a large quantity of something There was so much rain in the spring that our garden wouldn
so much as
this much will anger me, very little will anger me If that cat so much as touches the baby, I'll tie up its tail!
so much…as
rather than与其说是…不如说是… He is so much ill as depressed.与其说他病了,倒不如说他情绪不好。
so much for
enough has been said or done about…就到此为止 This rain looks as if it will continue all the afternoon. So much for our game of tennis.看来整个下午雨都停不了,咱们的网球就打到这里为止吧。 So much for the sentence pattern drills. Now let's move on to the passage.句型练习就到这里。现在我们看文章。
without so much as
Idiom(s): without so much as doing sth
Theme: INACTION
without even doing something. • Jane borrowed Bob's car without so much as asking his permission. • Mary's husband walked out without so much as saying good-bye.
so much the better
Idiom(s): so much the better
Theme: BETTER
even better; all to the better. (Informal.) • Please come to the picnic. If you can bring a salad, so much the better. • The flowers look lovely on the shelf. It would be so much the better if you put them on the table.
able to take just so much
Idiom(s): able to take just so much
Theme: FRUSTRATION
able to endure only a limited amount of discomfort. (Able to can be replaced with can.) • Please stop hurting my feelings. I’m able to take just so much. • I can take just so much.
ever so much|ever
adv. Very much; truly. I am ever so much in your debt for your kind assistance when I needed it most.
so much|much|so
so much1adj. 1. A limited amount of; some. Sometimes students wonder if the teacher knows they have only so much time to do their lessons.If you can't give everyone a full glass of milk, just put so much milk in each glass. 2. Equally or amounting to; only amounting to. Often used for emphasis. Charley spends money as if it were so much paper.What Mary said was so much nonsense; there wasn't a word of truth in it. Compare: SO MANY1. so much2pron. A limited amount; some; a price or amount that is agreed or will be agreed on. You can do only so much in a day.Milk costs so much a quart but cream costs so much a pint. Compare: SO MANY2. so much3adv. By that much; by the amount shown; even. Used with the comparative and usually followed by "the". I can't go tomorrow. So much the better; we'll go today.John isn't coming to the picnic. So much the more for us to eat!So much the worse for you if you break the rules. Synonym: ALL THE2.
so much as|so|so much
adv. phr. 1. Even. Usually used in negative sentences and questions. He didn't so much as thank me for returning his money that I found.Would you so much as get me a glass of water? No, you wouldn't. 2. See: AS MUCH AS2.
so much for|so|so much
Enough has been said or done about. Used to point out that you have finished with one thing or are going to take up something else. So much for the geography of Ireland, we will now talk about the people who live there."I have nothing more to say to you, Tommy, and so much for that," Mary said angrily.
so much the
so much the To that extent or degree, as in You decided to stay home? So much the better, for now we won't need a second car. This usage is always followed by a comparative adjective, such as better in the example. [Early 1200s]
so much
1. A lot; actual much. Lizzie wants to go to this altogether affair so much, but I don't anticipate it’s a acceptable abstraction back she aloof had the flu.2. A non-specific bulk of something. The tomatoes are so abundant per pound—I aloof don't apperceive the exact amount.Learn more: much
a assertive amount/number (of something): At the end of every alive anniversary I accept to address in my anthology that I collection so abounding afar at so abundant per litre.Learn more: many, muchLearn more:
An so much idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with so much, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
유사한 단어 사전, 다른 단어, 동의어, 숙어 관용구 so much