much用作副词的用法要点

much用作副词的用法要点

much用作副词，主要用来修饰以下词语：

1. 修饰形容词或副词的比较级。如：

It is much colder today. 今天冷得多了。

It was much worse than I thought. 比我想象的还糟得多。

【注】有时可修饰最高级，但要放在定冠词之前。如：

This is much the most important. 这是最最重要的。

2. 修饰被动结构中的过去分词。如：

The car was much damaged. 汽车损坏十分严重。

He was much shocked by the news. 他听到这消息感到非常震惊。

3. 修饰副词 too。如：

It’s much too expensive. 这太贵了。

The book is much too difficult. 这本书太难了。

4. 修饰介词短语。如：

He ismuch like his father. 他很像他父亲。

Much toour surprise, he left without saying goodbye. 使我们大为惊奇的是，他竟没打个招呼就走了。

5. 修饰动词，通常只用于否定句或疑问句中，不能用于肯定句中。如：

He wants to see the film very much. 他很想看这部电影。

注意以下各正误句型:

正：He doesn’t like her much.

正：He doesn’t much like her.

正：Does he like her much?

正：Does he much like her?

正：He likes her very [too, so] much.

误：He likes her much. /He much likes her.

【注】单个的 much 有时也能在肯定句中修饰动词。但这类动词只限于 regret, admire, prefer, appreciate 等个别动词，且只能放在句中，不可放在句末。如：

正：We much appreciate your invitation. 我们非常感激你的 邀请。

误：We appreciate your invitation much.

6. 比较much too & too much：两者结构相似，很容易混淆。它们在用法上的区别是：much too=too, 但前者语气更强；too much=much, 但前者语气更强。如：

He drives much too fast. 他开车开得太快了。

The shoes are much too small for me. 这鞋子我穿太小了。

There is too much rain. 雨水太多了。

You have given me too much. 你已经给我太多了。