many a+单数可数名词表示“许多……”,虽然many a这个短语的意思是“许多”,其意义上为复数,但其形式上为单数,所以其谓语用单数。
例句:
Many a student fails to pass on the examination.
许多学生考试不及格。
many
many的意思是“许多,许多的”,其与复数名词及动词连用,尤用于否定句或正式用语,表示大量,也可以用于疑问句以询问数字大小,并可与as、so和too连用。
例子:
There aren't that many people here.
这里并没有那么多人。
have had one too many
这里介绍一个和many有关的习语:have had one too many。
have had one too many的意思是“微醉;醉意朦胧”。当你想用英语形容某人喝醉了,就可以用这个习语来形容。