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单词 amount
释义

amount ​‌‌‌

​noun countable
UK /əˈmaʊnt/
Other entries for this word
amount verb
amount in controversy noun
no amount of something phrase
not amount to a hill of beans phrase
amount/come to the same thing phrase
Word Forms
singularamount
pluralamounts
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a quantity of something

    You only need a small amount.

    amount of:

    A computer can store a vast amount of information.

    A certain amount of stress can be a good thing.

    Synonyms and related words
    General words for numbers, amounts and quantities
    accumulation
    allocation
    allowance
    1. 1a
      a quantity of money

      This amount should be paid within two weeks.

      Synonyms and related words
      Unspecified amounts of money
      amount
      appropriation
      a price on someone’s head
    2. 1b
      ​informala number of things. Many people consider this use to be incorrect

      The call centre handles a huge amount of complaints every day.

      Synonyms and related words
      General words for numbers, amounts and quantities
      accumulation
      allocation
      allowance
phrases
no amount of something

amount ​‌‌‌

​noun countable
US /əˈmaʊnt/
Other entries for this word
amount verb
amount in controversy noun
no amount of something phrase
not amount to a hill of beans phrase
amount/come to the same thing phrase
Word Forms
singularamount
pluralamounts
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a quantity of money

    This amount should be paid within two weeks.

    Synonyms and related words
    Unspecified amounts of money
    amount
    appropriation
    a price on someone’s head
    1. 1a
      a quantity of something

      You only need a small amount.

      amount of:

      A computer can store a vast amount of information.

      A certain amount of stress can be a good thing.

      Synonyms and related words
      General words for numbers, amounts and quantities
      accumulation
      allocation
      allowance
    2. 1b
      ​informala number of things. Many people consider this use to be incorrect

      The call center handles a huge amount of complaints every day.

      Synonyms and related words
      General words for numbers, amounts and quantities
      accumulation
      allocation
      allowance
phrases
no amount of something

amount ​‌‌

​verb
UK /əˈmaʊnt/
Other entries for this word
amount noun
amount in controversy noun
no amount of something phrase
not amount to a hill of beans phrase
amount/come to the same thing phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyamount
he/she/itamounts
present participleamounting
past tenseamounted
past participleamounted
phrasal verb

amount to

transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyamount to
he/she/itamounts to
present participleamounting to
past tenseamounted to
past participleamounted to
  1. 1
    (amount to something) to be the same as or equal to something else

    Two dates in nine years hardly amounts to an active social life.

    Synonyms and related words
    To be similar to, or the same as, something or someone
    match
    correspond
    amount to
    1. 1a
      to have the same effect as something else

      The court decided that the company’s actions amounted to unfair dismissal.

      Synonyms and related words
      To be similar to, or the same as, something or someone
      match
      correspond
      amount to
  2. 2
    (amount to something) to add up to a particular total

    His monthly earnings amount to about £2,000.

    Synonyms and related words
    To add up to a total
    add up
    come to
    amount to
  3. 3
    not amount to much/a great dealto not be very impressive, important etc

    The results of the research don’t really amount to much.

    Synonyms and related words
    To be unimportant
    weaken
    fade
    lessen

amount ​‌‌

​verb
US /əˈmaʊnt/
Other entries for this word
amount noun
amount in controversy noun
no amount of something phrase
not amount to a hill of beans phrase
amount/come to the same thing phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyamount
he/she/itamounts
present participleamounting
past tenseamounted
past participleamounted
phrasal verb

amount to

transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyamount to
he/she/itamounts to
present participleamounting to
past tenseamounted to
past participleamounted to
  1. 1
    (amount to something) to be the same as or equal to something else

    Two dates in nine years hardly amounts to an active social life.

    Synonyms and related words
    To be similar to, or the same as, something or someone
    match
    correspond
    amount to
    1. 1a
      to have the same effect as something else

      The court decided that the company’s actions amounted to unfair dismissal.

      Synonyms and related words
      To be similar to, or the same as, something or someone
      match
      correspond
      amount to
  2. 2
    (amount to something) to add up to a particular total

    His monthly earnings amount to about $3,500.

    Synonyms and related words
    To add up to a total
    add up
    come to
    amount to
  3. 3
    not amount to much​/​a great dealto not be very impressive, important, etc.

    The results of the research don’t really amount to much.

    Synonyms and related words
    To be unimportant
    weaken
    fade
    lessen
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