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I [mʌtʃ] nмного, многоеWe have very much to do today. — Нам сегодня надо много сделать.
He didn't say much. — Он мало что сказал.
II [mʌtʃ]Promise little but do much. — ◊ Обещай мало, делай много
(more [moː], most [məʊst]) много- rent is half as muchHe is getting twice as much money. — Он получает вдвое больше денег.
USAGE:(1.) Much употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными: much time (water) много времени (воды); how much time (water)? сколько времени (воды). (2.) Русскому словосочетанию вдвое больше (вдвое меньше) соответствуют в английском языке twice as much (half as much). (3.) Прилагательное much обычно употребляется в отрицательных предложениях, где оно соответствует русским "мало", "редко": I don't eat much я мало ем; I don't see him much я его редко вижу. В утвердительных предложениях, особенно с подлежащим в первом лице, вместо much обычно употребляется a lot of, plenty of. В утвердительных предложениях much используется в конструкциях типа: much of the time was spent on preparations большая часть времени была потрачена на подготовку. Much обычно употребляется со словами very, so, too, how: too much time was spent on taking him home слишком много времени ушло не то, чтобы доставить его домой. (4.) See lot, n; USAGE (1.). (5.) See many, adj, USAGE (2.), (4.), (5.).III [mʌtʃ] adv(more [moː], most [məʊst]) много, очень, гораздо- much less
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2 much
a ( more, most) много (1). Much употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными:much time (water) — много времени (воды);
how much (time, water) — сколько времени (воды).
(2). Русскому словосочетанию вдвое больше соответствует в английском языке twice as much, вдвое меньше — half as much. (3). Прилагательное much обычно употребляется в отрицательных предложениях, где оно соответствует русскому мало, редко:I don't eat much — Я мало ем.
I don't see him much — Я его редко вижу.
В утвердительных предложениях, особенно с подлежащим в первом лице, much обычно заменяется на a lot of, plenty of. Much в утвердительных предложениях используется в конструкциях типа:Much of the time was spent on preparations — Большая часть времени была потрачена на подготовку.
Much обычно употребляется со словами very, so, too, how.Too much time was spent on taking him home — Слишком много времени ушло на то, чтобы доставить его домой.
(4). See lot, n (1). (5). See many, a.
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