amount
[ə'maʊnt] noun countable
ESSENTIAL
■a collection or mass especially of something which cannot be counted （尤指不可数事物的）数量；数额；量；总数•They didn't deliver the right amount of sand.他们运来的沙子数量不对。 •Small amounts of land were used for keeping animals.少量的土地用于饲养动物。 •He paid regular amounts of money to a charity.他定期向一家慈善机构捐钱。 •I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount (= of money).我没有料到帐单上的金额会这么大。 •The new tax caused a huge amount of public anger.新税收引起了强烈公愤。 •I had a certain amount of (= some) difficulty finding the house.我找到这房子费了不少劲。 •You wouldn't believe the amount of trouble (= what a lot of trouble) I've had with this car.你决不会相信这辆汽车给我带来了多少麻烦。
[ə'maʊnt] noun countable
any amount of
■a very large amount of 极大量的…，很多…•We had any amount of people applying for the job.有很多人到我们这儿来应征这份工作。
[ə'maʊnt] noun countable
Common Learner Errors amount of or number of?Remember: amount of is usually used with uncountable nouns.With countable nouns, don't say 'amount of', say number of :
✗ They received a large amount of complaints.They received a large number of complaints.
[ə'maʊnt] verb
Phrasal Verbs [not continuous] amount to sth
ADD UP TO 合计达
ADVANCED
■to become a particular amount 达到；总计•The annual cost of income support to unmarried mothers amounted to £700 million in that year.那一年，共花费了七亿英镑用于未婚母亲的收入补助。 BE 是
■to be the same as something, or to have the same effect as something 等于；意味着•His behaviour amounted to serious professional misconduct.他的行为相当于严重失职。 •He gave what amounted to an apology on behalf of his company.他的话等于是替公司道了歉。 |