“很多”、“大量”的表达法有多种。搞清楚哪些只能跟可数名词，哪些只能跟不可数名词，哪些既可以跟可数词又可以跟不可数名词，以及它们常见的主谓一致（单/复数）及其易混点对我们的学习大有裨益。下面将这些表达法进行归纳总结。 1.a (large number of /(large numbers of +可数名词复数。如：A number of boys are in the next room.很多男孩在隔壁房间。 Large numbers of people are at the meeting from all over the country. 很多人从全国各地来出席会议。 2 . a large/huge amount of / large amounts of +不可数名词。如： A large amount of money was spent on clothes.大量的钱花在衣服上。Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.这座桥花了很多钱。3. a lot of /lots of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如： There is a lot of/lots of milk in the glass.杯子里有很多牛奶。There are such a lot of /lots of people who have had the same experience.很多人有着同样的经历。 4. A(largequantity of /(largequantities of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如： There are a large quantity of books in the library.图书馆里有很多书。There is a quantity of water in the lake.湖里有很多水。 There are large quantities of flowers in the garden..花园里有很多花。Quantities of food were on the table.餐桌上有很多食物。 5. plenty of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如： There are plenty of books on the bookshelf.书架上有很多书。There is plenty of time.有很多时间。 6. a great/ good deal of +不可数名词。如： A great deal of money is spent by a large number of young people.大量的钱被很多年轻人花掉了。 7. a world of +不可数名词。如： There is a world of difference between them..他们之间有很大的不同。 8.an ocean of /oceans of +不可数名词。如： There is an ocean of sand far away.远处是一望无际的沙漠。
There is still oceans of time.还有大量的时间。 9.a good/great many+可数名词复数。如： Philip found that there were a good many people already there.菲力普发现已经有很多人在那儿了。 10.many a+可数名词单数。如： Many a ship has been wrecked on these rocks.不止一只（很多）船在这些岩石上触礁。 11.quite a few/ a good few/not a few/not some+可数名词复数。如： There are quite a few students absent from the class today.今天很有些学生缺课。A good few experiments have been made today.今天很做了一些试验。Not a few/Not some foreigners have taken part in the party.不少外宾参加了晚会。 12.quite a little/no little/not a little / not some+不可数名词。如： He has got quite a little news.他有很多好消息。 This gave him not a little trouble.这给他带来了许多麻烦。 He took no little pains over the work.他在这工作上花费了很多精力。He had not some strong tea.他喝了很多浓茶。 13.quite a bit of+不可数名词。如： Vacation seems to have done me quite a bit of good .假期好象对我有很多好处。 14.many many+可数名词复数；如： There are many many reasons against it.反对这事有很多很多原因。 15.much much+不可数名词；如： Tom has much much money.汤姆有很多很多的钱。 16.a pile of /piles of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如： There are a pile of books in the library.图书馆里有很多书。A pile of money is in the bag .很多钱在袋子里。 There are piles of papers on the desk..课桌上有很多试卷。Piles of work remains to be done .大量的工作有待于去做。 17.a good/large supply of +可数名词复数/不可数名词；supplies of+可数名词/不可数名词。如： There are a supply of candles in the drawer.抽屉里有很多腊烛。There is a good supply of fat in the pig.猪的身上有很多脂肪。
There is a good supply of meat/fish/fruit on the market.市场上有很多肉/鱼/水果。 18.a flood of+可数名词复数/不可数名词。如： I received a flood of letters this morning. 我今天早上收到了很多信件。A flood of water has poured from the roof. 大雨从屋顶上倾盆而下。 19.a troop of/troops of+可数名词复数（也可用单数）。如： A troop of schoolchildren are dancing now.很多（一群）小学生正在跳舞。Troops of welcomers have surrounded the hero.许多欢迎者已围住了英雄。 20.a mass of/masses of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如： a great mass of data 大量数据a mass of sand 一堆沙 21.a great /wide/considerable variety of+可数名词复数/不可数名词；varieties of +可数名词复数/不可数名词。如： A great variety of books were recently published.最后出版了很多(种书/各种各样的书。There was a considerable variety of opinion.当时有各种各样(大量的意见。There are varieties of cloth in the shop.店里有很多个品种的布匹。 22.a wide range of+可数名词复数/不可数名词。如： A wide range of washing-machines and refrigerators is displayed in our showroom.在我们的展览厅陈列着很多(一大排洗衣机和电冰箱。 23.a series of+ 可数名词复数。如： A series of debates between the lecturers was scheduled for the next weekend.演讲者之间的很多讨论安排在随后的周末。 a series of questions 很多（一连串的）问题 24.a flock of+可数名词。如： A flock of customers are waiting for the store to open.一大群（很多）顾客在等着商店开门。 25.dozens of+可数名词复数，表“„打”、“几十”、“很多”。如：
dozens of pencils好几打铅笔dozens of eggs 几十个蛋some dozens of people几十人for dozens of years好几十年
26.scores of +可数名词复数，表“很多/许多/好几十/一大批”等意义。如： scores of years 许多年（好几十年）scores of books 大量的书scores of visitors一大批来访者scores of years ago几十年前scores of times很多次
