amount
amount
a∙mount¹ / əˈmaunt ; əˈmaʊnt /
◙noun [C,U]
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 paythe 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。
amount²
◙verb
【PHR V】
◘amount to sth1. 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。
2. 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 ideasamount to the same thing.
归根结底，他们的想法都是一回事。
3. 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。
