a great/good deal有三个经典用法：
1.a great/good deal可用作名词短语，意为“很多东西”（情况、事情等），在句中作主语或宾语。
A great deal has been studied and this is the best way.
经过大量研究后，这（被认为）是最好的办法。
He suffered a great deal in the past. 他过去曾受过很多苦。It costs a great deal to live here. 在这儿居住花费很大。
He has matured a great deal over the past year.
经过过去这一年，他成熟了许多。
On the face of it, it seems like a great deal.
表面上看来好像很多。
Your friendship means a great deal to me.
你的友谊对我来说是很珍贵的。
Exercising the body does a great deal to improve one's health.
锻炼身体对增进健康大有益处。
The speed at which we talk can also convey a great deal.
我们的语速同样能传达许多信息。
Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.
如今，减轻背部疼痛可以有许多方法。
A great deal has been done internally to remedy the situation.
已经做了很多内部工作对这种情形进行补救。
2.a great/good deal还可用作副词短语，修饰动词或形容词、副词比较级，在句中作状语，有时表示“非常，极其”。：
We see them a great deal.
我们经常见到他们。
We are a great deal cleverer than before．
我们比以前聪明多了。He runs a good deal faster. 他跑得快得多。This room is a great deal more comfortable. 这个房间舒适多了。
I'm feeling a good deal better.
我感觉好多了。
He manages a good deal better than I thought possible.
他处理得比我预想的要好多了。
Simon had been away a good deal lately.
西蒙最近经常出门。
I know I'm asking a great deal.
我知道我的要求很高。
Your contribution means a great deal not only to this organization, but also to the whole world.
你们的贡献意义重大，不仅是对于这个协会，而且对于整个世界。
The Director thought a good deal of him.
主任对他评价很高。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
I got a good deal on the car.
我这辆小汽车买得很便宜。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
3. a great/good deal of+名词，表示：许多，大量
The relationship caused her a great deal of heartache.
这段恋情使她非常伤心。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The incident caused a great deal of political mischief.
这一事件造成了严重的政治危害。
It took a great deal of time.
这费了很多时间。
I am in a position to save you a good deal of time.
我能够为你节省许多时间。
They spend a great deal of time jetting around the world.
他们花了很多时间乘喷气式飞机周游世界。
He had a deal of work to do.
他有许多工作要做。
A great deal of hard work was done and, for that matter, is continuing.
大量艰苦的工作已经完成，同样，大量艰苦的工作也仍在继续。
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They spent a great deal of money.
他们花了大量的钱。
She found herself on the receiving end of a great deal of criticism.
她发现自己遭到众多的批评。
They walked for a long time and covered a good deal of ground.
他们步行了很长时间，走了好长的一段路。
There is a great deal of pressure on young people to conform.
年轻人被大力要求守规矩。
They are now under a great deal of pressure to tighten their airport security.
他们现在承受着加强机场安保措施的巨大压力。
He devoted a good deal of attention to the problem.
他在这个问题上花了相当多的精力。
Her poetry has a good deal of political content.
她的诗歌含有大量的政治内容。
The new position invested her with a good deal of responsibility.
新职位赋予她重大的责任。
Some preteens are able to handle a good deal of responsibility.
有些青春期前的儿童能够承担很多责任。
They spent a great deal of time watching television.
他们很多时间都看电视了。
A good deal of my time is taken up with reading critical essays and reviews.
我的大部分时间都用在阅读评论文章上了。
Golfers had wagered a good deal of money on Nick Faldo winning the championship.
高尔夫球手投下重注赌尼克·法尔多夺冠。
This would claim a good deal of your attention.
这件事您多分心了。
The author has condensed a great deal of material into just 100 pages.
作者在短短100页中浓缩了大量信息。
There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance.
他的失踪已为传媒广泛报道。
The report revealed a great deal of bureaucratic inefficiency.
报道大量揭示了官僚体制的无能。
Historically, there has always been a great deal of rivalry between the two families.
这两个家族世世代代对立斗争。
They have rallied a great deal of support for their campaign.
他们为竞选活动征得了大量的支持。
I also had friends who gave me a great deal of encouragement.
我还有些朋友给了我很多鼓励。
No one is worth a great deal of sacrifice.
没有谁值得付出重大的牺牲。
The police gained a great deal of useful information about the organization.
警方收集到了大量关于该组织的有用信息。
The report contains a great deal of statistical information.
报告中包含很多统计资料。
They share a great deal of information on a quid pro quo basis.
他们互通有无，共享大量信息。
We came up against a great deal of resistance in dealing with the case.
办这个案子的过程中，我们遇到了很多阻力。
Stationary cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution.
交通堵塞中静止不动的汽车产生了大量污染。
We took a great deal of trouble to do this job.
我们费了很大的劲来做这份工作。
A great deal of time／money／energy has been spent on the project．（主语视为单数）
大量的时间／金钱／能源花在那个工程上了。
a great/good deal of+名词，表示：许多，大量，以上经典例句说明这里的名词是不可数名词。
