English-Thai Dictionary

Much Ado about Nothing

N ชื่อ ละคร ของ เช็คส เปีย ร์  overestimation chue-la-kon-kong-chek-sa-pie

 

much

ADJ มาก  เยอะ  ไม่น้อย  หนัก  ใหญ่  abundant ample plentiful inadquate insufficient mak

 

much

ADV บ่อย  ถี่  seldom boi

 

much

ADV อย่างมาก  อย่างใหญ่หลวง  อย่างมากมาย  greatly enormously extremely yang-mak

 

much

ADV เกือบจะ  โดยประมา ณ  nearly approximately practically kuab-ja

 

much

N จำนวนมาก  ปริมาณ ที่มา ก  lot plenty mass lack scarcity shortage jam-nuan-mak

 

much

N สิ่ง ที่ สำคัญ มาก  สิ่ง ที่ ยิ่งใหญ่  sing-ti-sam-kan-mak

 

much ado about nothing

IDM ความตื่นเต้น กับ สิ่ง ไม่มี ตัวตน  kwam-tuen-ten-kab-sing-ti-mai-me-tua-ton

 

much in evidence

IDM เห็นได้ชัด  ชัดแจ้ง  hen-dai-chad

 

much of a muchness

IDM ไม่ แตกต่าง กัน มาก  เหมือนกัน มาก  mai-teak-tang-kan-mak

 

much sought after

IDM น่า ปรารถนา อย่างยิ่ง  เป็นที่ต้องการ ยิ่ง  na-prad-ta-na-yang-ying

 

muchness

N จำนวน มหาศาล  abundance plenty jam-nuan-ma-ha-san

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MUCH

a. 1. Great in quantity or amount.
Thou shalt carry much seed into the field, and gather but little in. Deuteronomy 28:38.
Manasseh wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord to provoke him to anger. 2 Kings 21:6.
Return with much riches to your tents. Joshua 22:8.
2. Long in duration. How much time is spent in trifling amusements!
3. Many in number.
Edom came out against him with much people. Numbers 2 :2 .
[This application of much is no longer used. ]

 

MUCH

adv. In a great degree; by far; qualifying adjectives of the comparative degree; as much more, much stronger, much heavier, much more splendid, much higher. So we say, much less, much smaller, much less distinguished, much weaker, much finer. 1. To a great degree or extent; qualifying verbs and participles.
Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David. 1 Samuel 19:2.
It is a night to be much observed. Exodus 12:42.
The soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. Numbers 21:4.
A much afflicted, much enduring man.
2. Often or long.
Think much, speak little.
3. Nearly.
All left the world much as they found it.

 

MUCH

n.A great quantity; a great deal. He that gathered much had nothing over. Exodus 16:18.
To whom much is given, of him much shall be required. Luke 12:48.
They have much of the poetry of Maecenas, but little of his liberality.
1. More than enough; a heavy service or burden.
He thought not much to clothe his enemies.
Who thought it much a man should die of love.
2. An uncommon thing; something strange.
It was much that one who was so great a lover of peace should be happy in war.
As much, an equal quantity; used as an adjective or noun. Return as much bread as you borrowed. If you borrow money, return as much as you receive. So we say, twice as much, five times as much, that is, twice or five times the quantity.
1. A certain or suitable quantity.
Then take as much as thy soul desireth. 1 Samuel 2:16.
2. To an equal degree; adverbially. One man loves power as much as another loves gold.
So much, an equal quantity or a certain quantity, as a noun; to an equal degree, or to a certain degree, as an adverb.
Of sweet cinnamon half so much. Exodus 3 :23.
In all Israel, there was none to be so much praised as Absalom. 2 Samuel 14:25.
Too much, an excessive quantity, as a noun; to an excessive degree, as an adverb.
To make much of, to value highly; to prize or to treat with great kindness and attention.
1. To fondle.
Much at one, nearly of equal value, effect or influence.

 

MUCHWHAT

adv. Nearly; almost. [Not elegant. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MUCH

MUCH Much, a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by More, and Most (, from another root. ] Etym: [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr. mjök, adv. , much. *1 3. See Mickle. ]

 

1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in. Deut. xxviii. 38.

 

2. Many in number. [Archaic ] Edom came out against him with much people. Num. xx. 2 .

 

3. High in rank or position. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

MUCH

MUCH Much, n.

 

1. A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; as, you have as much as I. He that gathered much had nothing over. Ex. xvi. 18.

 

Note: Muchin this sense can be regarded as an adjective qualifying a word unexpressed, and may, therefore, be modified by as, so, too, very.

 

2. A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something considerable. And [he ] thought not much to clothe his enemies. Milton. To make much of, to treat as something of especial value or worth.

 

MUCH

Much, adv. Etym: [Cf. Icel. mjök. See Much, a.]

 

Defn: To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. "Much suffering heroes." Pope. Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16. Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a prince. Prov. xvii. 7. Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong Life much. Milton. All left the world much as they found it. Sir W. Temple.

 

MUCHEL

Much "el, a. Etym: [*1 3. See Mickle. ]

 

Defn: Much. [Obs. ]

 

MUCHNESS

MUCHNESS Much "ness, n.

 

Defn: Greatness; extent. [Obs. or Colloq. ] The quantity and muchness of time which it filcheth. W. Whately. Much of a muchness, much the same. [Colloq. ] "Men's men; gentle or simple, they 're much of muchness. " G. Eliot.

 

MUCHWHAT

MUCHWHAT Much "what `, adv.

 

Defn: Nearly; almost; much. [Obs. ] "Muchwhat after the same manner. " Glanvill.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

much

much |məCH mətʃ | ▶determiner & pronoun ( more, most ) [ often with negative or in questions ] a large amount: [ as determiner ] : I did not get much sleep | I did so much shopping | [ as pronoun ] : he does not eat much | they must bear much of the blame. • [ as pronoun with negative ] used to refer disparagingly to someone or something as being a poor specimen: I'm not much of a gardener. ▶adverb to a great extent; a great deal: did it hurt much? | thanks very much | they did not mind, much to my surprise | [ with comparative ] : they look much better | [ with superlative ] : Nicolai's English was much the worst. • [ usu. with negative or in questions ] for a large part of one's time; often: I'm not there much. PHRASES as much the same: I am sure she would do as much for me. a bit much informal somewhat excessive or unreasonable: his earnestness can be a bit much. make much of give or ascribe a significant amount of attention or importance to: the island can make much of its history as a trading post between Europe and the Arab world. ( as ) much as even though: much as I had enjoyed my adventure, it was good to be back. much less see less. so much the better (or worse ) that is even better (or worse ): we want to hear what you have to say, but if you can make it short, so much the better. this much the fact about to be stated: I know this much, you would defy the world to get what you wanted. too much an intolerable, impossible, or exhausting situation or experience: the effort proved too much for her. DERIVATIVES much ly adverb ( humorous )ORIGIN Middle English: shortened from muchel, from Old English micel (see mickle ).

 

Mucha, Alphonse

Mucha, Alphonse |ˈmuːkə | (1860 –1939 ), Czech painter and designer; born Alfons Maria. He was a leading figure in the art nouveau movement, noted for his flowing poster designs, typically featuring the actress Sarah Bernhardt.

 

muchacha

mu cha cha |mo͞oˈCHäCHə muˌtʃɑtʃə | ▶noun (in Spanish-speaking regions ) a young woman. ORIGIN Spanish, feminine of muchacho (see muchacho ).

 

muchacho

mu cha cho |mo͞oˈCHäCHō muˌtʃɑtʃoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. muchachos ) (in Spanish-speaking regions ) a young man. ORIGIN Spanish.

 

Muchinga Mountains

Muchinga Mountains |muːˈtʃɪŋgə | a range of mountains in eastern Zambia.

 

muchness

much ness |ˈməCHnəs ˈmətʃnəs | ▶noun [ in sing. ] greatness in quantity or degree: this romantic muchness can be overlooked in a story that has a good deal to say. PHRASES ( much ) of a muchness informal very similar: to the untrained eye, anything to do with railroad memorabilia seems much of a muchness.

 

mucho

mu cho |ˈmo͞oCHō ˌmutʃoʊ | informal, humorous ▶determiner much or many: that caused me mucho problems. ▶adverb [ usu. as submodifier ] very: he was being mucho macho. ORIGIN Spanish.

 

Oxford Dictionary

much

much |mʌtʃ | ▶determiner & pronoun ( more, most ) [ often with negative or in questions ] a large amount: [ as determiner ] : I didn't get much sleep that night | I did so much shopping | [ as pronoun ] : he does not eat much | they must bear much of the blame. • [ as pronoun ] [ with negative ] used to refer disparagingly to someone or something as being a poor specimen: I'm not much of a gardener. ▶adverb to a great extent; a great deal: did it hurt much? | thanks very much | they did not mind, much to my surprise | [ with comparative ] : they look much better. • [ usu. with negative or in questions ] for a large part of one's time; often: I'm not there much. PHRASES as much the same: I am sure she would do as much for me. a bit much informal somewhat excessive or unreasonable: his earnestness can be a bit much. make much of give or ascribe a significant amount of attention or importance to: the island can make much of its history as a trading post between Europe and the Arab world. Mr Smith was glad to be made much of. ( as ) much as even though: much as I had enjoyed my adventure it was good to be back. much less see less. not much in it little difference between things being compared. so much the better (or worse ) that is even better (or worse ): we want to hear your say, but if you make it short, so much the better. this much the fact about to be stated: I know this much, you would defy the world to get what you wanted. too much an intolerable, impossible, or exhausting situation or experience: the effort proved too much for her. DERIVATIVES muchly adverb ( humorous )ORIGIN Middle English: shortened from muchel, from Old English micel (see mickle ).

 

Mucha, Alphonse

Mucha, Alphonse |ˈmuːkə | (1860 –1939 ), Czech painter and designer; born Alfons Maria. He was a leading figure in the art nouveau movement, noted for his flowing poster designs, typically featuring the actress Sarah Bernhardt.

 

muchacha

mu cha cha |mo͞oˈCHäCHə muˌtʃɑtʃə | ▶noun (in Spanish-speaking regions ) a young woman. ORIGIN Spanish, feminine of muchacho (see muchacho ).

 

muchacho

muchacho |muːˈtʃatʃəʊ |(or muchacha |muːˈtʃatʃa |) ▶noun ( pl. muchachos or muchachas ) (in Spanish-speaking countries ) a young man (or woman ). • a male (or female ) servant. ORIGIN Spanish.

 

Muchinga Mountains

Muchinga Mountains |muːˈtʃɪŋgə | a range of mountains in eastern Zambia.

 

muchness

much |ness |ˈmʌtʃnɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] greatness in quantity or degree. PHRASES ( much ) of a muchness informal very similar: the polls looked much of a muchness but concealed politically crucial variations.

 

mucho

mucho |ˈmʊtʃəʊ, ˈmʌtʃəʊ | informal, humorous ▶determiner much or many: that caused me mucho problems. ▶adverb [ usu. as submodifier ] very: he was being mucho macho. ORIGIN Spanish.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

much

much adjective did you get much help? a lot of, a great /good deal of, a great /large amount of, plenty of, ample, copious, abundant, plentiful, considerable; informal lots of, loads of, heaps of, masses of, tons of, piles of, mucho. ANTONYMS little. ▶adverb 1 it didn't hurt much: greatly, to a great extent /degree, a great deal, a lot, considerably, appreciably. 2 does he come here much? often, frequently, many times, repeatedly, regularly, habitually, routinely, usually, normally, commonly; informal a lot. ▶pronoun he did much for our team: a lot, a great /good deal, plenty; informal lots, loads, heaps, masses.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

much

much determiner did you get much help? a lot of, a great /good deal of, a great /large amount of, plenty of, ample, copious, abundant, plentiful, considerable, substantial; informal lots of, loads of, heaps of, masses of, a pile of, piles of, oodles of, tons of, more … than one can shake a stick at; Brit. informal lashings of, a shedload of; N. Amer. informal gobs of; vulgar slang a shitload of. ANTONYMS little. ▶adverb 1 it didn't hurt much: greatly, to a great extent /degree, a great deal, a lot, exceedingly, considerably, appreciably, decidedly, indeed. 2 does he come here much? often, frequently, many times, on many /numerous occasions, repeatedly, recurrently, regularly, habitually, customarily, routinely, usually, normally, commonly; for long, for a long time; informal a lot. ▶pronoun she doesn't eat much | he did so much for our team: a lot, a great /good deal, plenty; informal lots, loads, heaps, masses, oodles, tons. PHRASES a bit much informal sometimes the pressure can get a bit much: unacceptable, intolerable, insufferable, unsatisfactory, undesirable, unreasonable, objectionable, insupportable; informal not on, a bit much, out of order, out, not quite the done thing, too much; Brit. informal a bit thick, a bit off, off, not cricket. make much of Mr Smith was glad to be made much of: flatter, compliment, praise, commend, admire, express admiration for, pay tribute to, say nice things about; pay court to, pay blandishments to, fawn on, wax lyrical about, make much of; cajole, humour, flannel, blarney; informal sweet-talk, soft-soap, butter up, play up to, suck up to, crawl to, creep to, be all over, fall all over; archaic blandish; rare laud, panegyrize. much of a muchness very similar, much the same, more or less the same, very alike, practically identical, practically indistinguishable.

 

Duden Dictionary

Muchtar

Much tar Substantiv, maskulin , der |Mucht a r |der Muchtar; Genitiv: des Muchtars, Plural: die Muchtars türkisch muhtar, zu arabisch muẖtār = gewählt, auserlesen türkischer Dorfschulze, Ortsvorsteher

 

Spanish Dictionary

mucha

mucha nombre femenino Ecuad coloquial Beso :¡dame una mucha!

 

muchachada

muchachada nombre femenino 1 Dicho o hecho que se consideran propios de muchachos :lo que hicieron no tiene importancia, fue una muchachada .2 Muchachería .3 Arg, Urug coloquial Grupo de muchachos .

 

muchachear

muchachear verbo intransitivo Actuar como un muchacho .

 

muchachería

muchachería nombre femenino Grupo grande de muchachos .SINÓNIMO muchachada .

 

muchachil

muchachil adjetivo De los muchachos o relacionado con ellos :bullicio muchachil .

 

muchacho, -cha

muchacho, -cha nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que no ha llegado a la edad adulta, en especial la que está en la etapa de la adolescencia :es un muchacho de quince años .muchacha de entrada por salida Méx Mujer que trabaja en una casa particular brindando servicios de limpieza y otros, pero que no vive en la misma .2 Persona con apariencia juvenil :pero si hoy en día con 35 años todavía se es un muchacho .3 Miembro de un grupo :Al Capone y sus muchachos .4 nombre femenino Empleada que se dedica a hacer los trabajos domésticos de una casa .SINÓNIMO chica .5 nombre masculino Chile En carpintería, instrumento que sirve para mantener unidas dos piezas de madera encoladas .

 

muchedumbre

muchedumbre nombre femenino 1 Gran cantidad de gente :una muchedumbre se agolpaba a las puertas del estadio; la muchedumbre lanzó un inmenso grito de dolor .SINÓNIMO gentío, multitud .2 Grupo grande de animales o cosas :una muchedumbre de aves; una muchedumbre de posibilidades .SINÓNIMO multitud .

 

muchigay

muchigay nombre masculino Colomb Persona o animal doméstico pequeños .

 

muchitanga

muchitanga nombre femenino 1 Perú, PRico Grupo más bajo en la escala social .2 PRico Grupo de muchachos .

 

mucho, -cha

mucho, -cha determinante /pronombre indefinido 1 Indica una cantidad, número, intensidad o grado elevados, especialmente cuando es mayor de lo que se esperaba o de lo que suele considerarse normal :mucha gente; muchos libros; sus muchos hijos; hace mucho frío; tres semanas no son muchas para hacer esto; son muchos los que lo conocen .ANTÓNIMO poco .2 mucho adverbio Indica que la acción denotada por el verbo se produce en una intensidad o grado elevados, especialmente cuando es mayor de lo que se esperaba o de lo que suele considerarse normal :en esta empresa trabajamos mucho; todo el mundo dice que sabe mucho sobre el tema .ANTÓNIMO poco .3 mucho Se antepone a los adverbios comparativos para indicar que la diferencia entre los dos términos que se comparan es grande :come mucho más que yo; este es mucho mejor que el otro; lo entendió mucho antes que yo .ANTÓNIMO poco .como mucho Indica el límite máximo en el cálculo aproximado de una cantidad, especialmente cuando se considera que se trata de una cantidad poco elevada :asistieron cincuenta personas como mucho; como mucho, habremos tardado un par de horas .con mucho En construcciones comparativas, indica que la diferencia entre los dos términos que se comparan es muy grande :este libro es, con mucho, el mejor que hay sobre el tema .hacer mucho Indica un momento de tiempo muy alejado del presente; puede referirse tanto al tiempo del cual se habla como al momento en el que se habla o se escribe :hace mucho que no te veo; cuando me lo encontré, hacía mucho que no tenía noticias suyas .mucho es /será /sería que En la valoración de una situación negativa, indica una circunstancia o hecho no deseado o desagradable que ha ocurrido, o se supone que ocurrirá, y que constituye un hecho mínimo entre todos los posibles hechos negativos que se pueden dar en dicha situación :con el día que hace, mucho será que no llueva; conociéndolo, mucho es que no haya hecho otra de las suyas .muy mucho coloquial Muchísimo; se utiliza en oraciones enfáticas :importa muy mucho que se decida pronto .ni con mucho En oraciones negativas, indica que el aspecto que se menciona, que se esperaba o suponía que sería cierto u ocurriría, está lejos de ser cierto u ocurrir :esto no es, ni con mucho, lo más importante; solo con buenas intenciones no se soluciona ni con mucho el problema .ni mucho menos Se utiliza para negar rotundamente algo, especialmente para añadir una negación rotunda a alguna negación anterior o presupuesta :no me esperaba ni mucho menos esta respuesta; no me parecía una persona espontánea, y ni mucho menos alegre .por mucho que Introduce una circunstancia, hecho, acción, etc. , que no tiene los efectos deseados o previsibles en relación con otro; se usa en correlación con una oración negativa :no vi nada, por mucho que abrí los ojos; no lo entenderá por mucho que se lo expliques .SINÓNIMO por más que . VÉASE tener muchas horas de vuelo; tener muchas ñañas; tocar muchos registros . Delante de los adjetivos y la mayoría de los adverbios, se usa la forma muy .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

much

much /mʌtʃ /形容詞 more ; most 〖不可算 名詞の前で 〗(量の点で )多くの , たくさんの , 多量の 〈物 〉; (程度の点で )大変な, 大層な 〈事 〉(↔little ) (!(1 )C 名詞の前ではmanyを用いる. (2 )very, as, so, too, howなどに修飾される場合を除いて, 主に否定文 疑問文 条件文など非断定的な文脈で用いる ) ▸ We didn't have much money in those days .当時はあまりお金がなかった ▸ How much bread did you buy? パンはどれだけ買いましたか ▸ There's far too much work to finish today .仕事が多すぎて今日には終わらない ▸ Nothing much happened .大したことは [取りたてて何も ]起こらなかった ▸ He eats as much food as he likes and never gets fat .彼は好きなだけ食べても太らない ▸ The discovery was not of much use .｟かたく ｠その発見はあまり役に立たなかった (≒｟よりくだけて ｠… was not very useful. ) (!肯定文ではmuchの代わりにgreatを用いる方が普通 ) 語法 肯定文ではmuchの代わりにa lot of, ｟くだけて ｠lots of, plenty of, a good [great ] deal of, a large amount [quantity ] of などを用いる方が自然. 肯定文におけるmuchは非常に ｟かたく ｠響き, ｟主に書 ｠で用いられるが, 単純すぎる意味や構造ではぎこちなくなることが多い (↓コーパスの窓 )コーパスの窓 肯定文におけるmuch 肯定文における使用制限はmanyよりmuchの方が, また ｟米 ｠より ｟英 ｠の方が厳しい (→many 1 コーパスの窓 語法 ). ｟かたく ｠では特に以下のような状況でmuchが修飾語を伴うことなく肯定文で用いられることがある .1 主語に現れる場合 ▸ Much work needs to be done on the problem .その問題についてなすべき仕事は多い ▸ There was much concern about their safety .彼らの安否については大いなる不安があった 2 前置詞 を含む文末の副詞句が意味上の焦点となったり, それが文頭に移動されて文末の要素と共に特に話者の強い気持ちが込められる場合 ▸ With much effort, he moved to the kitchen and got ice water from the refrigerator .｟主に書 ｠やっとの思いで彼は台所に行って冷蔵庫から氷水を出した (≒With (a ) great effort, …)▸ He is in much pain now .彼は今かなりの痛みを感じている (≒｟よりくだけて ｠He is in a lot of pain now. )3 動詞 の目的語の位置に現れる場合, 単純な形では ｟不自然 ｠に響く場合がほとんどで何らかの文脈が必要 ▸ We have a lot of [plenty of , ｟不自然 ｠much ] time .我々には時間がたっぷりある ▸ We have much time to share .我々には共有する時間がたくさんある ▸ I believe that he is young and has much time ahead .彼は若くこれからまだ時間がたくさんあると思う 代名詞 〖単数扱い 〗1 〖主に疑問文 否定文 条件文で 〗たくさんの物 [事 ], 多量 , 多額 (!(1 )肯定文ではa lot, lots, plenty, a good [great ] dealなどが用いられる; ↑形容詞 語法 , コーパスの窓 . (2 )very, as, so, too, howなどに修飾される場合や ｟かたく ｠では肯定文で用いられることがある ) ▸ Do you have much to do? 仕事はたくさんありますか ▸ We don't see much of each other these days .近ごろはあまりお会いしませんね ▸ “Is there any news? ” “Not much .”「何か変わったことはありませんか 」「いえ, 別に 」 (!muchは単独で肯定の応答文に現れない:“How much beer have we got? ” “A lot [Lots, ╳Much ]!”「ビールはどれくらい買ったの 」「たっぷり 」; Not much [A little ]. (あまり買っていない ) のような否定的な答えでは可能 ) ▸ There's so much to learn .学ぶべきことは非常に多い ▸ She and her husband don't have much in common .彼女と夫はあまり共通点がない ▸ He didn't say very much .彼はあまりしゃべらなかった ▸ I don't remember much else about it .それについてはほかにあまり覚えていない ▸ Much has changed since my last visit .｟かたく ｠私がこの前訪問して以来多くのことが変わった ▸ I haven't asked you for much, but all we need is one little point .大それたことを求めているわけではなくて, 必要なのはほんの1得点だ ▸ Too much is as bad as too little .｟ことわざ ｠過ぎたるは及ばざるがごとし 2 ｟かたく ｠〖～ of A 〗Aの大部分 , ほとんど (!Aにはthe, this, one'sなどを伴った 名詞 , または 代名詞 や固有名詞がくる ) ▸ She ignored him for much of the week .彼女はその週ほとんど彼を無視し続けた ▸ Much of what you say is true .君の言うことの大部分は本当だ ▸ In much of Western Europe, more than half of all newsprint is already recycled .西ヨーロッパのほとんどでは, 新聞紙の半分以上がすでにリサイクルされている 3 〖通例否定文で 〗大したこと [物 ], けっこうなこと ▸ There is not much to say about the book .その本については大して言うべき (興味深い )ことがない ▸ The total does not amount to much .総額は大したことにはならない ▸ “What do I have to do? ” “Not much .”「私は何をすればいいの 」「大したことじゃないさ 」▸ Twenty dollars is not much .20ドルなんて大した額じゃない as m ú ch (ちょうど )それだけ (の ), 同じだけ (の ); それくらい ▸ I helped him because he would do as much for me .彼が手伝ってくれるので私も (応じて )それなりに彼の手伝いをした ▸ “The doctor said it's just a cold. ” “I thought [guessed, expected ] as much .”「医者はただのかぜだと言ってました 」「そうだろうと思った 」.as m ù ch ag á in (as A )→again .as m ú ch as A 1 (数量 程度の点で )Aと同じくらい, Aと同量 (の ), Aだけ (の )▸ Take as much as you like .好きなだけ取りなさい ▸ She did as much as she could .彼女はできるだけのことをした ▸ Now he drinks twice as much as before .彼は以前の倍も酒を飲んでいる ▸ Bread here costs three times as much as in Tokyo .ここではパンは東京の3倍の値段だ ▸ Prices may vary, up or down, by as much as $5 .物価は5ドルは上下に変動があるかもしれない 2 (量の多さを強調して )A 〈量 金額 〉も, Aほども多量に (→as … as A コーパスの窓 (1 ))▸ It cost me as much as 100 dollars .それは100ドルもかかった (!100 dollarsをひとかたまりの金額と見てmuchを用いる ) 3 〖否定文で 〗(数量 程度の点で )Aほどでない ▸ I do it a little bit now, but not as much as I used to .今もそれを少しはやるが昔ほどではない as m ù ch as to s á y ……と言わんばかりに .be m ú ch of a A ｟話 ｠〖主に否定文で 〗大したA 〈人 物 事 〉, 大層なA (!(1 )Aは程度に段階のある 名詞 . (2 )muchがas, so, how, too, veryなどに修飾される場合は肯定文で用いられることがある; ↑形容詞 語法 ) ▸ be not much of a concern さほど心配するほどのことではない ▸ He's a good pet, but he's not much of a guard dog .こいつはペットとしてはいいが番犬としてはあまり役に立たない ▸ It's too much of a risk .それはあまりに危険すぎる be n ò t m ú ch in it ほとんど同じで ▸ The new supermarket is a little cheaper, but there isn't much in it .今度できたスーパーはちょっとは安売りしているが, ほかと大して変わらない be n ò t m ú ch of a ó ne for A Aはあまり好きではない (↑be much of a A ; →one 代名詞 6 ).be not ù p to m ú ch ｟主に英話 ｠大したものではない, あまりよくない .How m ú ch (…)?1 (価格を尋ねて )いくらですか (→how 副詞 2b ).2 (量 程度を尋ねて )どれほど …か ▸ How much do you know about her? 君は彼女のことをどれほど知っているのか ▸ How much do they affect your decisions?彼らは君の決断にどれほど影響を与えるのか 3 ｟英俗 ｠何ですって, よく聞こえないんですが (What? ).m à ke m ú ch of A 1 ｟かたく ｠〖主に否定文 時に疑問文で 〗A 〈事 物 〉を重んじる, 重要視する, (高く )評価する (!muchがtoo, so, asなどに修飾される場合肯定文で用いられることがある; ↑形容詞 語法 ) ▸ I did not make much of his work .私は彼の作品を大したものとは思わなかった ▸ I think too much has been made of that .そのことで騒がれすぎているように思います (!muchを主語にした受け身が可能 ) ▸ make much of the fact that …｟書 ｠…という事実を重く見る 2 〖通例否定文で 〗A 〈物 事 〉をよく理解する ▸ I didn't make much of his lecture .彼の講義はよくわからなかった 3 A 〈人 〉をもてはやす, 甘やかす ; A 〈ささいな事 〉で騒ぎ立てる ▸ The mother made too much of her youngest son .母親は末の息子を甘やかしすぎた so m ú ch …1 同量の …, それだけ [それほど ]の … (!日本語には訳さないことが多い ) ▸ It is only so much rubbish .それは (同量の )がらくたにすぎない ▸ He threw it back to me like so much dirt .彼はそれをまるでごみみたいに私に投げ返した 2 若干量 [額 ]の …, いくらいくらの … (!漠然とした量を示す ) ▸ mix so much whisky with so much water ある量のウイスキーを同量の水で割る ▸ He works for so much a month .彼は月いくらで働く so m ú ch for A 1 ｟話 ｠Aについてはこれだけ ; これでおしまい, もうやめる ▸ So much for today .(うんざりして )今日はこれまでにします 2 ｟くだけて けなして ｠Aとはそんな [その程度の ]もの ▸ So much for his friendship! 彼の友情なんてそんなものさ th á t m ù ch それだけ ▸ We have never really talked about it that much .私たちはそれについてそこまでは本当に話していない th ì nk m ú ch of A 〖主に否定文で 〗Aをたいしたものだと思う (!(1 )muchがas, so, how, too, veryなどに修飾される場合は肯定文で用いられることがある; ↑形容詞 語法 . (2 )進行形にしない ) ▸ He doesn't think much of the press .彼はマスコミなど屁 （へ ）とも思ってない th í s m ù ch これだけ ▸ I'll say this much for him ―he never dodges an issue .彼の (擁護の )ためにこれだけは言っておきたい . 彼は決して問題をごまかしたりするような人間ではない t ò o m ú ch →too .副詞 more ; most 1 〖動詞 を修飾して 〗(程度の点で )大いに , たいそう , よほど ; (頻度の点で )よく , しばしば (often ) (!(1 )否定文 疑問文 条件文で, または通例 very, so, too を付けて肯定文で用いる. (2 )肯定文では代わりにa good [great ] deal, a lotなどが用いられることが多い ) ▸ My sister likes sports very much . ≒｟ややかたく ｠My sister very much likes sports .私の姉はスポーツが大好きだ (!前者はvery muchに, 後者はsportsに焦点を置く言い方; ╳My sister likes very much sports. としない; ↓語法 (2 )) ▸ I don't like school as much as I used to .私は昔ほど学校が好きではない ▸ It doesn't matter much to me .それは僕には大して関係のないことだ ▸ Thank you very [so ] much for the present .プレゼントをありがとう (→成句 thank you )▸ I want this job very much [a lot ]. ≒ ｟主に英 ｠I very much want this job .この仕事をぜひともやりたい (╳I want very much this job. としない )▸ I'd very much like to move to a bigger house .ぜひ今より広い家に引っ越したい ▸ I don't watch television much .私はあまりテレビは見ない ▸ However much I travel, I never get sick of it .どれほど旅行をしようが私は飽きない (╳However I travel …としない )語法 1 much の直後で用いられる 動詞 admire, appreciate, enjoy, prefer, regretなどの評価 好みなどを表す一部の 動詞 は, ｟かたく ｠では, 否定文 疑問文 条件文だけでなく肯定文でももっぱらmuchの直後で用いられる ▸ I would very much appreciate your advice .ご意見を頂けましたら幸いです (!veryなど強意語を伴う場合は 動詞 の後の位置も可能: I would appreciate your advice very much .) ▸ I much prefer books to movies .映画よりも読書の方がずっと好きだ 2 ｟コーパス ｠動詞 と (very ) much の相性 a. (very ) muchは程度に段階があり, 希望 意見 感情的反応 刺激に対する影響などを表す 動詞 と共に用いる . 主なものは以下のとおり ▸ (動詞 の前後で )admire, appreciate, care, change, depend, doubt, enjoy , hope, hurt, (would ) like (to do ), look forward to, love , miss, need, regret, respect, see (＝understand ), thank , want (to do ); (主に 動詞 の前で )believe, welcome .b. 同じ 動詞 でも意味用法によって (very ) muchとの相性は異なる . たとえば, I missed him . は感情を表現して 「彼がいなくて寂しかった 」または時間に遅れた事実を表現して 「彼に会いそこねた 」の意を表すが, (very ) muchで修飾可能なのは程度に段階のある前者のみ ▸ I missed him very much .彼がいなくてすごく寂しかった c. (very ) muchと用いられる 動詞 でも, wantやneedはvery muchよりbadlyの方が好まれるなど, 相性に差があることもある .3 ｟コーパス ｠動詞 の強さ もともとvery muchの意を含むlove, delighted, adore, treasureなどの 動詞 とvery muchを用いるのは避けるべきとされるが, ｟くだけて ｠ではしばしば用いられる ▸ I love you very much .君のことをすごく愛している コーパスの窓 (very ) muchの位置 次のような場合, (very ) muchが文末の位置から文中に移動されることがある .1 目的語が長い場合や修飾する 動詞 との関係が維持できなくなる場合 ▸ I very much wanted to talk with her .私は彼女とすごく話したかった ▸ I like very much what I'm doing right now .私は今やっていることをとても気に入っている ▸ I like very much to work in New York .私はニューヨークで働くのを大変気に入っている 2 他の名詞節 [句 ]などを文末において意味上の焦点を当てたい場合 ▸ I very much liked Pat; he is a very nice, gentle man .私はとてもパットのことを気に入っていた, 彼は親切で優しい人だもの 2 〖過分 の前で 〗(程度の点で )とても , たいへん ; (頻度の点で )よく, しばしば ▸ His skin condition is (very ) much improved .彼の皮膚は (本当に )かなり改善された (!veryは単独で 動詞 を修飾しない: ╳His skin condition is very improved. としない ) ▸ take a much needed rest 待ちに待った休息をとる (!｟コーパス ｠(1 )╳take a very much needed restとしない. (2 )名詞 の前でよく用いられる 過分 はneeded, loved, appreciated, improved, admired, reduced, discussedなど ) 語法 1 形容詞化した 過分 過分 が 形容詞 の性格に近いときはveryの方が好まれる ▸ We are very [｟まれ ｠very much , ｟やや古 ｠much ] pleased with his work .我々は彼の作品にとても満足している 2 形容詞化した 過分 との相性 形容詞化した 過分 でも一部のものはveryより (very ) much, well, badly, greatly, highlyなどほかの 副詞 と相性がよい場合がある ▸ You are (very ) much [｟まれ ｠very ] mistaken .君は大いに間違っている [誤解している ]▸ a well [｟まれ ｠very ] known physician 有名な内科医 ▸ be badly [very ] shaken ひどく動揺している (!｟コーパス ｠badlyの方が2倍以上よく用いられる ) 3 〖形容詞 副詞 の比較級 最上級の前で 〗ずっと , はるかに , 断然 (!｟コーパス ｠最上級の前でmuchを用いるのは ｟主に英 ｠; 英米ともby farの方が圧倒的に普通 ) ▸ I feel (very [really ]) much better now .だいぶ具合がよくなりました (≒I feel far [｟くだけて ｠a lot ] better now. ) (!原級の場合は通例veryを用いる:I don't feel very [╳much ] well. あまり気分がよくない; ↓6 ) ▸ There's so much more for you to experience .君が経験すべきことはまだまだたくさんある ▸ How much longer do you think this will take? これはあとどのくらいかかると思いますか ▸ We're a much bigger school than they are .我々は彼らよりずっと大きな学校だ (≒ We're a far [╳a lot ] bigger …) (!この場合muchの代わりにa lotとすると本来必要な不定冠詞と重なってしまうので避けられる ) ▸ Things are much , much better .状況はずっとずっとよくなっている (!｟くだけて ｠では強意のためmuchが繰り返されることがある ) ▸ She was much the best applicant .彼女は志願者の中でずば抜けて優秀だった (!冠詞 の位置に注意 ) 4 ほとんど , だいたい (almost ) (!「同一 類似 」の意味を持つ表現と共に ) ▸ He looks much the same as he did twenty years ago .彼は20年前と見た目がほとんど変わっていない ▸ The effects are (｟話 ｠pretty ) much the same as the last time .効果は前回とほぼ同じだった (→pretty 副詞 )▸ He is [looks ] (very ) much like his father .彼は父親とうり二つだ 5 〖too句 /前置詞句の前で 〗非常に , とても ▸ The apartment is much too small for five people .そのアパートは5人で住むにはあまりにも狭すぎる (!╳… is too much small …としない; 名詞 の前ではtoo much …を用いる ) ▸ Much to my surprise, he was absolutely right .｟かたく ｠大変驚いたことに, 彼は全く正しかった ▸ I am so much in love with her .彼女に心底から惚 （ほ ）れている ▸ be much in evidence とても目立つ 6 〖be ～ ＋形容詞 ; 主に否定文で 修飾語を伴って 〗非常に , とても (!(1 )afraid, ashamed, alike, awareなど 「be ＋形容詞 」の形でのみ用いられる 形容詞 やdifferentのような比較の意味を含む 形容詞 などに用いる. (2 )｟くだけて ｠ではmuchの代わりにveryを用いる ) ▸ He's not much good at swimming .彼はあまり泳ぎが得意ではない ▸ We are very much conscious of the sensitivity of the situation .我々は事態が微妙な状況にあることを強く意識している ▸ She was too much afraid of talking with strangers .彼女は初めての人と話をするのをひどく怖がった .(as ) m ú ch as …1 〖譲歩節を導いて 〗大いに …だけれども ▸ Much as I wanted to sleep late, I had to get up early again .夜ふかししたいのはやまやまだったが, また早起きしなくてはならなかった 2 …とほぼ同じように .as m ú ch (…) as ……と同じくらい ▸ I love baseball as much as (I love ) tennis .私はテニスと同じくらい野球が好きだ (!I love baseball as much as the next guy. (私は隣の男と同じくらい …)のように主語を比較することも可能 ) ▸ I suppose I am as much an alien to them as they are to me .彼らが私にとって相容れないものであるのと同じくらい私は彼らにとって相容れないものなんだろう m ù ch l é ss …→less .m ù ch m ó re …→more .N ò t m ú ch! ｟話 ｠1 ↑代名詞 1 .2 ↑代名詞 3 .3 (質問に対して )とんでもない (certainly not ).4 そりゃそうだ, まったくその通り (!皮肉で ) .5 全然 (…ない ).n ò t so m ú ch as do …しようとすらしない (not even )▸ He would not so much as look at me .彼は私を見ようともしなかった n ò t so m ú ch A as B 1 AよりむしろB (!(1 )A, Bは 名詞 形容詞 動詞 副詞 . (2 )B rather than A, more B than Aなどの構文との語順の違いに注意. (3 )not A so much as Bの語順は ｟まれ ｠) ▸ Dieting is not so much a cure as a way of life .食餌 （しよくじ ）療法は治療というよりは生活様式そのものだ (≒ Dieting is a way of life rather than a cure. /Dieting is more a way of life than a cure. ; ↓成句 not so much A, more B )▸ She looked not so much young as beautiful .彼女は若いというより美しかった ▸ This isn't so much a bribe as it is a tip .これは賄賂 （わいろ ）というよりチップだ 2 BほどAでない ▸ He has not so much money as you .彼は君ほどお金を持っていない n ò t so m ú ch A, m ò re B ＝not so much A as B .s ò much s ó that …とてもそうなので …, …ほどはなはだしい ▸ She was afraid, so much so that she couldn't move .彼女はとても怖くて身動きできなかった so m ù ch the b é tter 【人のために 】それだけますますよい «for » .with ò ut so m ú ch as ……さえしないで, …すらなく ▸ She left without so much as glancing [a glance ] at my face .彼女は私の顔をちらっとさえ見ることなく立ち去った

 

much-heralded

m ù ch-h é rald ed /-ɪd /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗前評判の高い .

 

muchness

m ú ch ness 名詞 C 〖a ～〗 (!次の成句で ) .be (all ) m ù ch of a m ú chness 〖主に複数主語で 〗〈両方 [みな ]〉ほとんど同じである, 似たり寄ったりである .

 

much-vaunted

m ù ch-v á unt ed /-ɪd /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗非常に評判の高い .