a lot of既可以修饰可数名词，也可以修饰不可数名词，表示很多。many修饰的是可数名词，much是不可数名词，这两个词是有区别的，而a lot of两者都可以修饰。
扩展资料
There were a lot of people at the party.
有许多人参加聚会。
Hes made a lot of new friends.
他交了许多新朋友。
Theres always a lot of traffic at this time of day.
每天这个时候总是有很多来往车辆。
There are a lot of empty properties in the area.
这个地区有大量的闲置房地产。
Nowadays a lot of people work from home.
如今有很多人在家工作。
