一、lots of 和 a lot of 意思一样,意为“许多”,表示量很大,但是没必要指明量的多少,多用在比较不正式的谈话或是写作中(正式的用 mang 或 much),后面跟可数名词和不可数名词,谓语的单复数根据后面接的名词来变化,例如: 可数名词: A lot of people went to the game.很多人去看了比赛。 Lots of people went to the game.很多人去看比赛。 A lot of computers are needed at schools. ----> computers 为复数,谓语用复数学校需要很多电脑。 Lots of computers are needed at schools.学校需要很多电脑。 不可数名词: A lot of snow falls in winter.---->snow为不可数名词,谓语用单数冬天下了很多雪。 Lots of snow falls in winter.冬天下了很多雪。 A lot of water is wasted.很多水被浪费了。 Lots of water is wasted.大量的水被浪费了。 一般情况下,lots of 和 a lot of 可以通用,相比于 a lot of,lots of 更为不正式 二、a lot 当作副词,意为“经常,很多”,例如: I like basketball a lot.我非常喜欢篮球。 She's a lot happier now than she was.她现在比以前快乐多了。 I don't go there a lot anymore.我不再经常去那里了。 Mum and I used to fall out a lot. 我和妈妈过去经常争吵。 三、为避免句子冗长,通常把 lots of 简写为 lots,相当于 plenty,例如: She didn’t bring anything to eat but we’ve got lots anyway. = She didn’t bring anything to eat but we’ve got lots of sth (sth edible) anyway.她没带吃的,但我们还有很多。 A: I haven’t got any money.A:我没有钱。 B: Don’t worry, I’ve got plenty. (plenty of money)B:别担心,我有很多。(很多钱)