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单词 amount
释义
amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/us
/əˈmaʊnt/
B1
acollectionormass,especiallyof something that cannot becounted:
（尤指不可数事物的）数量；数额；量；总数
They didn'tdelivertherightamountofsand.他们运来的沙子数量不对。
Small amountsoflandwere used forkeepinganimals.少量的土地用于饲养动物。
Hepaidregularamountsofmoneyto acharity.他定期向一家慈善机构捐一笔钱。
I didn'texpectthebillto come to this amount(= ofmoney).我没有料到账单上的钱数会这么多。
The newtaxcausedahugeamountofpublicanger.新税收引起了强烈公愤。
I hadacertainamountof(= some)difficultyfindingthehouse.我找到这房子费了不少劲。
You wouldn'tbelievetheamountoftrouble(= what a lot oftrouble)I've had with thiscar.你决不会相信这辆汽车给我带来了多少麻烦。
More examples
  • Adangerousamount ofradioactivitywasreleasedinto theenvironmentlastmonth.
  • Sometheatresreceiveasmallamount offundingfrom thestate.
  • They were making atremendousamount ofnoiselastnight.
  • Sheeatsanunbelievableamount offood.
  • Thetotalamountraisedsofarisapproaching$1000.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
General words for size and amount
  • -grained
  • -sized
  • bulk
  • content
  • element
  • flow
  • footprint
  • good things come in small packagesidiom
  • level
  • load
  • measure
  • much
  • number
  • order
  • percent
  • ration
  • small-scale
  • so muchidiom
  • strength
  • subscale
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Grammar

Amount of,number oforquantity of?
We use amount of with uncountable nouns. Number of is used with countable nouns:…
Amount ofornumber of?
We use amount of with uncountable nouns. Number of is used with countable nouns:…
A quantity oforquantities of?
Quantity is more formal than amount or number. A quantity of or quantities of can be followed by a countable noun or an uncountable noun. They are most commonly used with an adjective such as huge, big, large, small:…

Idiom

any amount of
(Definition ofamountfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

amount| American Dictionary

amount
noun[C]
us
/əˈmɑʊnt/
thedegreeto which something is a lot or a little; how much something is:
She’s made atremendousamount ofprogresssince theaccident.
Helikedtocarryalargeamount ofmoneyaround with him.

Idiom

not amount to much
(Definition ofamountfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

amount| Business English

amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/us
MONEY
aquantityofmoney:
a large/small/considerable amountYou can make aconsiderableamount for only a fewhours'work.
a certain/particular amountPayments arelimitedto acertainamount.
pay/spend/raise an amountIf everyone in thecompanycontributedjust $10, this wouldraisethe amountneeded.
She was sodisappointedwith theservicesherefusedtopaythefullamount.
I didn'texpectthebillto come to this amount.
aquantityof something such astime,space, asubstance, or afeeling:
an amount of sthThey didn'tdelivertherightamount ofsand.
large/small amountsSmall amounts oflandwere used forkeepinganimals.
a considerable/significant/huge amountThe newtaxcausedahugeamount ofangeramongsmallbusinessowners.
Bothsolutionstake aboutthe same amountoftime.
any amount of sth
a verylargeamount of something:
We had any amount oftroublefinishingthejob.

See also

face amount
(Definition ofamountfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofamount

amount
The question is what the complex vs. non-complex distinction amounts to in structural terms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The decision of each court, then, amounted to a verdict about the family's history and identity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One older person said there was a real need for help with such tasks, and also with small amounts of help before a crisis occurred.
From theCambridge English Corpus
First, rapid integration of large amounts of information is believed to occur in language processing, perception, motor control, and commonsense reasoning.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The internet offers a rapid way to collect large amounts of data.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, this inference amounts to nothing more than the initial postulate, namely the existence of a continuum.
From theCambridge English Corpus
How do cry acoustics and cry amounts independently affect parental responses?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, under the experimental conditions of our assay, production of eggs, pupae and adults did not correlate with low amounts of acyl sugars.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Summer-cut silages also contained relatively high amounts of propionic acid.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The above remarks, amounting to no more than a sketch, do scant justice to the many works that have suggested new fields of contemporary historywriting.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Towering above everything, however, is the colonial expropriation of vast amounts of the country's best land for white settlers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There was no toxicity demonstrated to canola seed meal in amounts up to 2000 mg in the 100 ml flask.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The larvae were provided with weighed amounts of tomato leaf every two days.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The books are selected on an international level, the foreign proportion amounting to approximately 70 per cent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The two groups began their programs with comparable scores and received near identical amounts of instructional time during the first two years of study.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithamount

amount

These are words often used in combination withamount.

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actual amount
Thus, it is very possible to give away more than half theactualamount.
From theCambridge English Corpus
adequate amount
If perennials can fix anadequateamountof carbon to make them viable crops, the question becomes one of harvest index rather than trade-off.
From theCambridge English Corpus
aggregate amount
The amount remaining after deducting the estimated amount of these specific grants is the aggregate amount of the rate support grant.
From the
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