a lot of = lots of,可修饰可数或不可数名词,意为“许多”,“大量的”。
a lot of修饰可数还是不可数
a lot of既可以修饰可数名词,也可以修饰不可数名词,表示很多。many修饰的是可数名词,much是不可数名词,这两个词是有区别的,而a lot of两者都可以修饰。
There were a lot of people at the party.
有许多人参加聚会。
He's made a lot of new friends.
他交了许多新朋友。
There's always a lot of traffic at this time of day.
每天这个时候总是有很多来往车辆。
There are a lot of empty properties in the area.
这个地区有大量的闲置房地产。
Nowadays a lot of people work from home.
如今有很多人在家工作。
lots of 与a lot of有什么区别
1、lots of和a lot of可以当做定语,即当做many或much那样来使用。因此,谓语动词的数不是依据lot和lots来决定,而是依据of所引导的名词的数来决定,如:
A lot of time has been wasted.有许多时间给浪费掉了。(a lot of=much)
A lot of people have been present.已有许多人到了。(a lot of=many)
There is lots of time to spare.时间绰绰有余。(lots of=much)
2、a lot of=lots of表示”许多的“,可以修饰可数名词复数和不可数名词。
3、a lot是表示程度的一个短语,意为”很,非常“。如:thanks a lot(多谢);know a lot about China(对中国了解很多)
4、书面语用a lot of较多,口语用lots of较多。
a number of修饰可数还是不可数
a number of修饰可数名词复数,不可以修饰不可数名词。a number of意为“许多的”、“一些”,其中number的中文含义为“大量的”、“许多”,后面接可数名词复数做主语,谓语动词也要用复数。
number的中文含义及用法介绍:
1、当number作为名词时,意为数字;数;数量;编号;序数;(电话、传真等的)号码,是可数名词,复数形式为numbers。
例句:Think of a number and multiply it by two.
想出一个数,然后乘以二。
The song reached number 5 in the charts.
这首歌在排行榜中位列第5。
My phone number is 266998.
我的'电话号码是266998。
A large number of people have applied for the job.
许多人申请了这工作。
They sang a slow romantic number.
他们演唱了一首缓慢的浪漫歌曲。
2、当number作为动词时,意为标号;给…编号;总计;共计;数以…计;把…算作;(被)归入。
例句:All the seats in the stadium are numbered.
运动场里所有的座位都编了号。
The crowd numbered more than a thousand.
聚集的人群共计一千多人。
I number her among my closest friends.
我把她算作我最好的朋友之一。