mass

[mæs]

n.大量, 块, 众多
adj.大规模的, 群众的
v.集中
Mass
n.弥撒曲, 弥撒
n.pl. 群

n.

1. 团, 块, 堆, 片, 群

2. 众多; 大量, 大宗[S][P][(+of)]

I've masses of work to do.

我有许许多多的工作要做。

There was a mass of children in the yard.

院子里有一大群孩子。

3. 大部分, 主要部分[the S]

The mass of public opinion is in favor of the new foreign policy.

大部分的舆论拥护新的外交政策。

4. 大众, 民众[the p]

I wonder if they are truly concerned with the interests of the masses.

我不知道他们是否真正关心民众的利益。

5. 【物】质量[U]

A liter of gas has less mass than a liter of water.

一公升汽油的质量比一公升水的质量小。

a.[Z][B]

1. 大众的, 民众的

Mass education is essential in promoting democracy.

民众教育对提倡民主是非常重要的。

2. 大量的; 大规模的; 大批的

We want to promote literacy on a mass scale.

我们要大规模地提高文化水平。

3. 整个的, 全部的

vi.

聚集起来

Dark clouds massed and we expected rain.

乌云密布, 看起来就要下雨了。

vt.

集中, 聚集

词形变化

动词过去式: massed | 动词过去分词: massed | 动词现在分词: massing | 动词第三人称单数: masses |

词义辨析

同义:

n.团, 块; 大量; 堆积

bulk  lump  quantity  load  amount  volume  accumulation  hunk  chunk  lots  pile  stack  heap  slew  batch  

同义参见:

brigade  weight  wad  tissue  congregate  body  block  collection  plenty  peck  nugget  multitude  much  density  mountain  cake  mob  measurement  crowd  majority  magnitude  lump  knot  jungle  

反义:

n.大量; 群

bit  

英英释义

名词 mass:

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

同义词：batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew

an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)

(Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist

a body of matter without definite shape

the common people generally

同义词：multitude, masses, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed

the property of something that is great in magnitude

同义词：bulk, volume

a musical setting for a Mass

a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite

动词 mass:

join together into a mass or collect or form a mass

形容词 mass:

gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole

同义词：aggregate, aggregated, aggregative

短语词组

in the mass

1. 总体上

We should view the problem in the mass.

我们应该从整体上来看这个问题。

补充

massmass英:[mæs] 美:[mæs]n.1.团, 块, 堆The aircraft came down in flames, and the heat fused most of the parts together into a solid mass.飞机冒着火坠落了, 大多数部件因高温而熔成一团。There is a mass of stones in the yard.院子里堆放着一大堆石头。2.大量, 大批; 众多I have masses of work to do.我有大量工作要做。3.群众The masses have boundless creative power.群众有无限的创造力。4.质量This particle has very small mass.这种粒子的质量很小。vt. & vi.1.(使)集中; 聚集Troops are mass-ing on the frontier.部队在边境集结。They massed well-equipped troops on the frontier.他们在边境上集结了装备精良的军队。adj.1.许多的, 大规模的, 群众的These precise instruments have already gone into mass production.这些精密仪器已经大规模投入生产。The grand mass rally was held on the square.广场上举行了盛大的群众集会。

例句

1. Granulating allows the mixture to lock together forming a solid mass.颗粒化使得混合物黏着在一起形成一团固体。 2. a mass of books and papers一堆书和报纸 3. The courtyard was a mass of flowers.院子里开着一大片花。 4. She had a mass of auburn hair.她有一头浓密的赭色头发。 5. There is a mass of detail to be worked out.有大量细节需要弄明白。 6. the mass of paper we have accumulated我们已经积攒起来的大堆纸 7. The mass of the people voted against the government's policy.大多数人投票反对政府的政策。 8. The 1939-45 world war involved the mass of the population.1939至1945年的世界大战将大多数民众卷入其中。 9. Schools allowed the mass of children to leave school at 16 with poor qualifications.学校允许大多数学生16岁时勉强毕业离校。 10. Despite its mass, the mountain has so far eluded us.这座山虽然山势雄伟, 但迄今都没挡我们的路。 11. The velocity depends on the mass of the object.速度取决于物体的质量。 12. The students massed in Paris.学生聚集在巴黎。 13. The clouds massed, whipped up by the wind.疾风吹得云头攒动。 14. Shortly after the workers went on strike, police began to mass at the shipyard.工人刚开始罢工, 警察就在造船厂集结起来。 15. The General was massing his troops for a counterattack.将军正在集结队伍准备反攻。 16. the social chaos that mass unemployment could bring大规模失业可能导致的社会混乱 17. The first bombings triggered the mass exodus of refugees.最初的轰炸使得大批难民纷纷逃离。 18. mass hysteria群体性歇斯底里 19. his resistance to mass culture and mass society他对大众文化和大众社会的抵制 20. a mass meeting群众大会 21. Crowds massed along the road where the film star would pass.人群聚集在电影明星要经过的街道旁。 22. Dark clouds massed, and I expected rain.乌云密布，我预计要下雨。 23. a mass of curly hair.一团卷发。 24. from here the trees were a dark mass.从这里看，树林一片漆黑。 25. a mass of cyclists.一大群骑自行车的人。 26. a mass of conflicting evidence.大量相互矛盾的证据。 27. we get masses of homework.我们有成堆的家庭作业。 28. the masterly distribution of masses.画面各个部分的精巧分布。 29. the great mass of the population had little interest in the project.大多数居民对这项工程不感兴趣。 30. the film has mass appeal.这部电影对广大的群众有吸引力。 31. a mass exodus of refugees.大量出逃的难民。 32. [with obj.]both countries began massing troops in the region.两国都开始在该地区集结部队。 33. [no obj.]clouds massed heavily on the horizon.乌云在地平线上大量聚集。 34. her genuine affection for humanity in the mass.她对整个人类的真情。 35. There were masses of people at the market today.今天集市上人山人海。 36. to go to mass去做弥撒 37. a mass murderer杀人如麻的谋杀犯 38. The students massed in the square.学生聚集在广场上。 39. The slush froze into an icy mass.雪泥冻成了冰块。 40. a cold air mass冷气团 41. rock masses岩块 42. a mass of metal/clay/dough一堆金属/黏土/面团 43. masses of floating ice浮冰块 44. The plant produces a (great/large/huge) mass of blossoms every spring. = The plant produces masses of blossoms every spring.这种植物每年春天繁花似锦。 45. a mass of data/information大量数据/信息 46. A great mass of voters turned out for the election.大量选民出来投票。 47. The team was greeted by a mass [=crowd] of fans.球队受到众多球迷的欢迎。 48. The war has forced masses of people to flee their homes.这场战争迫使许多人逃离家园。 49. Don't worry: we've still got masses [=lots] of time.别担心，我们还有许多时间。 50. His films are not intended to appeal to the masses.他的影片不是为了迎合大众。 51. the needs of the masses民众需求 52. a politician who is popular with the masses受民众爱戴的政治家 53. trying to reach the masses努力联系群众 54. a star's mass恒星的质量 55. The mass of the iceberg [=the largest part of the iceberg] is below the surface of the water.冰山的大部分位于水下。 56. His policies are supported by the (great/broad) mass of the people. [=by most of the people]他的政策得到了（多数/广大）民众的支持。 57. A large crowd of demonstrators massed outside the courthouse.大批游行示威者聚集在法院大楼外面。 58. Clouds were massing on the horizon.地平线处的云层正在聚集。 59. The generals massed their troops along the border.将军们沿着边境集合部队。 60. mass demonstrations民众示威游行 61. weapons of mass destruction大规模杀伤性武器 62. mass murder大规模屠杀 63. a mass murderer大屠杀的凶犯 64. mass hysteria集体歇斯底里 65. Television is a mass medium.电视是一种大众传媒。 66. a mass market大众市场