a great many

英 [ə ɡreɪt 'meni] 美 [ə ɡreɪt 'meni]

• 许多，很多，大量

a great many的用法和样例：

例句

1. He has extracted a great many examples from the grammar book.
   他从那本文法书中引用了许多例子。
2. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
   这座城市甚至还铺设过排水系统,因为在窄窄的街道底下发现了许多陶土制的管道。
3. Helen has a great many friends indeed, but she does not think she has any she can confide in.
   海伦固然有许多朋友，可是她认为没有一个是可以谈贴心话的。
4. A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudice.
   许多人，当他们正在整理自己的偏见之时，以为是在思考呢。