音标:[mæs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:4 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 块, 大多数, 质量, 大量, 群众, 弥撒
a. 群众的, 大规模的, 整个的
vt. 使集合, 集中
vi. 聚集
n. the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
n. an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
n. (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
n. a body of matter without definite shape
词型变化:名词复数形式 : masses ; 现在分词 : massing ; 过去分词 : massed ; 过去式 : massed ; 第三人称单数 : masses
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词性分布:
名词52%
形容词46%
动词2%

mass的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. After harvest we will have a mass of rice.秋收后,我们将获得大量稻谷。
  2. There were masses of dark clouds in the sky.天上有朵朵乌云。
  3. Football stars seem larger-than-life to the mass of fans.在众多的球迷看来,足球明星是十分杰出的。
用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Modern education is a mass enterprise.现代教育是一项大规模的企业。
  2. The mass rally was a total fiasco.那次群众集会彻底失败。
  3. The only correct way is to follow the mass line.唯一正确的办法是走群众路线。
用作动词(v.)
  1. Crowds massed along the road where the king would pass.群众聚集在国王要经过的街道旁。
用作名词(n.)
  1. The priest sings Mass.牧师吟唱弥撒曲。
  2. The priest celebrates Mass in church.神父在教堂内举行弥撒。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. The base of the rock cracked and the whole mass toppled into the sea.岩石的底部裂开了,整块岩石塌入海中。
  2. The cold air masses are moving from Siberia towards Inner Mongolia.冷空气团正由西伯利亚向内蒙古移动。
  3. There is a mass of stones in the yard.院子里堆放着一大堆石头。
  4. The spot where the hero fell is now marked with a huge mass of flowers—yellow gladioli, white lilies, pink carnations and red roses.在英雄牺牲的地方,现在种着一大片花作为标志:有黄色的剑兰、白色的百合、粉红色的康乃馨和红色的蔷薇。
  5. Large masses of clouds was moving towards here.大块的云团向这里移来。
  6. The picture was painted in broad masses of colour.那幅画用大块面的色彩画成。
  7. There are masses of letters on the desk.桌子上有大量的信件。
  8. The theory is a mass of mistakes.这个理论错误百出。
  9. They set to work accumulating a huge mass of data.他们已开始积累大量的资料。
  10. We can evolve the truth from a mass of confused evidence.我们可以从庞杂的证据中推断事实真相。
  11. I don't know the real reason below the mass of pretexts.我不知道在一大堆借口掩饰之下的真正原因。
  12. I have masses of work to do.我有大量工作要做。
  13. Haven't you finished yet? You've had masses of time.你难道还没完成?你的时间已经很充裕了。
  14. There was a mass of children in the yard.院子里有一大群孩子。
  15. The mass of students supported this suggestion.大部分学生支持这个建议。
  16. We should at no time divorce ourselves from the masses of people.我们在任何时候都不要脱离人民群众。
  17. The masses have boundless creative power.群众有无限的创造力。
  18. The masses are the true creators of history.群众是历史的真正创造者。
  19. We must be concerned about the welfare of the masses.我们必须关心群众的福利。
  20. He spent his life trying to improve the living conditions of the masses.他一生致力于改进下层社会的平民生活条件。
  21. A litre of gas has less mass than a litre of water.一升气体的质量少于一升水的质量。
  22. This particle has a very small mass.这种粒子的质量很小。
  23. Einstein studied the relation of energy and mass.爱因斯坦研究了能量和质量的关系。
  24. The priest says Mass twice each day.那神父每天做两次弥撒。
  25. Mass was said for peace in the world.为世界和平作弥撒。
  26. St. Patrick's Cathedral is famed for its midnight mass on Christmas eve.圣巴特里克大教堂以其圣诞前夜的午夜弥撒著称。
  27. This is Bach's mass in B minor.这便是巴赫的B小调弥撒曲。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. Dark clouds massed, and we expected rain.乌云集结,眼看就要下雨。
  2. Troops are massing on the frontier.部队在边境集结。
  3. The sand massed to form a dune.沙积集起来成了沙丘。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. They massed the bands.他们把乐队集合起来。
  2. The enemy are massing their forces for an attack.敌人正在集合兵力准备进攻。
  3. The commander massed his tank forces on the frontier.指挥员把他的坦克部队集中在前线。
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. I like to read mass publications.我喜欢阅读通俗杂志。
  2. We couldn't lose sight of mass entertainment.我们不能忽略大众娱乐。
  3. These precise instruments have already gone into mass production.这些精密仪器已经大规模投入生产。
  4. The Negroes are holding a mass meeting with speeches and songs to demonstrate against the government's new law.黑人们举行群众集会、发表演说、唱歌曲进行示威反对政府的新法律。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
in mass
    全体,整个地 completely; totally
用作动词(v.)
mass against (v.+prep.)
    集合起来反对… gather together against sthmass sb against sth

    Fifteen scientists were massed against the proposal.15

    位科学家聚集起来反对这项提议。

mass along (v.+prep.)
    聚集在…旁 gather together beside sthmass along sth

    Crowds massed along the road where the queen would pass.

    群众聚集在女王会经过的道路旁。

    mass sth along sth

    The troops and armour were massed along the border.

    部队和装甲兵集结在边境上。

用作形容词(adj.)
mass murder
    灭绝人性的屠杀 unlawful killing of many people, genocide
mass survey
    调查很多人而作出的统计分析 statistical analysis that involves questioning a large number of people

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • arouse the masses唤起民众
  • collect into a mass收集成一堆
  • elevate the masses提高群众(的思想)
  • go to M-望弥撒
  • hear mass听弥撒
  • hold the mass together集合群众
  • incite the masses鼓动群众,激励群众
  • influence the masses影响群众
  • mobilize the masses发动群众,动员群众
  • organize the masses组织群众
  • rely on the masses依靠群众
  • serve the masses为群众服务
形容词+~
  • broad masses广大群众
  • fixed mass固定块
  • French masses法国民众
  • great mass大量
  • hard mass硬块
  • heavy mass大量
  • helpless mass无依无靠的民众
  • high mass大弥撒
  • labouring masses劳动群众
  • low mass小弥撒
  • movable mass可移动的块
  • toiling masses劳苦大众
~+名词
  • mass balance质量平衡
  • mass defect质量亏损
  • M- Observation民意调查
介词+~
  • among the masses在民众中间
  • in the mass大体而论
~+介词
  • mass of堆,团,大量的
  • a mass of colour一大片色彩
  • a solid mass of earth一大块泥土
  • a mass of hot air一团热空气
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • mass forces集合兵力
  • mass the bands把乐队集中起来
~+介词
  • mass along the road聚集在路旁
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • mass attack集团攻击
  • mass bombing密集轰炸
  • mass buying大量购买
  • mass destruction大规模毁灭
  • mass magazine通俗杂志
  • mass meeting群众大会
  • mass movements群众运动
  • mass murder大屠杀
  • mass tactics密集战术
  • the mass effect of the treatment总的疗效

经典引文

  • Where every Catholic went to Mass of a Sunday.

    出自:B. Moore
  • His priest at Cwmbran celebrated mass.

    出自:P. Toynbee
  • It was important to assist souls in purgatory with Masses, indulgences and prayers.

    出自:D. Cupitt
  • Wanda had been to the one o'clock Polish mass at Brompton Oratory.

    出自:M. Spark
  • When the magnet as a mass is in motion.

    出自:W. R. Grove
  • Adjacent to us rose the mighty mass of the Finsteraarhorn.

    出自:J. Tyndall
  • But all these virtues mass themselves in the Greek mind into the two main ones.

    出自:J. Ruskin
  • A nationwide movement designed to mass anti-war support.

    出自:Boston Sunday Herald

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