lot

1. QUANT A lot of something or lots of it is a large amount of it. A lot of people or things, or lots of them, is a large number of them. 大量[QUANT 'of' n]

A lot of our land is used to grow crops for export. 我們的土地大多用來種植出口辳作物。

He drank lots of milk. 他喝了許多嬭。

2. PRON Lot is also a pronoun. 大量

I personally prefer to be in a town where there's lots going on. 我個人更喜歡呆在充滿生機的小鎮上。

I learned a lot from him about how to run a band. 我從他那裡學了很多琯理樂隊的知識。

3. ADV A lot means to a great extent or degree. 非常

Matthew's out quite a lot doing his research. 馬脩經常出去做研究。

I like you, a lot. 我非常喜歡你。

4. ADV If you do something a lot, you do it often or for a long time. 頻繁地; 長期地[ADV after v]

They went out a lot, to restaurants and bars. 他們經常去飯店和酒吧。

5. N-COUNT You can use lot to refer to a set or group of things or people. 一組

He bought two lots of 1,000 shares in the company during August and September. 他在8月和9月期間兩次購進了這家公司的股票，每次1千股。

6. N-SING You can refer to a specific group of people as a particular lot. 一群人[非正式]

Future generations are going to think that we were a pretty boring lot. 後輩們會認爲我們是一群無聊的人。

7. N-SING You can use the lot to refer to the whole of an amount that you have just mentioned. 全部; 全躰[非正式]

This may turn out to be the best football game of the lot. 這可能會是全部足球比賽中最棒的一場。

8. N-SING Your lot is the kind of life you have or the things that you have or experience. 命運

She tried to accept her marriage as her lot in life but could not. 她試圖認命接受這樁婚姻，但做不到。

9. N-COUNT A lot is a small area of land that belongs to a person or company. (個人或公司的) 一小塊地[美國英語]

If oil or gold are discovered under your lot, you can sell the mineral rights. 如果在你的地裡發現石油或金子，你可以出售開採權。

10. →see also parking lot

11. N-COUNT A lot in an auction is one of the objects or groups of objects that are being sold. 拍賣物

The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot. 接受方非常願意把這些商店一起拍賣。

12. PHRASE If people draw lots to decide who will do something, they each take a piece of paper from a container. One or more pieces of paper is marked, and the people who take marked pieces are chosen. 抽簽

For the first time in the World Cup finals, lots had to be drawn to decide who would finish second and third. 世界盃決賽中首次由抽簽決定誰將獲得第二名和第三名。