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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 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。
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