lot

a lot of和lots of都作“许多的”解，都有口语性质，指“数”（number）和“量”（quantity）都可以，如a lot of men和a lot of money，lots of men和lots of money。a lot of和lots of后面的词假使是单数，那动词也是单数形式，假使那个词是复数，那动词也是复数形式。例如：

• A lot of men have arrived.
• A lot of money has been saved up.
• Lots of men have arrived.
• Lots of money has been saved up.

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