masses of
masses of — 慣用語
1. used before a plural or uncountable noun to say that there is far more of it tha
大量；大批
數量或份量非常多
used before a plural or uncountable noun to say that there is far more of it than usual or than you need
After the storm, Bao found masses of wet leaves across the driveway.
暴風雨過後，Bao 在車道上看到一大堆濕葉子。
masses of + plural noun for many separate things
Dahlia gets masses of email whenever her band posts a new song.
Dahlia 的樂團一貼出新歌，她就會收到大量電子郵件。
masses of + uncountable noun
There were masses of people outside the shop before dawn.
天還沒亮時，店外就已經有大批人在排隊。
The museum has masses of space for school groups and family events.
這座博物館有大量空間可供學校團體和家庭活動使用。
- lots of
more neutral and very common in everyday speech
- plenty of
often suggests enough or more than enough
- a great deal of
more formal and mainly used with uncountable nouns
- hardly any
used when the amount is almost zero
文法句型
masses of + plural noun
masses of + uncountable noun
用法筆記
Used before plural or uncountable nouns. In more formal writing, a phrase such as 'a great deal of' or 'numerous' may sound more natural.