much too 和too much,看似两个相似的短语,实则还是有着较大区别的。muchtoo中的中心词是“too”,后面跟形容词或副词,意思是“非常,太”。toomuch中的中心词是“much”,后面跟不可数名词,意思是“太多的……”。
too much和much too的区别
1、意思不同
too much和too many 在意思上都可以解释成:太多。much too解释成:太。
2、修饰的词不同
too much修饰不可数名词,放在名词前面。如:too much water太多水。
too many修饰复数可数名词,放在名词前面。如:too many apples太多苹果。
much too修饰形容词,放在形容词的前面。如:much too fat 太胖。
3、用法不同
much too=too,但前者语气更强;too much=much,但前者语气更强。
如何区分too much和much too的用法
一,much too(太,实在太,非常)
much副词修饰too;too是副词,修饰形容词或副词。
也就是说,too后面是形容词或副词:
'I can walk home.'
'Don't be silly-it's much too far!'
“我可以步行回家。”
“别傻了,这太远了!”
The house was priced much too high.
这房子定价太高了。
He was driving much too fast.
他开车太快了。
This cake is much too sweet.
这个蛋糕太甜了。
You'll never marry her-she's much too good for you.
你娶不到她的。你是癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉。
You've drunk much too much to drive.
你喝得太多了,不能开车。
(much修饰too much)
二,too much(太多的;太多;过分)
too是程度副词,修饰much。
1,too much(太多的)
much是形容词,修饰名词,即much后面是名词:
There is too much noise in this class.
这个班里太吵了。
Too much experience is a dangerous thing.
经验过多反而危险。(王尔德)
Too much water drowned the miller.
过犹不及。
(太多的水淹死了磨坊主。)
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
学问太多催人老。
The fruit seller charged me too much money.
卖水果的人收了我太多钱。
2,too much(太多)
much还可以是代词,没有被它修饰的词汇:
Too much spoils, too little is nothing.
过多反坏事,太少不济时。
Always remember too little, too much forgotten.
总是这样,记得的太少,忘记得太多。
One enemy is too much, and a hundred friends are not enough.
一个敌人太多,一百个朋友还不够。
3,too much(过分)
可以做修饰形容词,副词和动词
Better not say too much aloud.
最好不要说的太大声。
Don't stray from the point too much.
不要过分离题。
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