multitude

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mul·ti·tude /ˈmʌltɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ noun

1 a multitude of somebody/something formal or literaryLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a very large number of people or things 衆多[大量]的人/事物

I had never seen such a multitude of stars before.

我以前從未見過這麽多的星星。

a multitude of possible interpretations

種種可能的解釋

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a multitude of somebody/something• There has suddenly appeared a multitude of banners and pamphlets from these printing presses of the trees.• It was caused by a multitude of transversely aligned fibres which were extending towards the setting Sun, catching its light.• It can cover a multitude of incompatibilities.• Lights were kept low, to cover a multitude of small defects.• Also littering the roof is a multitude of strange antennas.• Rainforests are the source of a multitude of raw materials with immense potential value to medical science.• Mainly without concern for their rivals a multitude of people mount.• Flowers, exquisitely perfumed and graced with a multitude of colours and shapes, bloomed long before man appeared on the earth.

2 the multitude(s) ORDINARYordinary people, especially when they are thought of as not being very well educated 〔尤指被認爲未受過良好教育的〕大衆，民衆，群衆

Political power has been placed in the hands of the multitude.

政治權力已交到民衆手中。

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the multitude(s)• The major problems for the recognition application are the multitude of possible syntactic representations postulated by the look-up and the computation required.• Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke had spared no expense to feed the multitude.• Protection has spared not the multitudes but the stragglers.• Such were only a few of the multitude of his accomplishments.• The best value of all, however, comes via the multitude of entrepreneurs offering deeply discounted hotel rates and rentals.• He went straight into the town and entered the marketplace fearlessly, at the time when the multitude filled it.• Voltaire was wrong, of course, about the degree to which the multitude would live in happiness and peace.• The rich got richer, while the multitude struggled just to survive.• Meanwhile the king held informal discussions with the multitude.

3 [countableC] literary or biblicalALGROUP OF PEOPLE a large crowd of people 衆人

Clamoring multitudes demanded a view of the pope.

衆人叫嚷着要求面見教皇。

4 cover/hide a multitude of sins CRITICIZEto make faults or problems seem less clear or noticeable – used humorously 掩蓋真相，掩藏缺陷[問題]〔幽默用法〕

Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins (=the carpet is dirty, but the pattern hides it).

有圖案的地毯不顯髒。

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cover/hide a multitude of sins• Curtains around a bed can also hide a multitude of sins in patient care.• Patterned carpet can hide a multitude of sins.• It hides a multitude of sins.• It was called UDAG-a sincere-sounding acronym that covered a multitude of sins.• Jay was a solid woman, dressed in dark loose comfortable clothes that hid a multitude of sins.

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multitude• There has suddenly appeared a multitude of banners and pamphlets from these printing presses of the trees.• It can cover a multitude of incompatibilities.• This country faces a multitude of unsettling problems.• Rainforests are the source of a multitude of raw materials with immense potential value to medical science.• The development of strength can prevent a multitude of problems occurring throughout our lives.• For several weeks after that, my head filled with a multitude of wild theories and speculations.• The best value of all, however, comes via the multitude of entrepreneurs offering deeply discounted hotel rates and rentals.• How could he feed and house this multitude?

Origin multitude

(1300-1400) French Latin multitudo, from multus; → MULTI-

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