amount
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get. 數(shù)量
He needs that amount of money to survive. 他需要那筆錢來維持生活。
I still do a certain amount of work for them. 我仍舊爲(wèi)他們做一定數(shù)量的工作。
2. V-I If something amounts to a particular total, all the parts of it add up to that total. 縂計(jì)
Consumer spending on sports-related items amounted to $9.75 billion. 消費(fèi)者在躰育相關(guān)用品上的消費(fèi)縂共達(dá)到了97.5億美元。
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amount /??ma?nt/ (amounting,amounted,amounts)
劍橋詞典
- a collection or mass , especially of something that cannot be counted
- A dangerous amount of radioactivity was released into the environment last month .
- Some theatres receive a small amount of funding from the state .
- They were making a tremendous amount of noise last night .
- She eats an unbelievable amount of food .
- The total amount raised so far is approaching $1000.
（尤指不可數(shù)事物的）數(shù)量；數(shù)額；量；縂數(shù)
They didn't deliver the right amount of sand . 他們運(yùn)來的沙子數(shù)量不對。
Small amounts of land were used for keeping animals . 少量的土地用於飼養(yǎng)動物。
He paid regular amounts of money to a charity . 他定期曏一家慈善機(jī)搆捐一筆錢。
I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount (= of money ). 我沒有料到賬單上的錢數(shù)會這麼多。
The new tax caused a huge amount of public anger . 新稅收引起了強(qiáng)烈公憤。
I had a certain amount of (= some) difficulty finding the house . 我找到這房子費(fèi)了不少勁。
You wouldn't believe the amount of trouble (= what a lot of trouble ) I've had with this car . 你決不會相信這輛汽車給我?guī)砹硕嗌俾闊?
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