英文中修饰可数名词的有哪些短语

most of、a lot of、plenty of、a great quantity of
a lot of,a great deal of,plenty of,a great amount of,a great quantity of这些短语都表示“许多”或“大量”的意思.
a lot of为口语,后面可跟可数名词复数形式,也可跟抽象的或表示物质的名词,在否定句中习惯用not many或not much,a lot可以用作状语.
What will you do if you win a lot of money?
如果你赢了许多钱,你将做些什么呢?
Its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
开这辆车的人很难把它停下来.
I paint a lot of pictures.
我画很多画.
a great deal of 后面只能跟抽象名词或物质名词,a great deal也可用作状语.
The race gave every one a great deal of pleasure.
这次比赛给了大家许多乐趣.
There was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
比赛开始前,人们非常激动.
plenty of后面可跟复数形式的名词或不可数名词,其含义是“需要多少有多少”或“比实际需要的还要多”,有时,有些象汉语“还多着呢”.
There's plenty of coffee in the kichen.
厨房里咖啡还多着呢.
There's always plenty to read in the waiting room.
候诊室里总是有许多可供阅读的.
a great amount of后面只跟不可数名词.
A large amount of money is spent on tobacco every year.
每年在烟草上花去大量的钱.
a great quantity of后面跟可数或不可数名词都可以.
The factory needs a large quantity of water.
这家工厂需要大量的水.
There are only a small quantity of flowers left in the garden.
花园里只剩下少量的花了.

a (great)number of,many of,many,只可修饰可数.lots of,a lot of,plenty of可修饰可数或不~ a (great) amount of ,a great deal of只可修饰不可数名词