与number 有关的搭配短语

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Now, a large
number of women, especially from the countryside, ____ in the
clothing industry.
答案是B。为什么不能选A.?a large number不是表示“一个大的数字”吗?
答:的确应该选B。你不能将a large number逐字翻译为“一个大的数字”,因为a large number表示“很多”,后面接复数名词,谓语动词要用复数形式。就是去掉形容词large,a number表示“若干”,也是复数概念,谓语动词还得用复数形式。比如:A number of people were injured in the collision. (冲突中有若干人受伤。) 另外,短语numbers of 表示“相当多”,谓语动词也得用复数形式。比如:Numbers of young people like driving fast. (许多年轻人喜欢飚车。)