還有一個(gè)是many,都是大量,許多的意思
A lot of和lots of都是“很多”的意思,用法有兩點(diǎn)值得注意.
第一,a lot of和lots of都可用來說可數(shù)（countable）或不可數(shù)（uncountable）名詞,而動詞應(yīng)用單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)形式,則看那名詞而定,和a lot或lots無關(guān).
例如“A lot of/Lots of money was lost.（損失了很多錢.）”一語,lots之后不用were；“A lot of/Lots of people were wounded.（很多人受了傷.）”一語,a lot of之后也不用was.
第二,many/much和a lot of/lots of意思相同,
但語氣上,many和much沒有a lot of那么隨便,a lot of又沒有l(wèi)ots of那么隨便.
所以,a lot of / lots of不宜用于謹(jǐn)嚴(yán)的寫作,多見于口語；但問句、否定句口頭上也多用many和much.
例如甲問：“How much time have we?（我們有多少時(shí)間?）”乙可以說：“We haven't much time.（我們沒有很多時(shí)間.）”或“We have a lot of/lots of time.（我們有很多時(shí)間.）”向人道謝,說“Thanks a lot!”也比“Thanks very much!”隨便.此外,年、月、日、時(shí)等時(shí)間單位,不可和a lot of/lots of連用,
例如“I lived in Macau for many years before coming to Hong Kong.（我在澳門住了多年才來香港.）”一語,many不可改為a lot of.
a lot of =lots of 可以修飾可數(shù)與不可數(shù)名詞 而plenty of 只能修飾不可數(shù)名詞