amount
[ə'maunt]
n.数量, 总额
vi.总计, 等于
例句与用法:
The amount of unemployed capital is very large.
未被利用的资金数量很大。
The railroad gives free transportation for a certain amount of baggage.
铁路免费运送的行李是有一定数量的。
It all amounts to a lot of hard work.
那一切意味着大量艰苦工作。
A large amount of money is spent on advertisements every year.
每年都要花费大量金钱在广告上。
My savings amount to $2000.
我的储蓄共达2000美元。
词形变化:
动词过去式: amounted | 动词过去分词: amounted | 动词现在分词: amounting | 动词第三人称单数: amounts |
详细释义:
n.[C][(+of)]
1. 总数; 总额
What is the amount we owe them?
我们总共欠他们多少钱?
2. 数量
We need a small amount of fuel.
我们需要少量的燃料。
vi.[W][(+to)]
1. 合计, 共计
The total cost of repairs amounted to US$100.
修理费用总计一百美元。
2. 相当于
Keeping what belongs to another amounts to stealing.
将他人之物占为己有等于偷窃。
3. 产生……结果
He'll never amount to anything.
他将来决不会有出息。
短语词组:
amount to
1. 总计为; 相当于
The bill amounted to $75.
帐单的金额总数为七十五美元。