myriad

英 [ˈmɪriəd]

美 [ˈmɪriəd]

n.  无数; 大量
adj.  无数的; 多种的，各式各样的

复数：myriads　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11178 / COCA.7106

牛津词典

noun

• 无数；大量
  an extremely large number of sth
  1. Designs are available in a myriad of colours.
     各种色彩的款式应有尽有。

柯林斯词典

• QUANT 无数;大量;各种各样
  A myriadormyriads ofpeople or things is a very large number or great variety of them.
  1. They face a myriad of problems bringing up children...
     他们在抚养孩子的过程中遇到了各种各样的问题。
  2. These myriads of fish would be enough to keep any swimmer entranced for hours.
     这些不同种类的鱼足以让任何一个游泳者数小时流连忘返。
• ADJ 无数的;大量的；各种各样的
  Myriadmeans having a large number or great variety.
  1. ...British pop and culture in all its myriad forms.
     以多种不同形式出现的英国流行音乐和文化
  2. ...the myriad tiny animals and plants living in the ice.
     在冰里生存着的无数微小动植物

英英释义

noun

• the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
  Synonym:ten thousand10000
• a large indefinite number
  1. he faced a myriad of details

adj

• too numerous to be counted
  1. incalculable riches
  2. countless hours
  3. an infinite number of reasons
  4. innumerable difficulties
  5. the multitudinous seas
  6. myriad stars
  7. untold thousands
  Synonym:countlessinfiniteinnumerableinnumerousmultitudinousnumberlessuncountedunnumberableunnumberedunnumerable

双语例句

• A myriad of lights twinkled like stars in the distance.
  远处有无数盏灯像星星一样闪烁。
• The "wallpaper book" became our symbol for settling the myriad issues that arise in marriage.
  壁纸样品手册成了我们解决婚姻中遇到的无数争执的一个象征。
• This is just one of a myriad of possible probability distributions.
  这只是无数可能的概率分布的一种。
• Even though there are myriad hardships and hazards, they can't stop the dauntless explorers.
  纵有千难万险，也挡不住英勇的探险队员。
• They face a myriad of problems bringing up children
  他们在抚养孩子的过程中遇到了各种各样的问题。
• Today, you can find a myriad of other forms of entertainment.
  而今天，你能找到无数其它形式的娱乐。
• Growing up, I had endured a myriad of humiliations, but this one was different.
  在成长的过程中我经历了无数次羞辱，但这次却是不同的经历。
• The challenges have been myriad.
  这其中遭遇的挑战数不胜数。
• That I have been able to attend a grand meeting such as this one, fills my mind with a myriad of thoughts and ideas.
  我能参加这样的盛会，真是百感交集，思绪万千。
• If heaven and earth are ruthless, they treat the myriad creatures as straw dogs; if the sage is ruthless, he treats the people as straw dogs.
  天地不仁，以万物为刍狗；圣人不仁，以百姓为刍狗。（《道德经》）