大考小考中經常會出現這兩個詞組，如果沒有出現，又能正確使用的話作文里其實也可以主動秀一把，那都是高分的節奏，請先看這個下面的試題：
—The meat is _____ delicious.
—Yes. but don’t eat _____ .
A. too much: too much
B. much too: too much
C. too much: much too
D. much too; much too
【易錯選項】選C
【易錯原因】分不清 much too和 too much的區別。
【正確答案】B
【試題解析】句意為:“這肉太好吃了。”“是的,但不要吃太多。”much too修飾形容詞或副詞,表示“太,非常”; too much修飾不可數名詞,表示“太多”。第一空修飾形容詞 delicious,故用 much too;第二空空格后省略了不可數名詞meat,用 too much修飾。
區別一：
1、too much+n 太多……（當然這個名詞指的是不可數名詞）
too much trouble 太多麻煩
2、much too+adj.（adv.）太……，非常……，在很大程度上太……
much too tired 太累了
區別二：
1、too much中的中心詞是“much”，意為“太多…”,它既可作定語,用來修飾不可數名詞,也可以
作狀語,修飾動詞；too much可以用作名詞在句子中作主語或賓語，作形容詞用在不可數名詞前面作定語或在系動詞后面作表語。和副詞在句子中作狀語。
eg：If he demands too much, the unions will vote him down.
如果他要求太多，工會就會投票撤換他。
He talks too much .他說話太多。
She eats too much.她吃的太多了。
Maybe I eat too much and that’s what makes me dozy.
也許我吃得太多了，所以昏昏欲睡。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
They bumped him off because he knew too much about their illegal activities.
他們把他謀殺了，因為他對他們的非法活動知道得太多了。
《漢英大詞典》
English students are forced to learn too much too soon.
英國學生被迫在極短的時間內學習太多的東西。
He must be hoping, but considering the situation in June he may hoping for too much toosoon
他一定心存希望，但是考慮到6月份的情形，他可能期望得過多過快了。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
He drank too much and is paying dearly for it.
他現在正為酗酒付出沉重的代價。
People usually complain about having to deal with too much bureaucracy.
人們經常抱怨不得不應付太多的繁文縟節。
I think you’re expecting too much of me.
我認為你對我的期望太高了。
She realizes now she expected too much of Helen.
現在她意識到自己對海倫的期望太高了。
I rely too much on convenience food.
我太依賴方便食品了。
以上3例來自《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
You put too much salt in this dish.
這菜里你鹽擱得太多了。
There is too much flavouring in the dish.
這個菜里調味品加得太多了。
You have added too much liquid to the mixture.
你給這混合物加進了過多的液體。
We’ve had too much rain this summer.
今年夏天雨水太多了。
Don’t bother if it’s too much trouble.–No trouble at all.
這事要是太麻煩，你就別費神了。–不，一點也不麻煩。
He can’t spend too much time arguing with you about this matter. He has other fish to fry.
他不能用太多的時間和你辯論這件事，他另有要事。
以上6例來自《漢英大詞典》
He had too much time on his hands and that caused him to get into trouble
他手頭時間太富裕了，反倒為他惹來了麻煩。
Too much time was spent discussing tangential issues
太多的時間花在了討論那些無關緊要的問題上。
Let us not cavil too much
我們就別太挑剔了。
Too much time is spent on administration.
在管理上花費了太多時間。
Too much time has been wasted in sterile debate.
在毫無新意的辯論上已經浪費了太多時間。
He had too much money for a young man.
對于一個年輕人來說，他太有錢了。
以上6例來自《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
He’s had a drop too much.
他多喝了一點。
《漢英大詞典》
We cannot praise him too much.
我們無論怎樣稱贊他都不為過分。
《漢英大詞典》
2、much too中心詞是“too”，意為“過分,非常，太”,隱含了過分而不恰當之意,much too用作狀語,一般修飾形容詞或副詞,不可用來修飾動詞；much too的用法比較簡單，只用作副詞作狀語，但它不單獨使用，在句子中要修飾形容詞或副詞，但不修飾動詞。意思是“太;實在太;非常”：
eg：The skin is much too delicate
皮膚太嬌嫩了。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
This dish is much too salty.
這個菜咸得齁人。
《漢英大詞典》
I’m afraid he’s much too busy to see visitors.
恐怕他太忙，不能會客。
《漢英大詞典》
The question he gives me is much too difficult .他出的這道題太難了.
He is getting much too Americanized.
他變得過于美國化了。
You can’t tell her that joke—she’s much too prim and proper .
你可別跟她講那個笑話，她這個人古板正經得要命。
According to the British show jumping team manager, ‘It’s a pig of a course — much too big and also very technical.’
據英國場地障礙賽馬隊教練說，“整個賽場太大，對技術的要求也高，比賽起來很困難。”
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
Our schedule is much too tight.
日程安排得太緊了。
