| 单词 | amount |
| 释义 | a·mount1 /əˈmaʊnt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable, uncountable] 1 AMOUNTa quantity of something such as time, money, or a substance 数量，数额amount of They spend equal amounts of time in California and New York. 他们在加利福尼亚和纽约待的时间同样长。a considerable/large/enormous etc amount a considerable amount of money 一大笔钱a small/tiny etc amount a tiny amount of dirt 一点点灰尘 Please pay the full amount (=of money) by the end of the month. 请在月底前全额付清。2 used to talk about how much there is of a feeling or quality 〔感情、特质的〕程度a large/considerable etc amount of something Her case has attracted an enormous amount of public sympathy. 她的情况得到了无数民众的同情。a certain/fair amount of something Dina encountered a fair amount of envy among her colleagues. 迪娜遭到不少同事的嫉妒。3 no amount of something can/will etc do something EFFECT/INFLUENCEused to say that something has no effect 即使再多[再大]…也毫无结果[毫无影响] No amount of persuasion could make her change her mind. 怎么劝也无法让她改变主意。4 any amount of something used to say that there is plenty of something, and no more is needed 很多，充足 The school has any amount of resources and equipment. 这所学校拥有充足的资源和设备。 THESAURUSamount how much of something there is 数量Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet. 尽量减少饮食中的脂肪摄入量。a tiny amount of poison 微量毒药quantity a particular amount of food, liquid, or another substance that can be measured – used especially in written descriptions and instructions 数量〔指食物、液体等，尤用于书面介绍和用法说明〕Make sure that you add the right quantity of milk. 一定要加入适量的牛奶。They buy the wood in large quantities. 他们大批购买这种木材。volume the amount of something such as business activity or traffic, especially when this is large or increasing 量〔指商业活动、交通等，尤表示量很大或持续增加〕The volume of traffic on our roads has risen sharply. 我们的道路交通量已急剧增加。the huge volume of trade with China 和中国之间的巨大贸易量level the exact amount of something at one time, which can go up or down at other times 〔某一时期的〕水平，程度They measured the level of alcohol in his blood. 他们检测了他血液中的酒精含量。There is a high level of unemployment. 失业率很高。proportion the amount of something, compared with the whole amount that exists 部分，比例the proportion of road accidents caused by drunk drivers 酒后驾车导致的交通事故的比例A high proportion of the students were from poor families. 大部分学生来自贫困家庭。quota a maximum amount of something that can be produced, sold, brought into a country etc 定额，配额import quotas on Japanese cars 日本汽车的进口配额yield /jiːld/ the amount of something that is produced, especially crops 〔尤指作物的〕产量this year’s cotton yield 今年的棉花产量Examples from the Corpusamount• He was fined $300,000, an amount that would ruin the average householder.• We spent an astonishing amount of money in town today.• Marshall had taken to calling it the rumour factory because a disproportionate amount of time seemed to be wasted on chatter.• He knows an enormous amount about Italian paintings.• You must pay the full amount in advance.• Please pay the full amount by the end of the month.• Losers are often very numerous and lose large amounts of their income.• The pillars of coal left behind were compressed, releasing large amounts of an explosive mixture of air and methane called firedamp.• Children love to feed the fish, but you must make sure they understand the importance of giving the right amount.• He expects to spend a similar amount on getting his daughter through college.• She has a pension, and receives a small amount from her ex-husband.• The water here contains small amounts of calcium and other minerals.• They spent small amounts of money on load limitation experiments, but decided to do nothing.• There is growing alarm at the amount of violence on the streets of our city.• This is because the key factor in their diet is the amount of seafood they eat daily.• Work out the amount you spend each month on food and clothes.• Of particular interest are genes that reduce the amount of a substance called lignin, or that weaken lignin's chemical structure.• Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.• The judge reduced the amount of money awarded to the victim.• There seemed to be no limit to the amount of alcohol the jar would produce.• The amount of calories a person needs each day is determined by the type of work they do.• The amount of car crime seems to be on the increase.• The amount of tax you pay depends on how much you earn.• Heinz Co. acquired the ailing food company for an undisclosed amount.the full amount• We recommended funding for the full amount of their request for acquisition, which was $ 212,500.• If it is not for the full amount of the debt, why isn't it?• The first woman spent the lot, the second spent half and banked the rest and the third invested the full amount.• Or offer to pay what you think is fair - not the full amount.• In other areas, social services will collect and pay the owner the full amount of money due.• Except Medicare, which pays the full amount.• He says he found Scott had underbid one item by about $ 8, although it charged SunTran the full amount.• Cancellation charges up to the full amount payable.a certain/fair amount of something• By happenstance, and a fair amount of reaching out by Lindsey, we started playing together and it was great.• My present job has a certain amount of prestige attached to it.• That involved a fair amount of travel.• The Empire is always shot through with a certain amount of politics and with different men pulling this way and that.• The second effect it had on me was to give me a certain amount of self belief.• There was a certain amount of rearrangement as the whole audience linked.• This requires a fair amount of work on your part.• You must have lived in your home a certain amount of time, for example.amount2 ●○○ verb 1 amount to something phrasal verb a) TOTALif figures, sums etc amount to a particular total, they equal that total when they are added together 〔数量上〕达到，总计 Time lost through illness amounted to 1,357 working days. 因疾病而损失的时间总计为1,357个工作日。b) BEif an attitude, remark, situation etc amounts to something, it has the same effect 等于，相当于 The court’s decision amounts to a not guilty verdict. 法庭的裁决等于是宣判无罪。 Ultimately, their ideas amount to the same thing. 归根结底，他们的想法都是一回事。c) not amount to much/anything/a great deal etcUNIMPORTANT to not be important, valuable, or successful 没多少意义[价值，成就等] Her academic achievements don’t amount to much. 她的学习成绩不怎么样。 Jim’s never going to amount to much. 吉姆永远不会有多大出息。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusamount• During 1981 - 2, three instalments were issued amounting to more than 2000 pages.• For within market relations two new kinds of control, amounting in some cases to dominance, have become apparent.• She is now unable to work and receives benefits, including invalidity benefit, amounting to approximately £90.00 per week.• It is uncertain whether words alone can amount to an assault.• But human ingenuity and intelligence, plus what may amount to an instinct for symbolism, comes to the rescue.• Without that, no talks will ever amount to more than the briefest of encounters.• However, opponents charge that the new Internet regulations amount to unconstitutional censorship that would criminalize expression protected by the First Amendment.From Longman Business Dictionaryamounta‧mount1 /əˈmaʊnt/ noun [countable, uncountable] a quantity of somethingdebts that vary in amountFigures show a big rise in the amount of money in the economy.You must pay the full amount in advance.a cheque in settlement of the amount owing → face amountamountamount2 verb → amount to something→ See Verb tableOrigin amount2 (1300-1400) Old French amonter, from amont “upward”, from mont “mountain”a·mount1 noun →THESAURUS1amount2 verbChineseSyllable quantity Business money, as time, a of such Corpus something |
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