1. U C 金额　 a sum of money;a quantity of money
2. U C 数量；数额　 a quantity of sth

　approach the ～ of　接近…数目
　calculate the ～　计算数量
　credit an ～ to sb's account　把一笔款记入某人的账户
　find the total ～　算出总额
　fix the ～　确定数量
　know a fair ～ about　对…了解很多
　pay the ～ due　付到期的款项
　reach a certain ～　达到一定数量
　subscribe the same ～　认捐同样的数额
　trim the ～　削减金额
　figure out the exact ～　算出确切的数额
　aggregate ～　总额
　ample ～　富足的数量
　annual ～s　年度金额
　any ～　任何数量
　approved ～　核准的数额
　approximate ～　概算额
　average ～　平均数量
　certain ～　一定的数量
　considerable ～　相当数量
　enormous ～　巨大的数量
　exact ～　确切的数量
　fixed ～　固定金额
　full ～　总数，总共的量
　generous ～　大量
　huge ～　巨额
　immense ～　大量
　large ～　大量
　like ～　相同的量
　maximum ～　最大数量，最高额
　minimum ～　最低数量，最低额
　moderate ～　适量
　net ～　净数，净计
　outstanding ～　未付款额
　paltry ～　微不足道的数量
　same ～　同样的数额
　small ～　少量
　sufficient ～　足够的数量
　surprising ～　惊人的数量
　tremendous ～　极大的数量
　above a certain ～　超过一定数额
　beyond this ～　超过这个数目
　in ～　总之，总计
　in large ～s　大量的
　more than ￡1000 in ～　总额超过一千英镑
　salary of this ～　这个数目的薪金
　to the ～ of　总计达
　a considerable ～ of memory work　大量的记忆工作
　a great ～ of information　大量资料
　a large ～ of baggage　一大堆行李
　a large ～ of jobs　大量的活儿
　a large ～ of work　大量的工作
　a moderate ～ of traffic　不算拥挤的交通
　a proper ～ of exercise and sleep　适量的运动和睡眠
　a small ～ of thinner　少量的稀释剂
　a vast ～ of　大量的
　a vast ～ of Chinese products　大量的中国产品
　an ～ of　相当的，适量的
　an ～ of information　一些信息
　an ～ of money　一笔钱
　an ～ of time　一段时间
　an astronomical ～ of money　一笔天文数字的巨款
　an immense ～ of scattered data　大量分散的资料
　the ～ of debts　负债总额
　the high ～ of taxes　高额税收
　the large ～ of police cars　大批警车
　～ in figures　小写金额
　～ in words　大写金额

　What is the full amount I owe you? 　我总共欠你多少钱?
　He could not pay the full amount he owed.　他偿还不起他所欠的全部债款。
　Just remember the amount and pay me back later.　记住这个数目，以后还我好了。
　Vitamins should be taken in small amounts.　维生素应该小剂量地服用。
　Your information is large in amount but poor in quality.　你的资料量多质差。
　Food was provided in varying amounts.　食物的供应量变化不定。
　The information is of much amount.　这情报很重要。
　I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount.　我没料到账单达到这个金额。
　The amount of your bill is $252.　你的账单总额为美金252元。
　The amount of this year's revenue is less than that of last year.　今年国家的岁入比去年少。
　The amount of lift increases with the speed of the aircraft.　空运量随着飞机速度的增快而增加。
　The amount of resistance he met astonished him.　他遇到的阻力之大使他感到惊讶。
　The amount of his remarks is that we are hopelessly beaten.　他的话总的意思是我们彻底失败了。
　This is the amount of what she said.　这是她所说的要点。
　We estimate, month by month, the amounts of cash that will be needed.　我们月月估算所需的现金额。
　You wouldn't believe the amount of trouble I've had with this car.　你简直难以相信这辆车给我那么多的麻烦。
　I was horrified by the amount of work I had to do.　有那么多的工作要做，真把我吓坏了。
　Now the amount of land irrigated is four times that of 10 years ago.　现在农田的灌溉面积为10年前的4倍。
　A great amount of money has received.　一大笔款到了。
　A great amount of our investments are in property.　我们的大量资金投在房地产上。
　I drank a large amount of tea.　我喝了很多茶。
　She was carrying a large amount of cash.　她携带了大量的现金。
　A million dollars is a large amount of money to me. 　100万美元对我来说是一笔巨款。
　A large amount of money is spent on tobacco every year.　每年要在烟草上花一大笔钱。
　She spends a large amount of money on clothes every year.　她每年花大量的钱买衣服。
　He must often memorize large amounts of material.　他必须经常熟记大量材料。
　Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.　几大笔款子用在了这座桥上。
　We've received a great amount of information.　我们收到了大量信息。
　You should get the greatest possible amount of information.　你应该搞到尽量多的情报。
　Her case has attracted enormous amount of public sympathy.　她的讼案已经引起了公众的巨大同情。
　Each year the world spends an enormous amount of money on armaments.　全世界每年都要在军备上花费大量金钱。
　He paid regular amounts of money to a charity.　他定期向一家慈善机构捐一定数额的钱。
　Vast amounts of money are being invested in the local market.　大量资金投放在当地市场上。
　A fair amount of rain has fallen.　下了一场大雨。
　All tests contain a fair amount of unreliability.　所有试验在很大程度上是不可靠的。
　They didn't deliver the right amount of sand.　他们送来的沙子的数量不对。
　This requires an incalculable amount of patience.　这需要极大的耐心。
　Laser beams carry surprisingly intense amounts of energy.　激光带有极强的能量。
　The new tax caused a huge amount of public anger.　这种新税引起了公众极大的怨愤。
　I had a certain amount of difficulty finding the house.　在找这房子时，我颇遇到一些困难。
　She has put in a considerable amount of time and effort to ensure the success of the project.　她投入了大量的时间和精力以保证工程完成。
　We have common reserve fund to the amount of ￡5000.　我们有总数达五千英镑的公积金。
　　在那场火灾中，总共损失财产一万美元。
　He supported the tobacco company last year to the amount of ￡40,000.　他去年资助该烟草公司数额达四万英镑。
　There is a large amount of work for us to do.　大量的工作等待我们去做。
　There were large amounts of tourists on the ferry.　渡船上有大量的旅游者。
　There's only a small amount of food.　食物只剩下一点。
　There was a small amount of sugar in the bowl.　碗里有少量的糖。
　We have already heard about it so your information is of little amount to us.　我们已经知道了，所以你的消息对我们没有什么价值。

 ♣ any amount of
　大量　a large quantity of sth
　The shoes will stand any amount of wear.　这鞋很经穿。
　He could put up with any amount of boredom.　乏味的事儿再多他也忍受得了。
　You'll have any amount of time after your exam.　考试过后，你们会有很多的时间。
　We had any amount of people applying for the job.　来我们这儿申请这份工作的人非常多。
 ♣ no amount of
　即使再多（或再大）（也不）　used for saying that sth will have no effect
　No amount of discussion will help.　再多的讨论也没有帮助。
　No amount of lies can cover up the facts.　谎言再多也无法掩盖事实。
　No amount of washing will remove the stain on your shirt.　怎样洗也洗不掉你衬衫上的墨水渍印。
　No amount of encouragement would make him jump into the pool.　再怎样鼓励，他也不肯往游泳池里跳。
　No amount of noise worries me. I drop off the moment I close my eyes.　怎么吵闹我都不怕，一合上眼就睡着了。

 ♣ amount, aggregate, number, quantity, sum, total, whole
　参见aggregate条。
 ♣ an amount of, a number of
　参见number条。

1. vi.合计，共计　 add up to or total sth
2. vi.等同，接近　 be equal to or equivalent of sth

 ♣ amount to　(v.+prep.)
1. 共计reach the total of; make sth as a total
　The bill amounts to $500.　这张账单共计500美元。
　Our debts amount to over $1000.　我们的负债总共超过了1000美元。
　The loss from the flood amounts to ten million dollars.　水灾造成的损失达1000万美元。
　The total expenses amount to a thousand yuan.　全部费用合计达1000元。
　The four sums together amount to a lot of money.　这四笔金额加在一起就是很多钱。
　The number of books published this year amounts to over a million.　今年出版的书籍达100万册以上。
　His works published since 1956 amount to nearly four mill on words.　自1956年以来，他发表的作品近400万字。
　His earnings are said to amount to ￡300,000 per annum.　据说他每年的酬金高达30万英镑。
　I cannot afford the trip to New York, because the travelling expenses would amount to at least $3000 if I went.　到纽约旅行我去不起，因为我如果去的话，这趟旅费至少也得要三千美元。
　Their total grain output amounted to 5 million kilograms last year.　去年他们的粮食总产量达500万公斤。
　His income for that year amounted to￡15,000.　他那年的收入达15,000英镑。
　The annual cost of income support to unmarried mothers amounted to ￡700 million in that year.　该年对未婚母亲收入补助的全年花费总计达7亿英镑。
　The oil company's net profits amounted to more than 1000 million dollars.　这家石油公司每年的净利达10亿美元以上。
　The output of these small factories amounted to 70 percent of the province's total.　这些小厂的产量占全省总产量的70%。
2. 等于；相当于；意味着 be equal to or the same as sth; signify
　Her reply amounts to a refusal.　她的回答等于拒绝。
　Two dates in nine years hardly amounts to an active social life.　九年中有两次约会很难算是社交。
　Such aids amount to economic aggression.　这种援助其实是经济侵略。
　Their actions amount to a breach of contract.　他们的行为已属违反合同。
　What it amounts to is simply that he is not willing to give us his support.　那只是表明他不愿意支持我们。
　Whether you go or she goes amounts to the same thing.　不管你去还是她去都一样。
　With his intelligence, he should amount to something when he grows up.　凭他的智力，他长大后定成大器。
　If he goes on like this, he'll never amount to anything.　如果他一味这样下去，他将一事无成。
　His words amounted to a threat.　他的话实际上是威胁。
　It amounted to no more than this.　这件事不过如此而已。
　The court decided that the company's actions amounted to unfair dismissal.　法庭裁定公司的行为是不合理解雇。
　He gave what amounted to an apology on behalf of his company.　他代表公司算是作了一番道歉。
　I don't quite make out what it's going to amount to.　我不大明白，这究竟算得了什么呢?
　Borrowing money and not returning it amounts to stealing.　借了钱不还就等于偷。
　Keeping silent in this case amounts to supporting the speaker.　在这种情况下保持沉默，就等于支持发言者。
　Keeping what belongs to another amounts to stealing.　把属于别人的东西据为己有，实际上就是偷窃。
　Not punishing these hooligans amounts to condoning their behaviour.　不惩处这些无赖就意味着宽恕他们的行为。
　It amounts to saying that they have failed in their experiment.　那等于说他们试验失败了。
　To declare her innocent would amount to admitting his own fault.　宣布她无罪等于承认他自己有错。
 ♣ not amount to much〔a great deal〕
　不太重要，没什么了不起　not be very impressive, important, etc.
　The results of the research don't really amount to much.　这些研究结果其实意义并不大。
　They gave me some help in the beginning but it did not amount to a great deal.　起初他们给了我一些帮助，但帮助不大。

 ♣ amount to, add up to, come to, count up to, run into
　参见add条。

　［同义词］ n. extent, mass, measure,　quantity, sum, total
　［词源］中古英语amounten（增加，上升）