復(fù)數(shù)。(large) quantities of…這樣的形式，則當(dāng)它用作主語時(shí)，其謂語動(dòng)詞一律用復(fù)數(shù)(與其中名詞的數(shù)無關(guān))。如：Huge quantities of oil were spilling into the sea.大量的石油滲到海里。

large quantities of例句

Large quantities of drugs were found during a police swoop on the star's New York home.

警方對(duì)這位明星在紐約的住所進(jìn)行突擊搜查，發(fā)現(xiàn)了大量毒品。

The Customs have seized large quantities of smuggled heroin.

海關(guān)查獲了大量走私的海洛因。

The state allotted them large quantities of chemical fertilizer.

國(guó)家給他們調(diào)撥了大量化肥。

Wastewater treatment plants concentrate large quantities of phosphorus and ammonia in their sludge-handling streams.

一般在污水處理廠的污泥中會(huì)富集大量的磷和氨。

When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead, they absorb large quantities of lead．

當(dāng)禿鷹吃掉其他含鉛動(dòng)物的尸體時(shí),它們會(huì)吸收大量的鉛。

a quantity of和large quantities of

1. 若用于a great (large, small) quantity of…結(jié)構(gòu)，其后主要接不可數(shù)名詞，但有時(shí)也接復(fù)數(shù)名詞；這類結(jié)構(gòu)用作主語時(shí)，其謂語的數(shù)原則上與其中的名詞的數(shù)保持一致。如：

A large quantity of food was on the table.大量的食物擺在桌上。

2. 若該結(jié)構(gòu)變成(large) quantities of…這樣的形式，則當(dāng)它用作主語時(shí)，其謂語動(dòng)詞一律用復(fù)數(shù)(與其中名詞的數(shù)無關(guān))。如：

Large quantities of rice have been destroyed in the flood.大量的莊稼在洪水中被毀壞了。