lot是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 lots (of) a large amount or number of people or things -- 大量，許多

  • She eats lots of fruit. 她水果吃得很多。

  • There were a lot of people there. 那裡有很多人。

  • He does a lot of travelling in his job. 他在工作中要跑很多地方。

  • I've got a lot to do today. 今天我有很多事要做。

  • He earns lots of money. 他賺錢很多。

  • There's lots of food. 食物很多。

  • Your sister looks a lot like you. 你妹妹長得非常像你。

  • I'm feeling a lot better today. 今天我感覺好多了。

  • He looks a lot older than his wife. 他看起來比妻子老很多。

  • We used to go there a lot. 過去我們經常去那裡。

  • People who sell drugs to kids have a lot to answer for. 賣毒品給兒童的人應負上重大責任。

  • I made enough curry for three people and he ate the lot. 我準備了夠三人吃的咖喱飯，結果都讓他一個人吃光了。

  • Have I got everything? Is that the lot? 都給我了嗎？全在這裡了嗎？

  • I'll sell you the whole lot for only £50. 只要出50英鎊我就把這些都賣給你。

  • I'm sick of the lot of them. 我討厭他們所有人。

• 1 an amount or set of things, especially when there are several of these amounts -- 一批；一組；一套

  • I've already done one lot of washing. 我已經洗完了一批衣服。

  • Another lot of visitors will be here this afternoon. 今天下午還有一批參觀者要來這裡。

• 2 in an auction (= public sale), an object or set of objects that are being sold -- 拍賣品

  • Lot number 134 is a fine old walnut bureau. 134號拍賣品是一張精美的老式胡桃木寫字枱。

• 3 an area of land -- 一塊地，場地

  • an empty lot 一塊空地

  • a parking lot 停車場

  • They're planning to build a house on a vacant lot on 35th Street. 他們正計劃在35街的一塊空地上建一所房子。

• 4 the quality of someone's life and the experiences that they have -- （某人的）生活狀況，命運

  • They should do something to improve the lot of the lowest-paid workers. 他們應該採取措施改善最低收入工人的生活。

  • Do you think he's happy with his lot? 你認為他對自己的命運滿意嗎？

• 5 to make a decision by choosing from a set of objects such as pieces of paper or sticks that are all the same except for one -- 抽籤

  • We drew lots to decide who would go. 我們抽籤決定誰去。

• 6 a group of people -- 一群，一幫，一夥

  • You're an ignorant lot! 你們這群無知的傢夥！

  • Are you lot coming to lunch? 你們這夥人來吃午飯嗎？

  • My lot (= children and family generally) won't eat spinach. 我們家不吃菠菜。