much用作形容词的基本意思是“许多的”,常后接不可数名词。

用作定语
▲～+n.
How much petrol do you need?你需要多少汽油?
I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
Did you have much money?你有很多钱吗?
We haven't got very much time.我们的时间不多了。
I have too much pleasure to meet you.我很高兴遇见你。

much, a great deal of, a lot of, a number of, lots of, many, many a
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1.much用作副词主要表示“程度”,意为“非常,很,大大,更加,…如何”,多修饰动词(可放于其前或其后),也常修饰形容词或副词的比较级或最高级和分词。一般用于疑问句或否定句。
2.much表示程度还可作“几乎,大致”解。
3.much也可表示时间,意为“经常,时常”。

as much
同样地the same
I would do as much for you.我同样为你这样做。

as much as sb can do
尽最大努力the max that sb can do 
It was as much as I could do this thing.我已尽最大努力做这件事。

much as
虽然,尽管although
Much as she likes him she would never consider marrying him.尽管她喜欢他,但她并不打算嫁给他。

much less
更不用说certainly not
The baby can't walk yet, much less run.那婴儿还不会走路,更不用说跑了。

much of muchness
很相似of the same type
It is hard to say who is the most beautiful girl, they seemed much of muchness.很难说哪个女孩最好看,她们都很相似。

much the same
几乎一样almost
I'm much the same this evening.我今天晚上的情况同原来差不多。

not much good at
不太善于做某事not very good at doing sth
I'm not much good at football.我足球踢得不好。

not〔nothing〕 much
几乎没有 hardly anything
There is not much he can do it.对这事他几乎无能为力。

not so much...as
与其说是…不如说是…not...but rather
I don't so much dislike him as feel sorry for him.与其说我厌恶他,不如说我为他遗憾。

too much
〈非正〉过分unreasonable
It really is too much of you.你太过分了。

The car was too much damaged.这部车损坏得太严重。
I was with him much last night.昨晚我和他在一起很久。
This is much to my taste.这十分合我的口味。
I don't like the idea much.我不太喜欢这个主意。
Thank you very much.非常谢谢你。
We enjoyed boating very much.我们划船玩得非常高兴。
You are so much happier now.现在你幸福多了。
The dress is much the most expensive.这件衣服是最贵的。
You have much more confidently.你有更大的信心。
He was much surprised to find us there.他见我们在那里感到十分惊奇。
They are not likely to arrive there much before midnight.他们总要将近半夜才会到达那里。
Do you dine out much?你常常在外面进餐吗?
He stays with me much.他时常和我呆在一起。

much less, much more
这两个词都有“更…”的意思。much less 用于否定句中,意为“更不…”; much more用于肯定句中,意为“更加”。

as much again
同样多the same amount again
I am as much again to cost.我花了同样多的钱。

make much of
1.重视,充分利用treat as important
He made much of such a little matter.他连这样的小事也很重视。
2.理解understand well
I can't make much of the book.我看不懂那本书。
3.疼爱treat with a show of fondness
He made much of his son.他疼爱他的儿子。

not much of
不太好的not a good
He is not much of a cricketer.他算不上好板球手。

so much for
到此为止that is the end of...
Now it's started raining; so much for my idea of taking a walk.既然开始下雨了,我去散步的念头只好作罢。

this much
这么多话the particular amount or words
I said this much for him.我说了这么多关于他的话。

too much for
非某人力所能及too hard for
This is too much for me.这非我力所能及。

Cage sat at her desk all morning but she didn't write much.凯奇一上午都坐在书桌前,但她却没有写多少东西。
Did he say much to you?他跟你说得多吗?
Jack had drunk too much in the party.杰克在晚会上喝得太多了。
We have much to thank for.有很多事情值得我们感谢。
We learned much from the experience.我们从这一经验中学到很多东西。

［同义词］ adv.  considerably, frequently, greatly, often adj.  many
［词源］＜中古英语muche(大,多)