amount
单词辨析：
主要表示某种物质的量。
A large quantity of water is stored in the reservoir.
水库存了大量的水。
We import huge quantities of oil each year.
我们每年进口大量石油。
指把各部分加起来的总数。
Dividends for the year amounted in the aggregate to $50, 000.
该年的红利总计达5万美元。
What is the aggregate of goals from the four football matches?
这4场足球赛的总进球数是多少?
普通用词，主要与表示时间、金钱、物质等的不可数名词连用。
He spent a large amount of time in New York.
他在纽约呆了好长时间。
We need a small amount of fuel.
我们需要少量的燃料。
尤指经常性一次用药的剂量。
You should reduce your daily dosage of the medicine.
你应该减少每天的用药量。
Excessive dosage of this drug can result in injury to the kidney.
这种药使用过量会损害肾脏。
相关例句：
They will need a reasonable amount of desk area and good light.
他们将需要一个面积较大的摆放办公桌的地方和充足的照明。
The amount of sleep we need varies from person to person
我们对睡眠的需求量因人而异。
You are going to have to take a certain amount of criticism, but you must cope with it
你肯定会遭到一些批评，但你必须去面对。
They spend an inordinate amount of time talking.
他们花在说上的时间太多了。
He needs that amount of money to survive
他需要那样一笔钱以生存下去。
Investors can borrow an amount equal to the property's purchase price.
投资者可以获得与房产购买价格相等的借款额。