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

• 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；
• A myriad of lights twinkled like stars in the distance.
  远处有无数盏灯像星星一样闪烁。
• Because a myriad of different values and cultures coexist within a country, these patterns are difficult to identify.
  因为在一个国家内并存着无数种不同的价值观和文化，所以要辨别这些不同的模式比较困难。
• Myriad has announced Alien Dalvik, which allows Android applications to run on other platforms at comparable speed.
  Myriad宣布了AlienDalvik（一平台软件，直译为异源虚拟机），它允许Android应用程序以相似的速度运行在其他平台之上。
• Project Managers face a myriad of challenges on the journey to achieve resource, service and financial optimization.
  项目经理在实现资源、服务和财务最优化的过程中面临着无数的挑战。
• This metamorphosis includes global warming and modification of myriad environmental phenomena that are quickening around you.
  这个质变包括了快速影响着你的地球暖化和无数环境现象的变化。
• 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》）
• In itself, the industry contains a myriad of factors and activities which are inter-dependent.
  就其本身而言，该产业包含了相互依赖的产业活动和无数的因素。
• That I have been able to attend a grand meeting such as this one, fills my mind with a myriad of thoughts and ideas.
  我能参加这样的盛会，真是百感交集，思绪万千。
• Today, you can find a myriad of other forms of entertainment.
  而今天，你能找到无数其它形式的娱乐。