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ADV บ่อยครั้ง  บ่อย  often boi-krang

 

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ADV มาก (จำนวน  ปริมา ณ  ระดับ  เป็นอันมาก  a great amount mak

 

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N การจับสลาก  kan-jab-sa-lak

 

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N จำนวน ทั้งหมด (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  jam-nuan-tang-mod

 

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N ที่ดิน  ผืนดิน  แปลง ที่ดิน  piece of land ti-din

 

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N พื้นที่ ที่ ใช้ประโยชน์ โดยเฉพาะ  puean-ti-ti-chai-pra-yod-doi-cha-prow

 

lot

N สถานที่ ถ่ายทำ ภาพยนตร์  โรง ถ่ายทำ ภาพยนตร์  film studio sa-tan-ti-tai-tam-pab-pa-yon

 

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N สลาก  sa-lak

 

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N สิ่งของ หรือ คน ที่อยู่ รวมกัน เป็น กลุ่ม เป็น ก้อน  กลุ่มคน หรือ สิ่งของช นิดเดียว กัน  group crowd gang sing-kong-rue-kon-ti-yu-ruam-kan-pen-klum-pen-kon

 

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N สิ่งของ ใน การประมูล  สิ่งของ ใน การขายทอดตลาด  items in auction sing-kong-nai-kar-pra-mun

 

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N ส่วนแบ่ง  ส่วน ที่ กำหนด ให้  part quota suan-bang

 

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N โชคชะตา  พรหมลิขิต  ชะตากรรม  วาสนา  เคราะห์กรรม  destiny fate fortune chok-cha-ta

 

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VI จับสลาก  จับฉลาก  cast draw jab-sa-lak

 

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VT จับสลาก  จับฉลาก  cast draw jab-sa-lak

 

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VT แบ่ง ออก เป็น ส่วนๆ  แบ่ง  แบ่งปัน  แบ่ง ส่วน  divide distribute bang-ook-pen-suan-suan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOT

n. 1. That which, in human speech, is called chance, hazard, fortune; but in strictness of language, is the determination of Providence; as, the land shall be divided by lot. Numbers 26:55.
2. That by which the fate or portion of one is determined; that by which an event is committed to chance, that is, to the determination of Providence; as, to cast lots; to draw lots.
The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:33.
3. The part, division or fate which falls to one by chance, that is, by divine determination.
The second lot came forth to Simeon. Joshua 19:1.
He was but born to try the lot of man, to suffer and to die.
4. A distinct portion or parcel; as a lot of goods; a lot of boards.
5. Proportion or share of taxes; as, to pay scot and lot.
6. In the United States, a piece or division of land; perhaps originally assigned by drawing lots, but now any portion, piece or division. So we say, a man has a lot of land in Broadway, or in the meadow; he has a lot in the plain, or on the mountain; he has a home-lot, a house-lot, a wood-lot.
The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York.
To cast lots, is to use or throw a die, or some other instrument, by the unforseen turn or position of which, an event is by previous agreement determined.
To draw lots, to determine an event by drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed from the drawer, and thus determining an event.

 

LOT

v.t.To allot; to assign; to distribute; to sort; to catalogue; to portion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOT

Lot, n. Etym: [AS. hlot; akin to hleótan to cast lots, OS. hl lot, D.lot, G. loos, OHG. l, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. Allot, Lotto, Lottery. ]

 

1. That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate. But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay. Spenser.

 

2. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper ) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots. The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Prov. xvi. 33. If we draw lots, he speeds. Shak.

 

3. The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning. O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's Enough to bear. Milton. He was but born to try The lot of man -- to suffer and to die. Pope.

 

4. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot. I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English heads, chiefly of the reign of James I. Walpole.

 

5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city. The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York. Kent.

 

6. A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so. [Colloq. ] He wrote to her. .. he might be detained in London by a lot of business. W. Black.

 

7. A prize in a lottery. [Obs. ] Evelyn. To cast in one's lot with, to share the fortunes of. -- To cast lots, to use or throw a die, or some other instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which, an event is by previous agreement determined. -- To draw lots, to determine an event, or make a decision, by drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed from the drawer. -- To pay scot and lot, to pay taxes according to one's ability. See Scot.

 

LOT

Lot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lotting.]

 

Defn: To allot; to sort; to portion. [R.] To lot on or upon, to count or reckon upon; to expect with pleasure. [Colloq. U. S.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Lot

Lot 1 |lät lɑt | a river in southern France that flows 300 miles (480 km ) west to meet the Garonne River southeast of Bordeaux.

 

Lot

Lot 2 |lɑt lät | (in the Bible ) the nephew of Abraham, who was allowed to escape from the destruction of Sodom. His wife, who disobeyed orders and looked back, was turned into a pillar of salt.

 

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lot |lät lɑt | ▶pronoun (a lot or lots ) informal a large number or amount; a great deal: there are a lot of actors in the cast | they took a lot of abuse | a lot can happen in eight months | we had lots of fun. • (the lot or the whole lot ) the whole number or quantity that is involved or implied: you might as well take the whole lot. ▶adverb (a lot or lots ) informal a great deal; much: my life is a lot better now | he played tennis a lot last year | thanks a lot | I feel a whole lot better. ▶noun 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] informal a particular group, collection, or set of people or things: it's just one lot of rich people stealing from another. • a group or a person of a particular kind (generally used in a derogatory or dismissive way ): an inefficient lot, our town council | he was known as a bad lot | you lot think you're clever, don't you? 2 an article or set of articles for sale at an auction: nineteen lots failed to sell | the picture is lot 16. 3 one of a set of objects such as straws, stones, or pieces of paper that are randomly selected as part of a decision-making process: they drew lots to determine the order in which they asked questions. • the making of a decision by such random selection: officers were elected rather than selected by lot . • [ in sing. ] the choice resulting from such a process: eventually the lot fell on the king's daughter. 4 [ in sing. ] a person's luck or condition in life, particularly as determined by fate or destiny: plans to improve the lot of the disadvantaged. 5 a plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use: a vacant lot | a fenced-off back lot. • short for parking lot. • an area of land near a television or movie studio where outside filming may be done. • the area at a car dealership where cars for sale are kept. ▶verb ( lots, lotting, lotted ) [ with obj. ] divide (items ) into lots for sale at an auction: the contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday. PHRASES all over the lot informal in a state of confusion or disorganization. fall to someone's lot become someone's task or responsibility: they accepted the burden of domestic responsibilities that fell to their lot. throw in one's lot with decide to ally oneself closely with and share the fate of (a person or group ).ORIGIN Old English hlot (noun ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lot, German Los. The original meanings were sense 3 of the noun and (by extension ) the sense ‘a portion assigned to someone ’; the latter gave rise to the other noun senses. The pronoun and adverb uses date from the early 19th cent. usage: 1 The expressions a lot of and lots of are used before nouns to mean ‘a large number or amount of. ’ In common with other words denoting quantities, lot itself does not normally function as a head noun, meaning that it does not itself determine whether the following verb is singular or plural. Thus, although lot is singular in a lot of people, the verb that follows is not singular. In this case, the word people acts as the head noun and, being plural, ensures that the following verb is also plural: a lot of people were assembled (not a lot of people was assembled ). See also usage at number. 2 A lot of and lots of are very common in speech and writing, but they still have a distinctly informal feel and are generally not considered acceptable for formal English, where alternatives such as many or a large number are used instead. 3 Written as one word, alot is incorrect, although not uncommon.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Lot

Lot 1 |lɒt, ləʊ | a river of southern France, which rises in the Auvergne and flows 480 km (300 miles ) west to meet the Garonne south-east of Bordeaux.

 

Lot

Lot 2 |lɒt | (in the Bible ) the nephew of Abraham, who was allowed to escape from the destruction of Sodom (Gen. 19 ). His wife, who disobeyed orders and looked back, was turned into a pillar of salt.

 

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lot |lɒt | ▶pronoun (a lot or lots ) informal a large number or amount; a great deal: there are a lot of actors in the cast | they took a lot of abuse | a lot can happen in eight months | we had lots of fun. • (the lot or the whole lot ) the whole number or quantity that is involved or implied: you might as well take the whole lot. ▶adverb (a lot or lots ) informal a great deal; much: he played tennis a lot last year | thanks a lot. ▶noun 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] informal a particular group or set of people or things: it's just one lot of rich people stealing from another | he will need a second lot of tills to handle the second currency. • [ with adj. ] chiefly Brit. a group of a specified kind (used in a derogatory or dismissive way ): an inefficient lot, our Council. 2 an item or set of items for sale at an auction: nineteen lots failed to sell. 3 [ mass noun ] the making of a decision by random selection, especially by a method involving the choice of one from a number of pieces of folded paper, one of which has a concealed mark: officers were elected rather than selected by lot . • [ in sing. ] the choice resulting from deciding something by lot: eventually the lot fell on the King's daughter. 4 [ in sing. ] a person's luck, situation, or destiny in life: schemes to improve the lot of the disadvantaged. 5 chiefly N. Amer. a plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use: a vacant lot. • (also parking lot ) a car park. • an area of land near a film studio where outside filming may be done. • the area at a car dealership where cars for sale are kept. ▶verb ( lots, lotting, lotted ) [ with obj. ] divide (items ) into lots for sale at an auction: the contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday. PHRASES all over the lot US informal in a disorganized or confused state. a bad lot Brit. informal a dishonest person. draw (or cast ) lots decide by lot: we drew lots to decide the order. fall to someone's lot become someone's task or responsibility. throw in one's lot with decide to ally oneself closely with and share the fate of (a person or group ).ORIGIN Old English hlot (noun ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lot, German Los. The original meanings were sense 3 of the noun and (by extension ) the sense ‘a portion assigned to someone ’; the latter gave rise to the other noun senses. The pronoun and adverb uses date from the early 19th cent. usage: 1 The expressions a lot of and lots of are used before nouns to mean ‘a large number or amount of ’. In common with other words denoting quantities, lot itself does not normally function as a head noun, meaning that it does not itself determine whether the following verb is singular or plural. Thus, although lot is singular in a lot of people, the verb which follows is not singular. In this case the word people acts as the head noun and, being plural, ensures that the following verb is also plural: a lot of people were assembled (not a lot of people was assembled ). See also usage at number 2 A lot of and lots of are very common in speech and writing but they still have a distinctly informal feel and are generally not considered acceptable for formal English, where alternatives such as many or a large number are used instead. 3 Written as one word alot is incorrect, although not uncommon.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lot

lot pronoun lots of friends | a lot of money: a large amount, a fair amount, a good /great deal, a great quantity, quantities, an abundance, a wealth, a profusion, plenty, a mass; a large number, a considerable number, scores; informal hundreds, thousands, millions, billions, gazillions, loads, masses, heaps, a pile, a stack, piles, oodles, stacks, scads, reams, wads, pots, oceans, a mountain, mountains, miles, tons, zillions, gobs, a bunch, a bucketload, a shedload; (lots of /a lot of ) many, a great many, numerous, more —— than one can shake a stick at. ANTONYMS a little, not much, a few, not many.. ▶noun 1 the books were auctioned in lots: item, article; batch, set, collection, group, bundle, quantity, assortment, parcel. 2 his lot in life: fate, destiny, fortune, doom; situation, circumstances, state, condition, position, plight, predicament. 3 playing ball in a vacant lot: patch of ground, piece of ground, plot, area, tract, parcel, plat. ▶adverb I work in pastels a lot : a great deal, a good deal, to a great extent, much; often, frequently, regularly. ANTONYMS a little. PHRASES draw /cast lots we drew lots to see who gets to drive: toss /flip a coin, draw straws, throw /roll (the ) dice. throw in one's lot with he threw in his lot with the conspirators: join forces with, join up with, form an alliance with, ally with, align oneself with, link up with, make common cause with. USAGE a lot, alot A lot (= many ) is the standard spelling. Alot is a nonstandard form —e.g.: • “Alot [read A lot ] of people have noticed that the two teams playing in the World Series have one very important thing in common. ” ( Boston Globe; Oct. 22, 2000.) • “Dalmatians are active and require alot [read a lot ] of exercise and attention. ” ( Sarasota Herald-Tribune; Dec. 2, 2000.).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lot

lot pronoun (a lot /lots ) he had obviously spent a lot of money | she had lots of friends: a large amount, a fair amount, a good /great deal, a deal, a great quantity, quantities, an abundance, a wealth, a profusion, plenty, masses; many, a great many, a large number, a considerable number, numerous, scores, hundreds, thousands, millions, billions; informal loads, loadsa, heaps, a pile, piles, oodles, stacks, scads, reams, wads, pots, oceans, a mountain, mountains, miles, tons, zillions, gazillions, more … than one can shake a stick at; Brit. informal a shedload, lashings; N. Amer. informal gobs, a bunch, gazillions, bazillions; Austral. /NZ informal a swag; vulgar slang a shitload. ANTONYMS a little, not much; a few, not many. ▶adverb (a lot /lots ) I work in pastels a lot: a great deal, a good deal, to a great extent, much; often, frequently, regularly, many times. ANTONYMS a little, not much. ▶noun 1 informal I will not be dictated to by that lot up at the mansion: group, set, crowd, circle, clique, bunch, band, gang, crew, mob, pack, company; Brit. informal shower. 2 it was auctioned off as a single lot: batch, set, collection, load, group, bundle, bunch, consignment, quantity, assortment, parcel, aggregate. 3 he was discontented with his lot in life: fate, destiny, fortune, doom; situation, circumstances, state, condition, position, plight, predicament. 4 they were to have one lot, and one lot only: share, portion, quota, ration, allowance, allocation, percentage, part, piece; informal cut. 5 N. Amer. some youngsters playing ball in a vacant lot: patch of ground, tract of land, allotment, piece of ground, plot, area, tract, acreage, parcel, building lot; N. Amer. plat. PHRASES draw /cast lots the players draw lots to decide who goes first: decide randomly, spin /toss a coin, throw dice, draw straws, cut straws, decide on the toss of a coin, decide on the throw of a die, dice, decide on the drawing of straws. throw in one's lot with he threw in his lot with the conspirators: join forces with, join up with, form an alliance with, ally with, align oneself with, link up with, go into league with, combine with, join fortunes with, make common cause with.

 

Duden Dictionary

Lot

Lot Substantiv, Neutrum , das |L o t |das Lot; Genitiv: des Lot [e ]s, Plural: die Lote mittelhochdeutsch lōt, auch: Blei, gießbares Metall, verwandt mit oder entlehnt aus mittelirisch lūaide = Blei 1 a Bauwesen an einer Schnur hängendes, spitz zulaufendes Stück Blei oder Stahl, das durch sein Gewicht die Schnur immer genau in der Senkrechten hält; Senkblei die Mauer mit dem Lot messen | die Wand muss nach dem Lot ausgerichtet werden b ohne Plural Bauwesen durch das Lot 1a angezeigte Senkrechte die Mauer ist nicht im Lot , ist außer Lot [wieder ] ins Lot kommen gesund werden ; [wieder ] in Ordnung kommen 2 Seewesen [mit Längenangaben markierte ] Leine mit einem Bleigewicht zum Messen der Wassertiefe; Lotleine, -schnur das Lot [aus ]werfen, hinunterlassen | die Tiefe mit dem Lot messen 3 Geometrie Gerade, die auf einer anderen Geraden oder einer Ebene senkrecht steht; Senkrechte das Lot vom Punkt P auf die Gerade g fällen | der Fußpunkt des Lot [e ]s 4 Plural Lot ursprünglich ein Gewicht aus Blei (etwa 16 g )veraltet kleine Gewichtseinheit zwei Lot Kaffee Freunde in der Not gehen hundert auf ein Lot in Notzeiten hat man wenig oder gar keine Freunde 5 Technik Material, das beim Löten aufgetragen wird z. B. Lötzinn

 

Lot

Lot Eigenname |L o t |biblischer männlicher Eigenname

 

Lot

Lot Substantiv, Neutrum , das |L o t |das Lot; Genitiv: des Lot [s ], Plural: die Lots englisch lot = Menge (zusammengehörender Dinge )a zusammengestellter Posten einer bestimmten Zucht oder Ware b Philatelie abgepackte, geschlossen angebotene Zusammenstellung von Briefmarken oder Markensätzen

 

French Dictionary

lot

lot n. m. nom masculin 1 Part attribuée à chacun. : L ’héritage a été divisé en trois lots. 2 Ensemble d ’objets. : Un lot de tableaux anciens sera proposé, seront proposés. Note Grammaticale Si le sujet du verbe est un collectif précédé du déterminant indéfini un, une et suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met au singulier lorsque l ’auteur veut insister sur le tout, l ’ensemble; au pluriel, s ’il veut insister sur la pluralité, la multiplicité. Si le nom est précédé d ’un déterminant défini (le, la ), d ’un déterminant possessif (mon, ma, ton, ta, son, sa ) ou d ’un déterminant démonstratif (ce, cette ) et suivi d ’un complément au pluriel, le verbe se met généralement au singulier. Ce lot de sculptures sera cédé au plus offrant. LOCUTION Gros lot. Premier prix, dans une loterie. : On a gagné le gros lot! Note Orthographique lo t, un t final.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lot

lot 1 /lɑt |lɔt /〖原義は 「くじ引きによる割り当て 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C a. ｟主に米 ｠(特定の用途のための )土地 , 用地 , 敷地 ; (土地の )一区画 ▸ a parking lot 駐車場 (｟英 ｠a car park )▸ a vacant lot 空き地 b. (映画の )撮影所 , 撮影スタジオ ; 映画村 ▸ the Sony studio lot ソニースタジオ 2 C 〖単数形で; one's /the ～〗運命 , 運 (fate ); ｟時におどけて ｠(改善されるべき )現状 , 仕事 , 社会的地位 [責任 ]▸ Are you happy with our lot in life? 私たちの暮らしに満足していますか ▸ improve the lot of America's kids アメリカの子供を取り巻く状況を改善する ▸ It fell to his lot to be a doctor. ≒The lot fell to him to …｟かたく ｠医者になるのが彼の運命であった 3 a. C くじ ; U くじ引き , 抽選 ; 〖the ～〗当たりくじ ▸ draw [cast ] lots «…を決めるために /…するために /…について » くじを引く «for /to do /as to » ▸ choose by lot くじ引きで選ぶ ▸ The lot fell on [to ] me .くじが当たった b. C (くじによって割り当てられた )分け前 (share 1 ).à ll over the l ó t ｟米 ｠＝all over the place .c à st [throw ì n ] one's l ó t with A (何が起ころうと )A 〈人 組織 〉と運命を共にする ; Aと同盟を結ぶ .動詞 ～s ; ～ted ; ～ting 他動詞 1 〈土地 〉を区画する .2 〈商品など 〉を配分する (out ).3 …を割り当てる (allot ).自動詞 くじ引きをする .l ó t on [upon ] A ｟方言 ｠Aを当てにする .

 

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lot 2 /lɑt |lɔt /〖lot 1 から; 「たくさん 」の意は19世紀から 〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 〖a lot /｟くだけて ｠lots 〗たくさん , どっさり , 多数 , 多量 , 大量 (｟よりかたく ｠a great deal )(→many , much )▸ I've got a lot (of work ) to do today .今日はやることが多い (↓成句 a lot of A )▸ “How many do you have? ” “A lot [Lots ].”「いくつ持ってるの 」「いっぱい 」 (!短い応答文では ╳“Many. ”としない; 否定の応答文では “Not a lot [many ].” は可能だが “Not lots .”は ｟まれ ｠) ▸ Have some more stew. There's lots in the pot .もっとシチューを召し上がれ . おなべにたくさんあるから ▸ There's an awful [｟くだけて ｠a whole ] lot you don't know .君が知らないことは山ほどあるよ ▸ The theater was packed with over 1,000 people but quite a lot walked out before the performance ended .劇場は1,000人を超す人々で埋まっていたが, 演奏が終わる前にかなり多くが出ていった (→quite 副詞 4a , 成句 quite a bit 1 )2 ｟くだけて ｠〖副詞的に 〗(→much 1 )a. 〖a lot /lots ＋形容詞 /副詞 の比較級 〗ずっと , だいぶ (!lotsの方がくだけた言い方 ) ▸ He looks a lot better today .彼は今日はずいぶん気分が良さそうだ (≒｟よりかたく ｠He looks much [far ] better today. ) (!もともと不定冠詞を必要とする文脈ではa lotではなくmuch, farを用いる: She is a much [far ] better pianist than I am. 彼女は私よりずっとピアノがうまい ) ▸ There's still lots more to learn .いまだに学ぶべきことの方がずっと多い b. 〖動詞 ＋ (…) a lot 〗(程度の点で )大いに [大変 ]…(｟よりかたく ｠much, a great deal ); (頻度の点で )よく [しばしば ]… (!oftenより強意的 ) ; 長い間 … (!形式ばった表現ではmuch, a great dealなどを用いる ) ▸ I know a lot about coins .僕はコインについてはすごくくわしい ▸ Thanks a lot for your advice .ご助言本当にありがとう ▸ I go skiing quite a lot .スキーは割とよくします ▸ He knows he talks a lot but he can't help it .彼は自分で話が長いことは知っているが, 話し出すと止まらない コーパスの窓 程度を強めるlotの用法 1 比較級以外 2a では後に比較級以外が続くことがあるが, ほかとの比較を意識したdifferent, alike, like, elseやtooなどに限られる ▸ I think theater is a lot different from film .演劇は映画とはずいぶん違うと思う ▸ She drank a lot too much wine .彼女はだいぶワインを飲み過ぎた 2 修飾語 2 の用法のa lotは通例very, how, tooなど程度の副詞の修飾を受けないが, 意味を弱めるquite, ratherは可能. 次のreallyは文全体を修飾していることに注意 ▸ This film is really a lot like Star Wars .この映画は 『スターウォーズ 』に実によく似ている 3 ｟主に英 くだけて ｠〖the (whole ) ～; 集合的に; 単複両扱い 〗全部 (の人 [物 ]), 全体 , すっかり , 一切がっさい ▸ His car's got air conditioning, a navigation system ― the lot .彼の車はエアコン, カーナビ ―みんな付いている ▸ Stop that noise, the lot of you! 静かに . 君たちみんなだ ▸ Just one more and that's the lot !あと1つだけ, それで全部だよ 4 C ｟主に英 ｠〖単複両扱い 〗【同種の人 物の 】一群 , 組 , やつら , 連中 «of » ; ｟くだけて ｠〖単数形で; しばしば 形容詞 を伴って 〗(…な )やつ ▸ I absolutely hate you lot .お前たちなんかとにかく大嫌いだ ▸ The first lot of peacekeepers is [are ] arriving tomorrow .平和維持軍の第一陣は明日到着の予定だ ▸ I did three lots of washing today .今日は3回洗濯をした ▸ He's a bad lot .｟英 やや古 ｠あいつは悪いやつだよ 5 C (特に競売品の )一口 , 一組 , 一山 ; 商品番号 ; ロット 〘同一製品の生産単位 〙▸ Lot (number ) 44 is a fine Chinese vase of Ming dynasty .商品番号44番はすばらしい中国明王朝のつぼです (!競売で ) a f à t l ó t ｟話 ｠〖反語的に 〗1 «…が » 全然ない «of » (!字義通りにはa fat lot of …で 「たっぷりの …」だが文脈から皮肉たっぷりの反語用法となる ) ▸ Shut up, that's a fat lot of help [good, use ]!やめてくれ, そんなこと糞 （くそ ）の役にも立ちやしない (!倒置して A fat lot of help [good, use ] that is! の形もある ) 2 〖副詞的に; 文頭で 〗まったく [全然 ](…)ない ▸ He knew his manner would disgust people, but a fat lot he cared .自分の態度が顰蹙 （ひんしゅく ）を買うとはわかっていたが, 彼は気にもとめなかった a l ó t of A ＝くだけて l ó ts of A たくさんの A 〈人 物 事 〉; Aの多数 [大部分 ] (!(1 )通例文の中で強勢を受ける; 実際の発音をまねてa lot ofはa lotta, lots ofはlotsaと表記されることがある. (2 )Aは C 名詞複数形または U 名詞; ↓語法 (2 ); →many , much ) ▸ There are a lot [lots ] of people who are out of work .仕事を失っている人が多い ▸ make a lot [lots ] of money 大金を稼ぐ ▸ a lot [lots ] of times 何度も, しばしば ; 普通は, たいていは ▸ What a lot of toys you have! ずいぶんたくさんおもちゃを持っているね 語法 1 文の種類 a lot [lots ] ofは肯定文で用いられることが最も多いが, 疑問文や否定文でも用いられる ▸ So did you get a lot of presents yesterday? それで昨日はたくさん贈り物をもらったのかい (!特に肯定的な答えを期待する場合に好まれる ) ▸ I didn't have a lot of friends .私は友達は多くはなかった (↓(5 ))2 単数 複数 Aが C 名詞複数形の場合は複数扱い, U 名詞の場合は単数扱いとなる ▸ A lot of things have changed .多くのことが変わった ▸ A lot of time was wasted .たくさんの時間がむだになった .3 文体 a lot [lots ] ofは一般にくだけた言い方で, かたい文脈では, C 名詞複数形が続く場合はmany, a large [great ] number ofなどが, U 名詞が続く場合はmuch, a great deal [amount ] of (→amount 名詞 1 語法 )などが好まれる .4 修飾語 ↑名詞 2 コーパスの窓 (2 ).5 意味の強さ many ＜a lot of ＜lots ofの順でより多くの数を表す傾向がある. lots ofはさらに強調されて, (lots and ) lots and lots ofという形もある. 否定の場合も, not … many …は 「ほとんど [あまり ]…ない (few )」ことを表すが, not … a lot [lots ] of …は 「少しはある [いる ]が多くはない (some but not many )」ことを表す .h à ve a l ò t g ó ing for A →going 形容詞 .h à ve a l ò t going ó n ｟米 ｠＝h à ve a l ò t ó n 英 (短期間にやることがたくさんあって )非常に忙しい .