"a large number of" 和 "a large amount of" 都是属于“名词+介词”形式的短语结构,它们的意思都表示“大量,许多”,同样的短语结构还有 "a lot of"、"a great deal of"、"a great deal of"。
a large number of 和 a large amount of 在意思上相同,但用法不一样。
区别:
①所能修饰的名词有区别:a large number of 只可以修饰可数名词复数形式;a large amount of 修饰不可数名词。
②谓语动词的形式有区别:a large number of 修饰的词作主语时谓语用复数形式;a large amount of 修饰的词作主语时谓语用单数形式。
1、Theyachieved this by skilfully joining the efforts of a large number of cooperating enterprises.
他们实现了巧妙的加入了大量合作企业的努力这一点。
2、In each case, they found that a small number of users accounted for a large number of ratings.
在各种情况下,他们发现大量的投票是由少数用户完成的。
3、A large number of things positioned or considered together.
大堆,大量被放在一起的或被认为一起的许多东西