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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 584 COCA: 782

amount

a·mount1 /əˈmaʊnt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC, uncountableU]  
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。
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no amount of something can/will etc do something• But no amount of bashful cuteness can disguise its humourless narcissism.• But no amount of money can buy what Nakamatsu really wants -- lasting fame.• It is due to the inefficiency of the Government which no amount of Budget bribery can possibly erase.• So implausible, so achingly out of touch are they, no amount of Toytown trickery can disguise their ancient irrelevance.• The key is in the cooking; no amount of marinating will tenderize a tough cut of meat.• Therefore, no amount of personality can compensate for mediocre chili. o Judging chili is very personal and subjective.• Translation here must be indeterminate because no amount of evidence will guarantee that the translation we offer will be uniquely correct.• Voice over April's pursuing compensation though no amount of mony can make up for what she's lost.
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。
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any amount of something• As taxpayers subject to wealth tax, the Chiracs should have declared any amounts of cash they kept during those years.• Rod Bags One item that is invaluable to the angler who does any amount of boat fishing is an electric outboard.• You can highlight any amount of text from a single character to the entire document.• No telephone applications or any amount of pleading will ensure exception to these dates.• But they can give parties any amount of soft money.• Votes can be appreciated more than any amount of money, especially if they can be produced or denied in significant blocs.• Not that any amount of designer labels would or could reconcile her to the prospect of meeting Antoinette again.• She went through any amount of stockings in a week.
 THESAURUS
amount 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
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amount• 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 verbphr v 
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。
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amount to the same thing• She may not have killed him herself, but helping Dave to do it amounts to the same thing.• And even if it is not significant, it has the potential to be so-which amounts to the same thing.• Charges often amount to the same thing.• Since it formed a halo over the puck, did that amount to the same thing?• When electrical currents flow they produce magnetic fields and so it is possible that these two therapies amount to the same thing.• And literature will amount to the same thing: all writers are copycats.
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amount• 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 Dictionary
amounta·mount1 /əˈmaʊnt/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]
a quantity of something
debts that vary in amount
Figures 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 amount
amountamount2 verb
→ amount to something
Origin amount2
(1300-1400) Old French amonter, from amont “upward”, from mont “mountain”
a·mount1 noun →THESAURUS1amount2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 584 COCA: 782
amount

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + AMOUNT | AMOUNT + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤considerable, copious amounts, enormous, huge, immense, incredible, large, massive, significant, substantial, tremendous, vast相當大的數量；可觀的數量；巨大的數量；令人難以置信的數量◇a considerable amount of money相當大一筆錢◇He drank copious amounts of beer.他喝了大量的啤酒。➤high, low很高的／很低的數量◇exposure to high amounts of oxygen接觸到大量氧氣➤adequate, reasonable充足的／合理的數量▸➤disproportionate, excessive, inordinate不成比例的數量；過量▸➤increasing增長中的數量▸➤decent, fair, good (especially NAmE) 適度的／相當的／不錯的數量◇There was a fair amount of traffic on the roads.路上的車輛不少。➤certain一定的數量◇You have a certain amount of freedom to explore new techniques.你有一定自由來鑽研新技術。➤limited, minimal, minute, moderate, negligible, small, tiny有限的數量；最小的數量；微量；適度的數量；可忽略不計的數量；很少的數量；極少的數量▸➤full, total總量；全數◇You must pay back the full amount of money that you owe.你必須將你所欠的錢全數償還。➤maximum, minimum最大／最低數量◇He aimed to cause the maximum amount of embarrassment.他的目的是盡量讓人難堪。➤exact確切的數量➤right恰當的數量◇The sauce has just the right amount of salt.這種醬的鹹度剛剛好。➤equal, equivalent相等的數量◇Mix the ingredients in equal amounts.把不同的原料等量混合。◇an amount equivalent to 3% per annum相當於每年 3% 的量➤varying變化的數量◇Tap water also contains varying amounts of rust and grit.自來水也含有數量不等的鐵銹和沙子。VERB + AMOUNT➤double, increase將數量翻番；增加數量▸➤decrease, limit, reduce降低／限制／減少數量◇They want to limit the amount of cash available.他們想限制可用現金的數額。AMOUNT + VERB➤double, increase數量翻番／增加◇The amount of reclaimed glass used in industry has doubled in the last five years.用在工業上的再生玻璃的數量在過去 5 年內增加了 1 倍。➤decrease, fall數量減少／下降◇The average amount of sunshine fell this year.今年的平均光照下降了。PREPOSITION➤amount of⋯數量的⋯
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 584 COCA: 782
amount noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 584 COCA: 782

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