amount
英 [əˈmaʊnt]
[NOUN, VERB]
amounts
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 数量
The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
双语例句
例：He needs that amount of money to survive.
他需要那笔钱来维持生活。
例：Apricots contain large amounts of vitamin A.
杏含大量的维生素A。
例：A certain amount of land is dedicated to roadways and parks.
一定数量的土地被用来修建公路和公园。
例：I still do a certain amount of work for them.
我仍旧为他们做一定数量的工作。
NOUN. 名词
amount to
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 等同于
If you say that one thing amounts to something else, you consider the first thing to be the same as the second thing.
双语例句
例：The banks have what amounts to a monopoly.
这些银行几乎接近于垄断。
PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
amounts , amounting , amounted
1. [I 不及物动词] 总计
If something amounts to a particular total, all the parts of it add up to that total.
双语例句
例：Consumer spending on sports-related items amounted to $9.75 billion.
消费者在体育相关用品上的消费总共达到了97.5亿美元。
VERB. 动词
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