a great deal可单独使用,也可以用在形容词或副词的比较级前,表示“大量;许多”;而a gre at deal of只能用在不可数名词前,表示“大量的”。如:
We leamed agreat deal from them.我们从他们那里学到很多东西。He ran a great de al fas ter than I.他跑得比我快多了。He has given me a great deal of help.他给了我很多帮助。
[拓展]英语中有很多短语表示“大量;许多”,根据性质可分为以下三类:
★修饰可数名词的有a good/great many,a large/great number of,scor esof等,谓语动词用复数形式。如:
A great/good many words a nd exp res s ions have com e into the anguage f rom American En glis h.这门语言吸收了美国英语中的许多单词和短语。
★修饰不可数名词的有:a large am o unt of等,谓语动词用单数形式。
如:aHe has spent a arge a mount of money on his new house.
他在新房子上花费了许多钱。
1、There is a great deal of pressure on young people to conform.
年轻人被大力要求守规矩。
2、She found herself on the receiving end of a great deal of criticism.
她发现自己遭到众多的批评。
3、The movie which was adopted from a science fiction,has been attracting a great deal of attention.
这部改编自一部科幻小说的电影,吸引了大量关注。