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I.lot1 S1 W1 /lɒt $ lɑːt/ BrE AmE pronoun, adverb 1. a lot (also lots informal) a large amount or number: We’ve spent a lot on the children’s education. ‘How many CDs have you got?’ ‘Lots.’ a lot of They paid a lot of money for that house. I eat a lot of vegetables. There were lots of people at the party. an awful lot (also a whole lot informal) (=a very large amount or number) He spends an awful lot of time on the computer. a lot to do/learn/say etc I still have a lot to learn. It’s a great city, with lots to see and do. GRAMMAR Use a singular verb if you are using a lot of or lots of before an uncountable noun, and a plural verb if you are using it before a plural noun: ▪ A lot of money was spent on it. ▪ A lot of people were killed. ► Do not say 'lot of' or 'a lots of'. ► Do not use a lot of with 'years’ or 'days’. Say many years/days or a long time. REGISTER A lot is fairly informal and lots is informal. In written English, use many followed by a plural noun, or a large amount followed by an uncountable noun: ▪ This was unpopular for a lot of reasons. ➔ This was unpopular for many reasons. ▪ | They spent a lot of money. ➔ They spent a large amount of money. 2. a lot (also lots informal) if someone or something is a lot better, faster, easier etc, they are much better, faster etc SYN much: My headache’s lots better, thanks. She has a lot more contact with clients these days. You’ll get there a lot quicker if you take the motorway. The house is a lot tidier now Chris has left home. 3. a lot used to say that something happens to a great degree or often: Things have changed a lot since I was a child. Paul travels a lot on business. I’ve been worrying a lot about my health. She likes you a lot. 4. have a lot on your plate informal to have a large number of problems to deal with or a large amount of work to do 5. have a lot on your mind to have a lot of problems that you are worried about: ‘You’re quiet today.’ ‘I’ve got a lot on my mind.’ 6. have a lot on British English to be very busy, with a large number of things to do in a short time: I can’t help you now – I’ve got rather a lot on. ⇨ thanks a lot at ↑thanks1(1), ⇨ a fat lot of good/use at ↑fat1(5), ⇨ have a lot to answer for at ANSWER FOR(2) II.lot2 S2 BrE AmE noun [Language: Old English; Origin: hlot 'object used for making a choice by chance'] 1. GROUP OF PEOPLE/THINGS [countable] a group of people or things considered together: Could you help me carry this lot upstairs? lot of The last lot of people offered £70,000. I did three lots of exams last summer. Come on, you lot, hurry up! His friends are a strange lot. 2. the lot especially British English the whole of an amount or number of things, people etc: We’ll do everything – cooking, washing, ironing – the lot. I can’t believe you ate the whole lot. I think that’s the lot (=everything is included). the lot of you/them/us (=all of you, them, or us) Shut up, the lot of you! 3. SB’S SITUATION [singular] your lot is your work, duties, social position etc, especially when they could be better: She seems happy enough with her lot. The unions have always tried to improve the lot of their members. 4. LAND [countable] especially American English an area of land used for building on or for another purpose: the vacant lot (=empty land) behind the Commercial Hotel a used-car lot ⇨ ↑parking lot 5. FILM [countable] a building and the land surrounding it where films are made SYN studio: the Universal Studios lot 6. THING TO BE SOLD [countable] something, or a group of things, that is sold at an ↑auction: Lot 54 is a Victorian lamp. 7. CHOOSING a) by lot if someone is chosen by lot, several people each take a piece of paper or an object from a container, and the person who is chosen is the one who gets a particular marked paper or object: In Athens at that time, judges were chosen by lot. b) draw/cast lots to choose something or someone by lot: We drew lots to decide who should go first. 8. throw in/cast your lot with somebody/something to join or support someone or something, and accept that what happens to them will affect what happens to you: In 1915 Italy threw in her lot with the Allies. ⇨ bad lot at ↑bad1(21), ⇨ a job lot at ↑job(17)
lothu◎ | [lɔt] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | thăm, việc rút thăm; sự chọn bằng cách rút thăm | | ☆ | to cast lots | | rút thăm, bóc thăm | | ☆ | to choose by lot | | chọn bằng cách rút thăm | | ☆ | the lot fell on him | | rút thăm trúng anh ấy | | ■ | phần do rút thăm định; phần tham gia | | ☆ | to have neither part nor lot in | | không dính dáng gì vào | | ■ | số, phận, số phận, số mệnh | | ☆ | he has thrown (cast) in his lot with us | | nó muốn cùng chia sẻ số phận với chúng tôi | | ☆ | the lot falls to me to do something; it falls to me as my lot to do something | | cái số tôi phải làm cái gì | | ■ | mảnh, lô (đất) | | ☆ | a lot of ground | | một mảnh đất, một lô đất | | ☆ | parking lot | | khu đất đỗ xe, chỗ đỗ xe | | ■ | mớ, lô; (số nhiều) rất nhiều, vô số, hàng đống, hàng đàn | | ☆ | lot of woollens | | một lô hàng len | | ☆ | the lot | | cả lô, cả mớ, cả bọn | | ☆ | lots of friends | | rất nhiều bạn, hàng đống bạn | | 〆 | bad lot | | ✓ | (xem) bad | ※ | ngoại động từ | | ■ | chia ra làm nhiều phần, chia ra làm nhiều mảnh, chia ra làm nhiều lô (đất, hàng) | | ■ | (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) trông mong, trông cậy (ở ai, cái gì) | | ☆ | to lot on (upon) somebody | | trông mong ở ai | ※ | đại từ | | ■ | a lot, lots số lượng lớn | | ☆ | how much money have you? -a lot | | anh có bao nhiêu tiền? - nhiều lắm | ※ | phó từ | | ■ | rất nhiều | | ☆ | I feel a lot better | | tôi cảm thấy khoẻ hơn rất nhiều |
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