a lot of

IPA/ɐ lˈɒt ɒv/
IPA/ɐ lˈɑːt ʌv/

a lot of — idiom

1. used before plural or uncountable nouns to mean many things or much of something

1.慣用語A1
釋義

used before plural or uncountable nouns to mean many things or much of something

例句

Tamar packed a lot of sandwiches for the long bus ride.

a lot of + plural noun

There is a lot of snow on the road outside Sana's school.

a lot of + uncountable noun

同義詞
  • lots of

    slightly more informal but almost the same in everyday speech

  • plenty of

    often suggests enough or more than enough

  • many

    more common in writing before plural countable nouns

反義詞
  • hardly any

    used when the number or amount is almost zero

  • few

    used as the opposite with plural countable nouns

文法句型

a lot of + plural noun

a lot of + uncountable noun

用法筆記

Used before plural nouns and uncountable nouns. In everyday English it is much more common than formal phrases such as 'a large number of' or 'a great deal of'.

常見錯誤

❌There is a lot of apples on the table.
✅There are a lot of apples on the table.
💡With a plural noun like 'apples', the verb usually agrees with the plural noun, not with 'lot'.