amount
noun
verb
əˈmaʊnt
noun
1
a
quantity
of
something
such
as
time,
money,
or
a
substance
数额，数量
[+
of
]
They
spend
equal
amounts
of
time
in
California
and
New
York.
他们在加利福尼亚和纽约呆同样长的时间。
a
considerable/large/enormous
etc
amount
a
considerable
amount
of
money
相当数额的钱
a
small/tiny
etc
amount
a
tiny
amount
of
dirt
一点点灰尘
Please
pay
the
full
amount
(=of
money)
by
the
end
of
the
month.
请在月底前全额付清。
2
used
to
talk
about
how
much
there
is
of
a
feeling
or
quality
〔感情、质量的〕程度
a
large/considerable
etc
amount
of
sth
Her
case
has
attracted
an
enormous
amount
of
public
sympathy.
她的情况得到了无数民众的同情。
a
certain/fair
amount
of
sth
Dina
encountered
a
fair
amount
of
envy
among
her
colleagues.
迪娜遭到了不少同事的妒嫉。
3
no amount of sth can/will etc do sth
used
to
say
that
something
has
no
effect
即使再多 （再大 ）也毫无结果 （毫无影响 ）
No
amount
of
persuasion
could
make
her
change
her
mind.
怎么劝也无法让她改变主意。
4
any amount of sth
used
to
say
that
there
is
plenty
of
something,
and
no
more
is
needed
很多，充足
The
school
has
any
amount
of
resources
and
equipment.
这所学校财力雄厚，设备齐全。
verb
5
if
figures,
sums
etc
amount
to
a
particular
total,
they
equal
that
total
when
they
are
added
together
〔数量上〕达到，总计
Time
lost
through
illness
amounted
to
1,357
working
days.
因疾病而损失的时间总计为 1357 个工作日。
6
if
an
attitude,
remark,
situation
etc
amounts
to
something,
it
has
the
same
effect
等于，意味着
The
court’s
decision
amounts
to
a
not
guilty
verdict.
法庭的裁决等于是宣判无罪。
Ultimately,
their
ideas
amount
to
the
same
thing
.
归根结底，他们的想法都是一回事。
7
not amount to much/anything/a great deal etc
to
not
be
important,
valuable,
or
successful
没多大了不起 （价值，成功等 ）
Her
academic
achievements
don’t
amount
to
much.
她在学术上的成就没有多大价值。
Jim’s
never
going
to
amount
to
much.
吉姆永远不会有多大出息。