我们常常用quite a lot 与quite a few来修饰名词表示"很多",这两者在使用时容易被混淆,它们的具体区别如下:
一:含义解释
quite a lot 英 [kwaɪt ə lɒt] 美 [kwaɪt ə lɑːt] 相当多,好多,大量
quite a few 英 [kwaɪt ə fjuː] 美 [kwaɪt ə fjuː] 不少,相当多
相同点:两者都可修饰可数名词表示"相当多"。
不同点:quite a lot既修饰可数名词复数,也可修饰不可数名词;quite a few修饰可数名词。
二:用法区分
1、quite a lot 用法:lot,大量,许多。
quite a lot修饰可数名词:
I had written quite a lot of orchestral music in my student days.
我在学生时代创作过很多管弦乐作品。
quite a lot修饰不可数名词:
There was quite a lot of rain last year. 去年雨水多。
2、quite a few用法:few,很少的;(与复数名词和复数动词连用),有些。
We haven't seen each other for quite a few days. 咱们有日子没见面了。
三:典型例句
1、quite a lot
——He pulls in quite a lot as a milkman.
他卖牛奶赚了相当多的钱。
——Quite a lot of the packs were broken and the goods inside were seriously stained.
相当多的包装箱都破了,里面的货物受到严重污染。
——I play tennis quite a lot in the summer.
我夏天常打网球。
2、quite a few
——Quite a few people are going to arrive early.
相当多的人打算早到。
——I've been there quite a few times.
我去过那里好多次了。
——The building needs quite a few repairs.
该建筑有好几处应该修缮。