much though 见 as , though
much too/too much
“Let's have dinner in the hotel dining room.” “Oh, I'm afraid it may be ____ expensive.” A. too much B. much too C. greatly D. very great(TOEFL) 我认为应当选 A, 但答案却是 B。
在 too much 搭配中,too 作 much 的修饰语。表示超越了 much 的正常程度。
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You're asking too much. (Snow) 你问得太多了。
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He protested too much to be sincere. (CGEL) 他反对的太多, 不可能是真诚的。
在 much too 搭配中, much 作 too 的修饰语, 增强 too 的程度:
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I'm much too tired to go out. 我实在累得不能出去了。
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I'm afraid my husband is much too busy to see visitors. (Snow) 很遗憾,我丈夫实在太忙,不能会见客人。
在上面试题中, 只说 too expensive 也是可以的, 说 much too expensive, 则进一步提高了 too expensive 的程度。
请做下面的英语试题：
- “Can you go to the movies tonight?” “No, I have ____ much work to do.”
A. too many B. too C. too much D. many too(Michigan)
- Prof. Flynn found no students in the lecture hall when he arrived. Only then did he realize
much too/too much
that he came ____ early. A. too much B. so much C. much too D. much so
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If negotiations for the new trade agreements take ____ critical food shortages will develop in several countries. A. too much longer B. much too long C. the longest D. the longer
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If it were too far from the Sun, the Earth would be too much cold to support any living A B C D thing. (TOEFL)
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Allen had to call a taxi because the box was ____ to carry all the way home. A. much too heavy B. too much heavy C. heavy too much D. too heavy much(全国高考,03-23)