a great number of修飾可數名詞，后面接復數名詞，意為：許多的。相當于a great many, a lot of或lots of。

a great number of用法及例句

a great number of，of后面直接加復數可數名詞。，相當于a great many, a lot of或lots of。

A great number of people agreed with him. 許多人都同意了他的看法。

There are a great number of books in our school library.我們學校的圖書館有很多書籍。

a great number of和a great deal of的區別

a great number of和a great deal of 在意思上相同。但用法不一樣，a great number of后面只能跟可數名詞的復數形式，而a great deal of 后面只能跟不可數名詞。

若用a great number of ，后面仍需用名詞復數，但謂語動詞則應用單數。因為這時表示的是數字，而非數量。

a great number of

1、It affords a livelihood to a great number of people.

這給許多人提供了生計。

2、This research has been in progress since 1961 and has yielded a great number of positive results.

這項研究自1961年起一直在開展，已取得了不少積極成果。

3、A great number of Egyptians are proficient in foreign languages.

很多埃及人都精通外語。

4、A great number of water fowls dwell on the island.

許多水鳥在島上棲息。

5、A great number of delegates have inscribed their names on the list of speakers.

一系列國家的代表要求發言。