multitudes

英 [ˈmʌltɪtjuːdz]

美 [ˈmʌltəˌtjudz]

n.  众多; 大量; 群众; 大批百姓; 民众; 人群
multitude的复数

柯林斯词典

• QUANT 许多;大量;大批;大群
  Amultitude ofthings or people is a very large number of them.
  1. There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along...
     有很多可以骑车的宁静小路。
  2. Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other problems.
     毒瘾会带来许多其他问题。
• N-COUNT 一大群人;人群
  You can refer to a very large number of people as amultitude.
  1. ...surrounded by a noisy multitude.
     被喧闹的人群围着
  2. ...the multitudes that throng around the Pope.
     围在主教周围的人群
• N-COUNT-COLL 民众；大众；群众
  You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation asthe multitudeorthe multitudes.
  1. The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude...
     向大众隐瞒了骇人听闻的真相。
  2. It is our task to convince the multitudes that we are pursuing a lawful hobby in a lawful way.
     我们的任务是要让民众相信，我们是在用合法的方式来从事一种合法的爱好。

双语例句

• Now that their leader was removed, the preachers labored with even greater zeal than before, and multitudes flocked to listen to their teachings.
  他们的夫子既已去世，这些传道人就比以前更加殷勤作工了，也有成群的人蜂拥来听他们的教训。
• China does not suffer from a lack of men of action; on the contrary, there are multitudes of them.
  中国不患无实行家，盖林林总总者皆是也。（孙中山）
• This is a civilization that kills multitudes in mass warfare.
  这是一种籍大规模战争屠杀大批民众的文明。
• Geronimo is a new and collaborative effort involving multitudes of people.
  Geronimo是一项新兴的包含了众多人努力的协作项目。
• Noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying esp. grass and grain.
  夜蛾的幼虫，成大群行动，特别破坏草地和谷类。
• There were bugs in the place, and multitudes of fleas, though the poor woman did the best she could.
  有错误的地方，并与众多的跳蚤，但这个可怜的女人没有她的最好。
• As for the multitudes of Obama supporters around the globe, they will probably be disappointed again.
  全世界支持奥巴马的民众恐怕又要失望了。
• Think of the multitudes who read nothing but novels; and then look into the novels which they read!
  想想有多少人除了小说以外，什么都不看；再仔细看看他们所读的小说内容！
• Multitudes of bees used to bury themselves in the yellow blossoms of the summer squashes.
  在夏天，成群结队的蜜蜂则喜欢一头扎进黄色的南瓜花里。
• It is because Mila and Oa were so intent upon ascending in this lifetime that any dream that would have lead to the multitudes knowing of their work has been cancelled from their dream weaving.
  正是因为Mila和Oa对此生提升有如此大的决心，以至于任何会让他们的工作被广泛得知的梦想被从他们的梦想编织中取消。