multitude

英 [ˈmʌltɪtjuːd]

美 [ˈmʌltɪtuːd]

n.  众多; 大量; 群众; 大批百姓; 民众; 人群

复数：multitudes　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8452 / COCA.8435

习惯用语

n.

cover/hide a multitude of sins
• 掩藏实情；掩盖真相
  to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant

牛津词典

noun

• 众多；大量
  an extremely large number of things or people
  1. a multitude of possibilities
     众多的可能性
  2. a multitude of birds
     一大群鸟
  3. These elements can be combined in a multitude of different ways.
     这些因素可以通过无数不同的方式进行组合。
  4. The region attracts tourists in their multitudes.
     这个地区吸引大批游人。
• 群众；大批百姓；民众
  the mass of ordinary people
  1. It was an elite that believed its task was to enlighten the multitude.
     精英人物都会认为自己的职责就是启迪群众。
  2. to feed the starving multitudes
     使饥饿的群众有饭吃
• 人群
  a large crowd of people
  1. He preached to the assembled multitude.
     他向聚集在那里的民众布道。

柯林斯词典

• QUANT 许多;大量;大批;大群
  Amultitude ofthings or people is a very large number of them.
  1. There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along...
     有很多可以骑车的宁静小路。
  2. Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.
     毒瘾会带来许多其他问题。
• N-COUNT 一大群人;人群
  You can refer to a very large number of people as amultitude.
  1. ...surrounded by a noisy multitude.
     被喧闹的人群围着
  2. ...the multitudes that throng around the Pope.
     围在主教周围的人群
• N-COUNT-COLL 民众；大众；群众
  You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation asthe multitudeorthe multitudes.
  1. The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude...
     向大众隐瞒了骇人听闻的真相。
  2. It is our task to convince the multitudes that we are pursuing a lawful hobby in a lawful way.
     我们的任务是要让民众相信，我们是在用合法的方式来从事一种合法的爱好。

英英释义

noun

• the common people generally
  1. separate the warriors from the mass
  2. power to the people
  Synonym:massesmasshoi polloipeoplethe great unwashed
• a large gathering of people
  Synonym:throngconcourse
• a large indefinite number
  1. a battalion of ants
  2. a multitude of TV antennas
  3. a plurality of religions
  Synonym:battalionlarge numberpluralitypack

双语例句

• Utilitarianism is a very broad, imprecise concept that covers a multitude of underlying theoretical positions.
  实用主义是一个涵盖了许多潜在理论立场的非常宽泛的、不精确的概念。
• These things now, as memory played over them, resolved themselves into a multitude of scenes and figures.
  现在，这一切在回忆中幻化成了无数的场景和形象。
• The assembled multitude cheered and whistled as the political leaders arrived.
  当政治领袖到达的时候，聚集的人群欢呼起来，并吹起了口哨。
• There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along
  有很多可以骑车的宁静小路。
• China's status as a colony and semi-colony has given rise to a multitude of rural and urban unemployed.
  中国的殖民地和半殖民地的地位，造成了中国农村中和城市中的广大的失业人群。
• The multitude of Chinese contemporary artists surfaced since the'80s have used political and social issues as their themes.
  中国当代艺术自八十年代起涌现出了大批以政治和社会问题为主题创作的艺术家。
• We have a multitude of new applications for our technology in various stages of evaluation and commercialization.
  我们有我们在评价和商业化的不同阶段技术的新应用的多样化。
• A multitude of XML plug-ins have been developed, and new ones are created all the time.
  已经开发出了许多XML插件，新的插件也不断得以创建。
• Not surprisingly, this has a multitude of applications beyond traditional IM and the distribution of presence data.
  除了传统的IM和到场数据分布外，XMPP还可以用于许多不同用途。
• Political power has been placed in the hands of the multitude.
  政治权力一直在民众手中。