a great deal of与a great deal有什么区别

a great deal of修饰不可数名词,意为“许多的”如A great deal of work awaits us。大量的工作等着我们去做。His words caused a great deal of dissension。他的话引起了许多争论。a great deal 后面不直接加名词,意为“大量”,修饰动词,相当于a lot,a little bit。如He smokes a great deal。他抽许多烟。a great deal 后要修饰名词的话,就要加of,变成a great deal of。