职称英语语法考点系列之【二】
量词的使用
在上期我们谈到，英语中名词分可数与不可数，那么量词的使用也有区别。
修饰可数名词
(a) few / fewer / fewest;many / more / most;a great (good) many;many a;a number of
既可修饰可数名词 也可修饰不可数名词
a lot of / lots of;plenty of (time, money, people)
修饰不可数名词
(a) little / less / least;much / more / most;a great (good) deal of;an amount of
除此之外，新东方在线职称英语教研组的老师们还归纳了量词的其他特点，具体表现为：
1. 表示定量的量词词组
a couple of(两个、一对)—a couple of days，a couple of players，a couple of times
a cup of(一满杯)—a cupful of jelly，a cupful of water
a portion of(一份/客)—a portion of duck，a portion of roast beef
2.表示不定量的量词词组，譬如：
a majority of(大多数/大半)—a majority of opinions，a majority of votes
an atom of(一点)—an atom of food，an atom of truth
a spell of(一阵/一段时间)—a spell of fine weather，a spell of coughing
3.表示大量的量词词组，譬如：
a flood of—a flood of ink(洋洋大篇)，a flood of tears(泪如泉涌)
a heap of—a heap of earth(一堆泥土)，a heap of customers(许多顾客)
a mountain of—a mountain of debts(债台高筑)，a mountain of difficulties(困难重重)
4.表示少量的量词词组，譬如：
a drop of—a drop of fever(有点热度)，a drop of dew(一点露水)
a particle of—a particle of feeling(一丝感情)，a particle of dust(一点灰尘)
a shadow of—a shadow of doubt(一点怀疑)，a shadow of freedom(一点自由)
5. 常见的“pair”含义
a pair of glasses (一副眼镜)
a pair of scissors (一把剪刀)
a pair of spectacles (一副眼镜)
a pair of trousers (一条裤子)
a pair of pants (一条裤子)
a pair of pliers(一把剪钳)
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