amount

a.mount

[ə`maJnt; əˋmaunt]

不及物动词

1 总计 [某一数字] ,共计,共达,计为[to]

The fire loss ~ed to one thousand dollars.

这次火灾损失共达一千美元

2 相当于[…],等于[…][to]

His answer ~s to a refusal.

他的回答等于拒绝

名词

1 [the ~]总计,总额[of]

(→ sum 【同义字】)

She could only spend half the ~.

她只能花费总额的半数

2 (C) 数量,额

(cf. number)

a large ~ of money

庞大的金额,钜款

the ~ of people present

在场的人数

the ~ of weapons

武器的数量

Any ~ of money will do.

金额大小不拘

3 [the ~]要点,意义,重点[of]

This is the ~ of what he said.

这是他所说的重点

in amount

在数量上; 总计; 总而言之

to the amount of ?

计达…,共达…

He has debts to the ~ of ten million dollars.

他的负债共达一千万美元