deal/diːl/

n.

➊ [a great/good deal] much; a lot

➋ an agreement, esp. in business or politics

v. do business

➭ pt. & pp. dealt/delt/

n.

➊ [a great/good deal] 大量：[a great deal of + 不可数名词] a great deal of money/work 许多钱/工作

◇[作状语] He felt a great deal better the next day. 第二天他感觉好多了。

◇I like it a great deal. 我很喜欢它。

➋ [C] 交易；协议：[deal with sb] make/sign a deal with the company 与该公司达成/签署了一项交易

v. [I] 交易，做生意：[deal with sb] We've dealt with the company for five years. 我们与这家公司做了5年的生意了。

deal with sb/sth 对付，应付；处理，解决：She is good at dealing with all kinds of customers. 她善于应付各种各样的顾客。

◇Who will deal with the problem? 谁来处理这个问题？

音组-eal/-iːl/

deal; meal; seal; steal; appeal

常犯错误

✗ a great deal of students

✓ a large number of students 很多学生

常犯错误

✗ He's a great deal of better today.

✓ He's a great deal better today. 他今天好多了。