a great deal of

基本解释

Yet there wouldn't be a great deal of data on them until well into the application's support cycle.
然而，不会有大量的数据关于直接的维护问题直到它们很好的融入应用的维护周期中。
Because the list of open file descriptors of an application give a great deal of information about the application itself, being able to peer into this list is helpful.
因为应用程序打开文件的描述符列表提供了大量关于这个应用程序本身的信息，所以能够查看这个列表将是很有帮助的。
If you, like us, find that your application requires a great deal of manual coding, we suggest you create your own set of widget classes to simplify the code you write.
如果您像我们一样发现某些应用程序需要大量手工编码，那么我们建议您创建自己的窗口小部件类集合，以简化编写的代码。

Yet the situation did cause a great deal of tension while the nation waited to see if Garfield would survive.
Now for thinking about the application or that putting the content into practice, we put a great deal of emphasis on that.
接下来要考虑应用,即将内容运用于实践，我们非常强调这一点。
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I've done a great deal of work on love and sex, and now have written at least eight books.
我大量研究爱情与性爱，到现在写了至少八本书了。
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There is a great deal of instability in our country and volatility in the American electorate.
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