单词 | amount |
释义 | 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 •Small amounts of •He paid regular amounts of •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 •I had a certain •You wouldn't believe the [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。 |
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