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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- mass
[mæs]
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1.
noun
[of objects]
[ people]
[ substance]
(large amount，number) 大量
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2.
noun
[of air]
[ water]
[ land]
(area，volume) 团
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3.
noun
[c/u]
[物]
[of object]
体积
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4.
noun
[c/u]
[宗]
Mass 弥撒
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5.
cpd
[+communication]
[ unemployment etc]
大规模
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6.
vi.
[troops]
[ protesters+]
聚集
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7.
vt.
[+troops]
集结
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8.
n pl
the masses 群众
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masses of
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[inf] 大量
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to go to Mass
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去做弥撒
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- mass
[mæs]
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1.
n.[u]
[Physics]
质量
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The study found that physical training has the potential to increase the mass of healthy bones.
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研究发现，身体训练可能提高健康骨骼质量。
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2.
n.[c]
大量，很多
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The bush is covered with a mass of delicate purple flowers for several weeks in spring.
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春天，一连好几个星期，那个灌木丛上满是一些娇小的紫色花朵。
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3.
n.[c]
一堆，一群
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Between us and the door was a solid mass of people.
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在我们和那扇门之间挤满了人。
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4.
n.[c/u]
[Catholicism]
弥撒
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They met Damien hurrying to the ten o'clock Mass.
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他们遇见达米安正匆忙赶去十点整的弥撒。
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5.
n.[c]
团，块，堆
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An air mass rises for a number of reasons.
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由于多种原因，一股气团已经生成。
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6.
n.[c]
[Plural]
群众，大众
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New democratic illusions developed among the working masses.
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新式民主幻想在工人群众间发展开来。
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7.
n.[c]
大量，大宗，大批
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But then, in 1914, the whole of Europe plunged into the chaos and mass murder of World War One.
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但是后来，在1914年，整个欧洲陷入一战的混乱和大杀戮中。
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He received a mass of correspondence.
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他收到大量信件。
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8.
n.[c]
[Catholicism]
弥撒曲，弥撒音乐
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9.
n.[u]
[Christianity]
圣餐祷告
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The greatest act the Catholic Pope performs is to say mass.
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天主教教皇最主要的行为就是做圣餐祷告。
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10.
verb
聚集，集结
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All of the army's troops were massed in one small area.
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所有的军队在一个小地方集结。
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Crowds were massing outside the palace.
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人群在宫殿外聚集。
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11.
adjective
大规模的，大量的
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He was brought up in a community in which there was mass unemployment.
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他在一个失业现象极其严重的社区被抚养大。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- mass
[mæs]
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1.
n
a large coherent body of matter without a definite shape
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2.
n
a collection of the component parts of something
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3.
n
a large amount or number, such as a great body of people
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4.
n
the main part or majority
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the mass of the people voted against the government's policy
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5.
n
the size of a body; bulk
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6.
n
[Physics]
a physical quantity expressing the amount of matter in a body. It is a measure of a body's resistance to changes in velocity (inertial mass) and also of the force experienced in a gravitational field (gravitational mass): according to the theory of relativity, inertial and gravitational masses are equal - See also inertial mass gravitational mass
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7.
n
(in painting, drawing, etc) an area of unified colour, shade, or intensity, usually denoting a solid form or plane
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8.
n
[pharmacol]
a pastelike composition of drugs from which pills are made
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9.
n
[Mining]
an irregular deposit of ore not occurring in veins
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10.
modifier
done or occurring on a large scale
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mass hysteria
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mass radiography
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11.
modifier
consisting of a mass or large number, esp of people
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a mass meeting
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12.
vb
to form (people or things) or (of people or things) to join together into a mass
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the crowd massed outside the embassy
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13.
vb
See also masses mass in
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14.
vb
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French masse, from Latin massa that which forms a lump, from Greek maza barley cake; perhaps related to Greek massein to knead
Examples
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mass production
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大规模生产
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mass education
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民众教育；群众教育
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a pontifical Mass
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主教级教士主持的弥撒
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My grandmother is a Roman Catholic and goes to mass every week.
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我祖母是罗马天主教徒，每周都去做礼拜。
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There is a mass of people in the cafeteria today.
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今天自助餐厅里有很多人。
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