He had a deal of work to do.是什么意思？

He had a deal of work to do.

他有许多工作要做。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

deal

vt. [牌戏]分，分配，经营，施予；n. （一笔）交易，许多，待遇，发

例句
The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis...
政府正采取紧急措施解决住房危机。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

work

vt.& vi. 使工作，使运作，操作，使产生效果；n. 工作，操作，著作，工厂，行为，事业；vt. 使工作，操作，经营，使缓慢前进；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

do

aux. 构成疑问句和否定句，代替动词，用于加强语气；vt. 做，干，进行，从事；vi. 表现，进展，引起，行过；n. 社交聚会，社交活动，宴会；

例句
Rachel was going to do something about Jacob...
蕾切尔将对雅各布有所行动。