聚集◆(+ adv./prep.)Demonstratorshadmassedoutsidetheembassy. 示威者聚集在大使馆的外面。◆Darkcloudsmassedonthehorizon. 天边乌云密布。◆~sb/sthThegeneralmassedhistroopsforafinalattack. 将军把军队都集中起来准备发动最后的进攻。▸massedBrE/mæst/NAmE/mæst/adjective◆themassedranksofhispoliticalopponents他的大批政敌