A large number of后接可数名词的复数，a large number of 用来指可数名词的数量，后接复数名词。
a large number of
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[词典]许多的;
[例句]A single mosquito can infect a large number of people.
一只蚊子就可以感染很多人。
例句
1.Can the Master Agent handle a large number of General Agents (100 or more)?主代理是否可以处理大量的普通代理（100 个或更多）？
2.It is, however,capturing the imagination of a large number of developers and commentators.
不过这个软件还是吸引了很多开发和评论人员的注意力。
3.Even with a large number of responses you may not have a valid result.
即使有很多人响应，也未必能得到有效的结果。
4.State television reported“a large number of civilians”had been killed.
利比亚国家电视台称，“大量的平民”在袭击中丧生。
5.The project provides a large number of tools.
该项目提供了大量的工具。
