to a very great degree or extent;

"we enjoyed ourselves very much"

"she was very much interested"

"this would help a great deal"

system tests are challenging to author and also take a good deal of time to actually execute.

编写系统测试是个挑战，也需要大量的时间来实际地执行。

mr liddell is right: plenty of uncertainties surround gm—far more so than apply to ford, which despite carrying a good deal more debt than its rival is doing a fine job of carrying out its strategy.

里德尔先生是对的：大量的不确定因素困扰着通用公司——而且远远多于福特，尽管通用在施行一个良好的应对措施，然而比竞争对手更多的债务在实施企业战略上起着积极效果。

were australia not a producer of raw materials, we would be experiencing a good deal more of it.

假如澳洲不是原材料的生产者，我们将能感受到比这更好的交易。

even those of us who spend a good deal of our time creating media, as i do, are still consumers as well.

我们中的一些人花了大量时间去创造媒体，就像我做的那样，但他们也还是消费者。

however, a good deal of time and energy had gone into the sow, and asdi understandably wanted to be sure we weren「t missing any ideas that had been captured in it.

无论如何，一个好的时间和精力的分配已经进入了sow ，可以理解asdi希望我们能够确保不会遗漏任何在sow 中被捕获的东西。

i know you」ve been quarrelling a good deal lately.

我知道你们近来时常吵嘴.

there was a good deal of cheerful bustle.

曾有过好一阵欢闹。

i have tried to pack a good deal into a few words.

我尽量言简意赅。

there’s a good deal of consensus within the party about the general direction of the country—no one in the party apparatus wants to see it implode and the nation left leaderless.

党内对国家未来的大方向上达成共识是件好事，毕竟在党的机构中没有人希望党会陷入四分五裂，群龙无首的境地。

so far, so uncontroversial, except that there is some doubt as to whether the taxpayer is getting a good deal or being stuffed with northern rock’s most toxic assets.

到目前为止，除了一些对纳税人到底是做了笔好买卖还是仅仅吞下了北巖的有毒资产的疑虑之外，整个计划并无太大争议。

there「s a good deal of vulgarity.

真是俗不可耐。

his gun burst while out on the hills by himself; a splinter cut his arm, and he lost a good deal of blood before he could reach home.

当他独自在山上的时候，他的枪走火了；碎片伤了他的胳膊，在他能够到家之前已经流了好多血。

whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.

这样的地产是否可获得大笔收益还要视具体情形而定。

now, this is a good deal for the american steel industry, but it」s a bad deal for the rest of us.

现在，这对于美国钢铁工厂来说是一个好的交易，但是对于我们其他人来说却是一个不好的协议。

it is a lure because during the bubble values are rising steeply, so an investor who exits before the bubble has peaked may be leaving a good deal of money on the table.

之所以是一个诱饵是因为随着泡沫市值的急剧上升，一个在泡沫升至最高峰之前退出的投资者会閑置大量的资金。

the island's present economy owes a good deal to whisky distilling.

该岛当前的经济发展主要归功于蒸馏法酿造威士忌酒行业。

if you applied metcalfe’s law willy-nilly, and accepted every contact offered, you would inevitably divulge a good deal of personal information to quite a few people who could do you harm.

如果你不能下定决心采用「梅特卡福」定律，稀里糊涂的接受所有交流请求，不可避免地你会向别人提供大量的个人信息，而这些人很有可能对你做出不利之举。

it must cost a good deal to live here.

住在这里一定要花很多钱的。

the director thought a good deal of him.

主任对他评价很高。

in addition, ibm redbooks provide a good deal of valuable and up-to-date information; these are available online.

另外，ibm红皮书提供了大量非常有价值的最新信息；这些内容可以在线获得。

south asia benefited from a good deal of luck.

南亚很大程度上受益于一系列好运气。

simon had been away a good deal lately.

西蒙最近经常出门。

bears retort that chinese buyers are unlikely to buy in great quantities until prices drop a good deal further – and in the meantime they have plentiful stocks.

看空者反驳道，在价格深幅下跌以前，中国买家不太可能大量买进——与此同时，他们有着充足的库存。

but in return, he gathered a good deal of support from friends and strangers who empathized, recommended doctors and cheered him on.

但是，他也因此收获了朋友和陌生人的大量支持，他们同情他、鼓励他，还为他推荐良医。

but barring emergencies you have a good deal of indirect control over what becomes the top idea in your mind.

但是除了这种紧急事件，你还是有很多办法来间接控制将哪个想法排在第一位的。

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。

their lives became a good deal more comfortable.

他们的生活变得舒适多了。

the two saw plenty of action at outpost harry and as infantrymen spent a good deal of time on the front line.

作为步兵，这两个人在哈里前哨观察所看到了大量的行动，在前线共同度过了不少时光。

a good deal of the marsh was taken in from the sea.

很大一部分沼地是由填海而成。

but this is a good deal for the american people.

但这对于美国人民来说却是一件好事。