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

• The challenges have been myriad.
  这其中遭遇的挑战数不胜数。
• A myriad of stars surround the moon.
  众星拱月。
• So, naturally, readers have gone elsewhere, to myriad online sources that better cater to their interests.
  于是，读者就自然而然地转移到了其他地方，即数不胜数、可以更好地迎合自己兴趣的在线资源。
• 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》）
• A myriad of lights twinkled like stars in the distance.
  远处有无数盏灯像星星一样闪烁。
• On a clear night you can see myriad stars twinkling in the sky.
  在晴朗的夜晚，你可以看到无数的星星在天空闪烁。
• This book illustrates the myriad ways designers work;
  这本书说明了无数的设计师作品的方式；
• Identifying and managing cross-enterprise risks – Every entity faces a myriad of risks affecting different parts of the organization.
  识别和管理贯穿于企业的风险&每一个主体都面临着影响组织的不同部分的无数风险。
• 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。
• Though few of us are this radically controlling, we often use myriad forms of manipulation and coercion.
  当然，有这种极端控制欲的人是占少数。可是，我们经常采取操纵和胁迫的形式不胜枚举。