deal的用法
1. 用作名词主要用于 a good [great] deal (of):
(1) a great [good] deal of 之后通常接不可数名词:
He seems to have a good deal of money. 他似乎有很多钱。
He has done a great deal of traveling. 他旅游了很多地方。
有的词书上说也可接可数名词,但很不常见,初学者不宜模仿使用:
have a great deal of friends 有很多朋友 (见《牛津现代英汉双解辞典》p. 30(2)
(2) a great [good] deal 可用作主语、宾语、状语 (修饰动词或形容词,尤其是比较级):
At the end of the year there was a great deal to do. 年底有很多事要做。
I’ve heard a great deal about him. 关于他的情况我听说了很多。
We see each other a great deal. 我们经常见面。
I was a good deal surprised. 我非常吃惊。
She’s a great deal better today. 她今天好多了。
2. 用作动词,注意以下用法:
(1) 表示“分给”或“分配”,常与 out 连用:
The money was dealt out fairly. 钱分配得公平合理。
I dealt out two apples to each child. =I dealt out each of the children two apples). 我给每个小孩发了两个苹果。
(2) 用于 deal with, 意为“处理”、“对付”、“对待”、 “论述”、“做买卖”等:
How shall we deal with this matter? 这事我们怎么处理?
I don’t know how to deal with him. 我不知怎样与他相处。
This book deals with educational problems. 这本书论述教育问题。
We often deal with that shop. 我们经常在那家商店买东西。
(3) 用于 deal in, 意为“做…买卖”、“出售”、“经营”:
The shop deals in clothes. 这家商店经营服装。