amount

amountamountD.J.:[əˈmaunt]K.K.:[əˈmaʊnt]n.1.■量, 数量, 数额Large amounts of money were wasted.浪费了大量的钱。2.■总额, 总数He owed me ￡１００ but could pay only half that amount.他欠我100英镑, 但是只能偿还总数的一半。vi.1.■合计, 共计The bill amounts to 500.这张账单共计500美元。2.■等同, 接近His words amounted to a threat.他的话实际上是威胁。

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amount[ə'maunt]n.1.■金额，总数，总额，总计，合计，总和2.■全部意义，总的含义；总效果；全部价值；重要性3.■数量，量，数额4.■(贷款的)本利之和，本金和利息的合计vi.1.■合计，共计，总计，总数等于，总共达，共达(to):The bill amounts to$102.此账单共计102美元。2.■(在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面)等于，相当于，等同；近于，接近，就是，意思是(to)：His failure to reply amounts to a refusal.他不予回答就等于拒绝。It is stated differently but amounts to the same thing.那说法不同，而实际上是一回事。3.■发展成为；成为；有所(成就)：With her intelligence,she should amount to something when she grows up.凭她的智力，她长大后必定有所作为。4.■具有价值：It was the computer that amounted.真正有价值的还是那台电脑。5.■[废语]上升近义词sumamount to little没有什么价值，没有什么重要[亦作not amount to much]amount to much变得伟大；大起来值得注意，引人注目an amount of一些，相当数量any amount(of)极大量(的…)任何数量(的…)be of little amount无价值，不重要no amount of即使再大(或再多)的…(也不)not amount to a hill of beans(或to a row of pins)[美国俚语]无足轻重quite an amount相当大量to the amount of总计达…，总数达…

amountamount[əˈmaunt]vi.1.■总计, 共计, 共达(to)2.■等于, 相当于, 实际是, 就意味着(to)His debts amount to five thousand dollars.他欠的债共达五千元。This amounts to a refusal.这等于拒绝。What, after all, does it amount to?这到底意味着什么?

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词性变化amount[əˈmaunt]n.1.■总数, 总额,【数】和2.■结果; 价值3.■要旨; 重要性4.■数额; 数量amount of air空气量No amount of washing will remove them.怎么洗也洗不掉。What is the amount of this?这总共是多少?The amount of his remarks is that ...他的话总的意思是...