“大量时间”常见的英文表达有 “a great deal of time” 或 “a large amount of time”。
a great deal of time: “a great deal of” 是一个常用的短语,用于修饰不可数名词,表示“大量的、许多的”,所以 “a great deal of time” 就是“大量的时间”。例如:He spent a great deal of time on his research project.(他在他的研究项目上花了大量时间。 )
a large amount of time: “a large amount of” 同样用于修饰不可数名词,意思是“大量的、许多”,“a large amount of time” 即“大量时间”。例如:Preparing for this exam took a large amount of time.(为这次考试做准备花了大量时间。 )