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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

multitude

英  [ˈmʌltɪtjuːd]
    
美  [-tuːd]

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • multitudes

    1. [C 可数名词] 一大群人

    You can refer to a very large number of people as a multitude.

    近义词

    crowd

    双语例句

    例：

    surrounded by a noisy multitude.

    被吵吵嚷嚷的一大群人围着。

    2. [C 可数名词] 大多数人

    You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation as the multitude or the multitudes.

    双语例句

    例：

    The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude.

    向大众隐瞒了丑恶的真相。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • a multitude of sins

    1. （被掩盖的）种种丑恶

    If you say that something covers or hides a multitude of sins, you mean that it hides something unattractive or does not reveal the true nature of something.

    QUANT. 数量词
  • 1. 大量

    A multitude of things or people is a very large number of them.

    双语例句

    例：

    There are a multitude of small, quiet roads to cycle along.

    有多条可以骑自行车的僻静小路。

    例：

    Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.

    毒瘾会带来其他许多问题。

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