有读者问： 请问too much与much too有何区别？
这两个说法不论在意义上或是在用法上都有所不同。too much的意思是“太多”， much too的意思则是“在很大程度上太……”。现将too much的一些用法举例如下：
1. 相当于名词，如：
(1)It was too much for John to take.
(2)They needed rain as they needed the sun; but there always seemed to be too much or too little.
2. 相当于形容词，如：
(3)We need not attach too much importance to the difference between these two words. （too much在此用作定语）
(4)This is too much .
（成语，意谓“令人受不了”；too much用作表语）
3. 用作状语，如：
(5)He was too much tired to eat.
(6)I was too much disappointed to speak.
much too的用法比较简单，只用作状语，如：
(7)This dress is much too small for me.
(8)The food was served by two boys in uniform much too large for them.
请注意much too所表的程度要小于too，试比较：
(9)You are driving too fast.
（too fast表绝对地快，没有程度上的差别）
(10)You are driving much too fast.
（much too fast表在很大程度上太快了，或译作“快得太多了”）
下面一句中的a bit too亦表程度：
(11)You are driving a bit too fast. （a bit too fast亦表程度，意谓“太快了点儿”）
