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lot

UK //lɒt//US //lɑːt//

词源

源自古英语hlot(物体,份额),源自原始日耳曼语*khlutom,与荷兰语lot、德语Los同源。最初指用于决定事物的标记或筹码,后引申为分配所得部分。

noun

❶ 指大量或许多的事物,常用于口语中表示数量多,可以指具体物品或抽象概念。

“She has a lot of books in her room.”

(她房间里有很多书。)

“There's a lot to do before the party.”

(派对前有很多事情要做。)

❶ 指一块土地或特定区域,尤其用于商业或建筑用途的地块。

“They bought a vacant lot to build a house.”

(他们买了一块空地来建房子。)

“The parking lot was full by noon.”

(停车场中午就停满了。)

同义词:many, much, plenty, abundance, quantity

verb

❶ 通过抽签或随机方式分配物品或决定事情,常用于拍卖或分配场景。

“The prizes were lotteried among the participants.”

(奖品通过抽签方式分发给参与者。)

“They decided to lot the tasks fairly.”

(他们决定公平分配任务。)

同义词:allocate, distribute, allot, assign, apportion

常见短语

a lot of — 表示大量或许多,修饰可数或不可数名词,强调数量之多。

“There are a lot of stars in the sky tonight.”

(今晚天空中有很多星星。)

parking lot — 专指供车辆停放的场地,通常位于建筑物附近或独立区域。

“Meet me in the parking lot behind the mall.”

(在商场后面的停车场见我。)

throw in one's lot with — 决定与某人或某群体共命运,通常指冒险或重大决定。

“He threw in his lot with the startup company.”

(他决定与这家初创公司共进退。)