nu‧me‧rous W3 / njum ə rəs $ nu- / 形容词

many :

Numerous attempts have been made to hide the truth.

The two leaders have worked together on numerous occasions .

too numerous to mention/list

The individuals who have contributed to this book are far too numerous to mention.

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In everyday English, people usually say a lot of rather than numerous :

There were a lot of mistakes in his essay.

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many a large number of people or things – used in everyday English in questions and negative sentences, and after ‘too’ and ‘so’. In formal or written English, you can also use it in other sentences : There weren’t many people at the meeting. | Did you get many birthday presents? | Many people voted against the proposal.

a lot many. A lot is less formal than many and is the usual 短语 to use in everyday English : A lot of tourists visit Venice in the summer. | The club has a lot more members now.

dozens/hundreds/thousands/millions many – used when you cannot be exact but the number is two dozen or more, two hundred or more etc : At least five people died and dozens more were injured in a gas explosion. | They’ve wasted thousands of pounds on the project.

a large number of written a lot of a particular type of person or thing : China plans to build a large number of nuclear power plants.

numerous formal many – used especially when saying that something has happened many times : We’ve contacted him on numerous occasions. | Numerous studies have shown a link between smoking and lung cancer.

countless/innumerable / ɪnjum ə rəb ə l $ ɪnu- / [仅用于名词前] many – used when it is impossible to count or imagine how many. Innumerable is more formal than countless : He spent countless hours in the gym. | They had been given innumerable warnings.

a host of many – used especially when something seems surprising or impressive : Age is the biggest risk factor in a host of diseases. | People leave jobs for a whole host of reasons.

a raft of many – used especially when talking about ideas, suggestions, changes in business or politics : The report made a raft of recommendations. | The new government is planning a whole raft of changes.

quite a few especially spoken a fairly large number of people or things : We’ve had quite a few problems with the software. | I’ve met quite a few of his friends.

lots informal many : I’ve invited lots of people. | ‘How many cats has she got?’ ‘Lots!’

tons/loads informal many – a very informal use : I’ve got tons of books. | Have a strawberry – there are loads here.