| 单词 | amount |
| 释义 | amount amount /əˈmaʊnt/ noun [C] ► B1 a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted: » They didn't deliver the right amount of sand.» Small amounts of land were used for keeping animals.» He paid regular amounts of money to a charity.» I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount (= of money).» The new tax caused a huge amount of public anger.» I had a certain amount of (= some) difficulty finding the house.» You wouldn't believe the amount of trouble (= what a lot of trouble) I've had with this car.Thesaurus+: ↑General words for size and amount • • • Extra Examples:» A dangerous amount of radioactivity was released into the environment last month.» Some theatres receive a small amount of funding from the state.» They were making a tremendous amount of noise last night.» She eats an unbelievable amount of food.» The total amount raised so far is approaching $1000.Common mistake: amount of or number of?! Remember: amount of is usually used with uncountable nouns.! With countable nouns, don't say 'amount of', say number of:✗ They received a large amount of complaints.» They received a large number of complaints. |
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