multitude /ˈmʌltɪˌtjuːd/ star1 CET6 TEM8 (multitudes)

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  QUANT（数量词） A multitude of things or people is a very large number of them. 大量 [QUANT 'of' pl-n]

  例：

  There are a multitude of small, quiet roads to cycle along.

  有多条可以骑自行车的僻静小路。

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  PHRASE（习语） If you say that something covers or hides a multitude of sins, you mean that it hides something unattractive or does not reveal the true nature of something. (被掩盖的) 种种丑恶
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  N-COUNT（可数名词） You can refer to a very large number of people as a multitude. 一大群人 [书面]

  例：

  ...surrounded by a noisy multitude.

  …被吵吵嚷嚷的一大群人围着。

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  N-COUNT-COLL（集体可数名词） You can refer to the great majority of people in a particular country or situation as the multitude or the multitudes. 大多数人

  例：

  The hideous truth was hidden from the multitude.

  向大众隐瞒了丑恶的真相。