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英:[skædz]
美:[skædz]
noun (1)
any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
noun (2)
a large number or quantity—usually used in plural
scads of money
"大量",1869年,美国英语,早期指"一美元"(1855年,通常用复数形式),词源不确定。与 scad(一种鱼)没有明显联系,这种鱼在英国海岸附近经常很丰富,有时会出现大量鱼群。
Noun (1) origin unknown Noun (2) probably alteration of English dialect scald a multitude
The first known use of scad was in 1602
1 For the faithful, “The Acolyte” serves up scads of Jedi, a franchise fundamental that the other live-action “Star Wars” TV shows have depicted sparingly or not at all.
2 For good measure, some cops in the unit stole scads of overtime from the city, at times even collecting it while they were on vacation.
3 I’d bet that McCarthy herself made this stuff up on the set, and that there are scads more of it waiting to be served up as DVD extras.
4 In a rush to get the disease under control, Florida researchers had been dosing corals with antibiotics such as amoxicillin since 2018—a drastic measure that was also killing scads of beneficial bacteria.
5 But she wrote scads of forgettable films and thought little of the art of the screenplay, once saying, “You don’t need any talent — the last thing you want is talent.”
6 The original "BioShock" sold more than 4 million copies and was honored with scads of awards.
7 In dozens of quick cuts, scads of teens and young adults hop metro turnstiles and crowd into bistros, packing alleyways and streets.
8 You wouldn’t say that about his classic, “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls,” which chronicled the film-studio revolution with scads of scandalous detail.
9 "We were like, 'what in the world?'" says McCoo of the Fab Four hitting the tarmac at JFK Airport in February of 1964, surrounded by scads of screaming teenagers.
10 For example, I was terrified of car accidents, death, cancer, brain tumors, nuclear war, pregnant women, loud noises, strict teachers, elevators, and scads of other things.
11 SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. Fashion Week is coming up, and that means scads of runway shows and presentations and a whole lot of late nights.
12 The notion that scads of women are chucking fulfilling jobs to be handmaidens to idealized, natural motherhood just doesn’t ring true to me.
13 scads of people showed up for the party
14 I had scads of friends, from childhood stalwarts to my new “literary tribe.”
15 Each hefty volume — billed as “The Ultimate Visual History” — works from the same celebratory template, unspooling detailed stories about each movie’s back story and sequels, alongside scads of beautiful, oversized, behind-the-scenes images.
16 Yet scads of scientific questions must still be answered.
17 The fine print is considerable on reverse mortgage contracts, and each year, scads of them end up in default.
18 At the fall shows that just ended, scads of editors and influencers were spotted in barrettes.
19 So, so many more scenes will go down in elevators: a marriage proposal, a divorce or two, open-heart surgery, scads of awkward run-ins.
20 Williams was later seen carrying one such bag, crafted from crocodile leather and lined with lambskin—instead of the coated canvas toted around by scads of globe-trotters—in the wild.
1 大量
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2 许多
many several various hundred frequent twenty fifty voluminous multiplex Lotta loadsa slew skaty-eight much number lot might power kind chance score host load thousand volume crowd ocean dozen universe quantity mess stack ton span tribe packet lump heap battalion swarm raft skit bushel spate slather ruck boatload satiety gob grist scad mort pocketful oodles shipload trunkful shoal bagful routh jugful quiverful gillion thrave meiny whips of a great so many any number a whole lot of many a bags of a multiplicity of no end of ream a sight of a good many million mickle mucho bag bunch tract multitude swag Peck truckload multiplicity shitload shedload everything a world of by the truckload manifold multiple numerous mega wad plurality muchness lotta any number of no little full multi- mountain mass pile rash mound lashing quite a lot quite a lot of great tons wealth torrent plenitude lashings quite a lot bit few a lot a bunch a multitude of no end heaps of like mad a raft of
3 很多
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