amount tosth
—phrasal verbwithamountverbuk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
(ADD UP TO)
tobecomeaparticularamount
达到；总计
Theirannualfuelbillsamounted to over £6,000.他们年燃料支出总额高达6千英镑。
- Radicalremarkslike thisamounttoheresyfor mostmembersof theRepublicanparty.
- It doesn'tmatterwhether you do it first or last - it allamountsto the same thing.
- Theavailableinformationamountsto very little intoto.
- Armyleaderssay theretreatfrom theareadoes notamountto an end to thewar.
- Histeachersthoughthe'd neveramountto anything.
(BE)
to be the same as something, or to have the sameeffectas something
等于；意味着
Hisbehaviouramounted toseriousprofessionalmisconduct.他的行为相当于严重失职。
He gave what amounted to anapologyonbehalfof hiscompany.他的话等于是替公司道了歉。