mass 英 [mæs]   美 [mæs]

mass

mass  英 [mæs] 美 [mæs]

n. 块,团;群众,民众;大量  adj. 大批的  v. 聚集 

进行时:massing  过去式:massed  过去分词:massed  第三人称单数:masses  名词复数:masses 

a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain 从山上滚下来的一堆积雪和石块
The hill appeared as a black mass in the distance. 远远地看去,那座山是黑魆魆一片。

  • Anything that has weight and shape has mass. In fact, mass is the quality that gives things weight anywhere there's gravity.
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  • n. 块,团;群众,民众;大量
  • adj. 大批的
  • v. 聚集
  • 1. a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain

    从山上滚下来的一堆积雪和石块

  • 2. The hill appeared as a black mass in the distance.

    远远地看去,那座山是黑魆魆一片。

  • 3. The sky was full of dark masses of clouds.

    天空中乌云密布。

  • 4. a mass of blonde hair

    一头金发

  • 5. I began sifting through the mass of evidence.

    我开始认真筛选大量的证据。

  • 6. I struggled through the mass of people to the exit.

    我在人群里挤来挤去,挤到了出口处。

  • 7. The page was covered with a mass of figures.

    纸上写满了密密麻麻的数字。

  • 8. I've got masses of work to do.

    我有一大堆的工作要做。

  • 9. a TV programme that brings science to the masses

    普及科学知识的电视节目

  • 10. The reforms are unpopular with the mass of teachers and parents.

    大多数教师和家长并不赞成这些改革。

  • 11. mass unemployment, mass production

    大批失业;批量生产

  • 12. weapons of mass destruction

    大规模杀伤性武器

  • 13. Their latest product is aimed at the mass market.

    他们的最新产品瞄准了大众市场。

  • 14. Demonstrators had massed outside the embassy.

    示威者聚集在大使馆的外面。

  • 15. Dark clouds massed on the horizon.

    天边乌云密布。

  • 16. The general massed his troops for a final attack.

    将军把军队都集中起来准备发动最后的进攻。

  • mass (n.1) "lump, quantity, size," late 14c., from Old French masse "lump, heap, pile; crowd, large amount; ingot, bar" (11c.), and directly from Latin massa "kneaded dough, lump, that which adheres together like dough," probably from Greek maza "barley cake, lump, mass, ball," related to massein "to knead," from PIE root *mag- "to knead, fashion, fit." Sense extended in English 1580s to "a large quantity, amount, or number." Strict sense in physics is from 1704.
  • mass (n.2) "Eucharistic service," Old English mæsse, from Vulgar Latin *messa "eucharistic service," literally "dismissal," from Late Latin missa "dismissal," fem. past participle of mittere "to let go, send" (see mission); probably so called from the concluding words of the service, Ite, missa est, "Go, (the prayer) has been sent," or "Go, it is the dismissal." Sometimes glossed in Old English as sendnes "send-ness."
  • mass (v.) "to gather in a mass" (intransitive), 1560s, from mass (n.1) or from French masser. Transitive sense by c. 1600. Related: Massed; massing.
mass / mæs ; NAmE mæs / noun , adjective , verb mass masses massed massing noun 1 [countable ] mass(of sth) a large amount of a substance that does not have a definite shape or form 团;块;堆 a mass of snow and rocks falling down the mountain 从山上滚下来的一堆积雪和石块 The hill appeared as a black mass in the distance. 远远地看去,那座山是黑魆魆一片。 The sky was full of dark masses of clouds. 天空中乌云密布。 2 [countable ,  usually singular ] massof sth a large amount or quantity of sth 大量;许多 a mass of blonde hair 一头金发 I began sifting through the mass of evidence. 我开始认真筛选大量的证据。 3 [singular ] massof sth a large number of people or things grouped together, often in a confused way (常指混乱的)一群,一堆 I struggled through the mass of people to the exit. 我在人群里挤来挤去,挤到了出口处。 The page was covered with a mass of figures. 纸上写满了密密麻麻的数字。 4 masses [plural ] mass(of sth) ( informal) a large number or amount of sth 大量的东西 SYN lots There were masses of people in the shops yesterday. 昨天商店里人如潮涌。 I've got masses of work to do. 我有一大堆的工作要做。 Don't give me any more. I've eaten masses! 别再给我了,我已经吃了很多了! 5 the masses [plural ] the ordinary people in society who are not leaders or who are considered to be not very well educated 群众;平民百姓 government attempts to suppress dissatisfaction among the masses 政府试图压制群众不满情绪的做法 a TV programme that brings science to the masses 普及科学知识的电视节目 6 the mass of sth [singular ] the most; the majority 大多数;多数 The reforms are unpopular with the mass of teachers and parents. 大多数教师和家长并不赞成这些改革。 7 [uncountable ] ( technical 术语 ) the quantity of material that sth contains 质量 calculating the mass of a planet 计算一个行星的质量 HELP  Weightis used in non-technical language for this meaning. 非技术性语言用 weight 表示此义。 see also biomass , critical mass , land mass IDIOM be a ˈmass of to be full of or covered with sth 充满;布满 The rose bushes are a mass of flowers in June. 六月的玫瑰园花团锦簇。 Her arm was a mass of bruises. 她的胳膊上伤痕累累。 adjective [only before noun ] affecting or involving a large number of people or things 大批的;数量极多的;广泛的 mass unemployment/production 大批失业;批量生产 weapons of mass destruction 大规模杀伤性武器 Their latest product is aimed at the mass market. 他们的最新产品瞄准了大众市场。 see also mass-market verb [intransitive ,  transitive ] to come together in large numbers; to gather people or things together in large numbers 集结;聚集 (+ adv./prep.) Demonstrators had massed outside the embassy. 示威者聚集在大使馆的外面。 Dark clouds massed on the horizon. 天边乌云密布。 masssb/sth The general massed his troops for a final attack. 将军把军队都集中起来准备发动最后的进攻。 massed / ; NAmE / adjective the massed ranksof his political opponents 他的大批政敌 mass / mæs ; NAmE mæs / massed / ; NAmE / Mass / mæs ; NAmE mæs / noun 1 ( sometimesmass ) [uncountable ,  countable ] (especially in the Roman Catholic Church) a ceremony held in memory of the last meal that Christ had with his disciples (尤指罗马天主教的)弥撒 to go to Mass 参加弥撒 a priest celebrating/saying Mass 主持弥撒的神父 see also eucharist , communion 2 [countable ] a piece of music that is written for the prayers, etc. of this ceremony 弥撒曲 Bach's Mass in B minor 巴赫的 B 小调弥撒曲 Mass Masses Mass / mæs ; NAmE mæs /
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