mass
mass
noun
be a mass of
massless
adjective
语源
noun
- a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape
团，块，堆
a mass of curly hair.
一团卷发。
from here the trees were a dark mass.
从这里看，树林一片漆黑。
■a large number of people or objects crowded together
一大群
a mass of cyclists.
一大群骑自行车的人。
■a large amount of material
大量
a mass of conflicting evidence.
大量相互矛盾的证据。
■(masses)(informal)a large quantity or amount of something
(非正式)成堆的东西
we get masses of homework.
我们有成堆的家庭作业。
■any of the main portions in a painting or drawing that each have some unity in colour, lighting, or some other quality
（绘画中颜色、明暗等自成一体的）组成部分，片
the masterly distribution of masses.
画面各个部分的精巧分布。 - (the mass of)the majority of
主要部分，大多数
the great mass of the population had little interest in the project.
大多数居民对这项工程不感兴趣。
■(the masses)the ordinary people
人们，老百姓 - [mass noun](Physics)the quantity of matter which a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field
(物理)质量
■(in general use) weight
重量
- [attrib.]relating to, done by, or affecting large numbers of people or things
大量的，大批的
the film has mass appeal.
这部电影对广大的群众有吸引力。
a mass exodus of refugees.
大量出逃的难民。
- assemble or cause to assemble into a mass or as one body
集中，集结，聚集
[with obj.]both countries began massing troops in the region.
两国都开始在该地区集结部队。
[no obj.]clouds massed heavily on the horizon.
乌云在地平线上大量聚集。
be a mass of
- be completely covered with
遍布
- as a body
总体，作为整体
- as a whole
整个，整体
her genuine affection for humanity in the mass.
她对整个人类的真情。
massless
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French masse, from Latin massa, from Greek maza 'barley cake'; perhaps related to massein 'knead'
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