| 词汇 | a whole raft of something |
| 释义 | (redirected from a whole raft of something)a (whole) raft of (something)A very large number or collection of people or things. We had a whole raft of problems on opening night, but I think most of the issues have been resolved. While the film has been receiving positive reviews from critics, there's a raft of fans who are upset with the way it turned out. a whole raft ofCOMMON A whole raft of people or things is a large number of them. This is likely to affect a whole raft of consumer industries. Under Lord Cornwallis, a whole raft of legislation was brought in. a (whole) raft of —a large collection of something.Raft here is an alteration of a dialect word raff , meaning ‘a great quantity’. 1998 Housing Agenda Since the election of Labour last May, the social inclusion agenda has come to span a whole raft of Government initiatives. |
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