deal 作动词最高频的是固定短语 deal with(处理/应对),可以是具体事务(deal with a complaint)也可以是话题/主题(the book deals with poverty);作名词是「交易/协议」(strike a deal = 达成交易;a good deal = 很多;a great deal of = 大量的)。注意:a great deal of + 不可数名词(a great deal of effort / time),是议论文常用表达。
释义
1
v.处理;应对(deal with)
The new policy aims to deal with the growing issue of youth unemployment.
新政策旨在解决日益严重的青年失业问题。
2
v.涉及;以……为主题(deal with,指书/文章)
The documentary deals with the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence.
这部纪录片涉及人工智能的伦理挑战。
3
n.交易;协议
After weeks of negotiations, the two companies finally struck a deal.
经过数周谈判,两家公司终于达成了协议。
语感
a great deal of = 大量(修饰不可数名词)——是议论文的量化高频表达
处理(deal with)交易/协议(名)大量(a great deal of)
量化表达:a great deal of + 不可数名词(a great deal of time / money / effort / attention)= 大量的……;比 much 更书面,适合议论文。固定表达:deal with(处理)vs cope with(应对困难)vs manage(管理):deal with 是三者中最通用的,可以是日常事务也可以是困难;cope with 隐含挣扎感;manage 强调技能。其他固定表达:big deal(重要的事);it's not a big deal(没什么大不了);done deal(板上钉钉的事)。
陷阱
⚠️deal with(处理)的主语可以是「作品」
This novel deals with themes of identity and belonging.
✗
deal with 的主语只能是人,不能是「小说」
✓
deal with 可以用「书/电影/报告/文章」为主语,表示「以……为主题/涉及……」,是文学分析和议论文的常用句型
这部小说以身份认同和归属感为主题。
⚠️a great deal of 后不接可数名词
✗
The project required a great deal of resources.
该项目需要大量资源。
a great deal of 后接不可数名词;resources(资源)虽常用,但更准确的是 a great deal of effort / time / money;如需接可数名词,改用 a large number of
✓
The project required a great deal of effort and careful planning.