Definition of amount in English:

amount

nounəˈmaʊntəˈmaʊnt

1A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent.
数量，总额，量
sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people
运动给许多人带来无穷乐趣。
the substance is harmless if taken in small amounts
这种物质如果只吃一点点是没有害的。
Example sentencesExamples
- The swept volume is the amount of volume that the piston moves through as it moves up and down.
- The first period totalled up a paltry amount of three genuine opportunities.
- Also important are the factors that control the total amount of water in the body at any particular time.
- This is in total contrast to the amount of walking or exercise involving the use of the legs.
- In places you cannot see the spring shoots which are beginning to peep through because of the amount of rubbish.
- There is no denying that one of the major causes of obesity is the amount of food that we eat and the portion sizes.
- What was a reasonable amount of time to wait for a chicken burger to be prepared, anyway?
- The total amount of sunlight energy over all of the spectrum is important in heating vines and soils.
- Hopefully my legs will permit a reasonable amount of wandering about places of interest.
- Lorries were seen as a particular risk due to their size and the amount of chemicals they could be carrying.
- I think, if we know we have a reasonable amount of work on the books, we'll take it.
- If it is prolonged and performance is affected, this will affect the total amount of coverage we get.
- If you live in a built-up area, you have to expect a certain amount of noise.
- The extent and the amount of the work involved was not defined in the Contract.
- Not only was the total amount of tuber starch reduced, but its composition was also affected.
- Purchases must be fit for their purpose - they should work for a reasonable amount of time.
- One of the joys of working in Manchester is that you can walk from one end to the other in a reasonable amount of time.
- In the first half of pregnancy it is normal for the total amount of thyroid hormone to be slightly increased.
- Well, if the universe is flat, this tells us something about the total amount of mass and energy in it.
- This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
Synonyms
quantity, number, total, aggregate, sum, quota, group, size, mass, weight, volume, bulk, load, consignment
proportion, portion, part, dose, dosage
technical quantum
1. 1.1 A sum of money.
  一笔钱
  they have spent a colossal amount rebuilding the stadium
  他们花巨资重建体育馆。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Having expended large amounts of money on multiculturalism, they are hardly likely to criticise it.
  It says this is costing substantial amounts of money which would otherwise be used on patient care.
  We are losing vast amounts of tax money, as well as the respect of the people.
  By donating large amounts of money, wealthy individuals are able to signal their economic prowess.
  Administration, equipment and maintaining venues cost huge amounts of money.
  The numbers of delinquents and the estimated amounts of tax money involved have not been detailed.
  In recent elections soft money has become a way for wealthy individuals to contribute large amounts of money to the political parties.
  Experience has shown us that the best way to sustain partnership is to contribute small amounts of money on a regular basis.
  Massive amounts of money were spent helping the airlines fund new security precautions.
  The dome is not the only monstrous carbuncle currently swallowing obscene amounts of public money.
  This is important because longstanding disciplinary processes cost the country huge amounts of money.
  I mean, we bring in millions of dollars in terms of research money, huge amounts.
  Drivers contribute huge amounts of money to the government through road tax, tax on car sales, and we all know about fuel duty.
  These will see the fund paying out reasonable compensations instead of huge amounts of money as is presently done.
  Feel free to spend inordinate amounts of money and fund my house survey.
  You never know when something will pay off, and for the trivial amounts of money it costs, the returns are enormous.
  The government had set aside significant amounts of money to rebuild the city, but inflation meant that this was still not enough.
  Careful money management rather than throwing vast amounts of sums of money at the problem is certainly a key way forward.
  So with the aim of contracting for projects, the constructor spends huge amounts of money on bribes.
  They didn't get all they asked for I might say, but they got specific amounts of money for specific purposes.
  Synonyms
  fee, price, tariff, sum, figure, fare, rate, payment, toll, levy

verbəˈmaʊntəˈmaʊnt

[no object]amount to

1Come to be (the total) when added together.
总计
losses amounted to over 10 million pounds
损失总计超过1，000万英镑。
Example sentencesExamples
- As one diplomat pointed out, that amounts to three weeks' oil profits for the government.
- It amounts to a huge amount of money and jobs both ways every single year.
- After the air attacks began, refugee movements multiplied exponentially, amounting ultimately to more than half the population of the province, with another third listed as internally displaced from their homes.
- In contrast, the typical cost of the coffee in a cup of your favourite brew probably amounts to as little as six pence.
- The original drawing amounts to only about one-eighth of the total composition.
- Traders say it might not sound much but the extra costs amounts to an extra £400 a year.
- It only amounts to one and a half hours, and we are compensating for that removal by putting it elsewhere in the week.
- The exceptions are practically all African and Arab countries, amounting altogether to only a tenth of the world's population.
- The orders and output surge this past year in a number of high-technology industries, amounting in some cases to 50 percent and more, was not sustainable even in the more optimistic new economy scenarios.
- In real terms, this amounts to an extra two cases of cancer a year among half a per cent of the population.
- As we speak, the total death toll is still unclear, but it amounts to several thousands.
- It amounts to little more than 40 companies working in three buildings in the Liberties.
- In due course the owners were presented by the Port Authority with a bill for the use of the tugs which amounted in all to JD254, 400, equivalent to approximately US $375,000.
- This amounts to some 28 million tonnes per year, or almost half a tonne per person.
- Furthermore, every employee will be given a significant stake in the company, amounting in total to one-tenth of its value.
- Those low cost products are amounting to something like half a trillion dollars in deficit every year.
- Essentially this amounts to a thirteen hour time difference from how I live in London.
- The liability of the contracts of employment amounts to many hundreds of thousands of pounds.
- They amounted respectively to £151,065 (together with interest) and £127,000.
- All of this amounts to eight billion dollars in lost revenue for the federal government.
Synonyms
add up to, come to, run to, number, be, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to, represent, count as
British tot up to
1. 1.1 Be regarded or classified as; be the equivalent of.
  被视为；被划作；等同
  their actions amounted to a conspiracy
  他们的行动简直是阴谋。
  what this guy was doing clearly did amount to persecution
  Example sentencesExamples
  This amounts, of course, to an assertion that we can easily put aside economic law.
  But the tribunals' caseload amounted largely to dealing with deserters, known Confederate agents, and foreign nationals in Confederate service.
  Move the ball just right of center in your stance and hit what amounts to a hard chip shot.
  Instead, it was happy with the paper's ‘remedial action’, which amounted - five months after its front-page publication - to two mealy-mouthed paragraphs that offered no apology.
  Where are the voices of outrage over what amounts to a frontal assault on the constitution of the United States?
  The result amounts to one of his more satisfying films in recent years.
  They are looking at the camera with expectation that amounts almost to joy.
  It amounts at the end of the day to the possibility of a bias in the way this Court puts it.
  One writer noted that it was through such events that the ‘reverence for the flag amounting almost to worship’ acquired a ‘human face or word.’
  This step by the medical fraternity amounts to a giant leap for the whole country, he added.
  It amounts to saying that a future pope should cherish cultural heritage above all else.
  It amounted, one songwriter said, to ‘an admission of the claims made by the defenders of the pirates that publishers have been robbing the public.’
  Could you advise on any source of help regarding what essentially amounts to an invisible disability.
  It's just that when you put it all together, it amounts to a manipulation.
  This amounts to a massive political bet on Scotland being collectivist rather than consumerist.
  Will computers make trains so massively more controllable as to amount almost to a new form of transport?
  My point was that your comments are simply not amounting to much more than you screaming.
  The whole package amounts to a curious blend of high power and domesticity which she hopes will win over doubters.
  So me, I wonder how giving people more days to laze at home amounts to respect for religion.
  I have concluded that the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
  Synonyms
  constitute, comprise, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, approximate to, add up to, come down to, boil down to
  signify, signal, mean, indicate, suggest, denote, point to, be evidence of, be symptomatic of
  informal spell, spell out
  literary betoken
2. 1.2 Develop into; become.
  发展成；变成
  you'll never amount to anything
  你永远不会有什么出息。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She'll never amount to anything.
  I hear much about how my sort of gabbling amounts to nothing but blaming the victim.
  You doubt that who you are and what you've done with your life really amounts to much at times.
  Youll never amount to anything because you procrastinate.
  Will 3D user interfaces ever amount to anything more than eye-candy?
  So shine the light on all of your friends because it all amounts to nothing in the end.
  Synonyms
  become, grow into, develop into, mature into, prove to be, turn out to be, progress to, advance to

Phrases

any amount of

A great deal or number of.
极大量的
the second half produced any amount of action
下半场十分激烈。
Example sentencesExamples
- They are unfazed by any amount of death, destruction, loss, tragedy, travesty.
- Integrity is not something that can be bought with any amount of money.
- New Orleans gets any amount of rain and they have got a water problem.
- There is just no reason that any amount of government money or ‘counseling’ will change this.
- You cannot quite escape the war anywhere, resulting in reams of exasperation that cannot be dealt with by any amount of ranting.
- It has lots of fun things for cheap, but it's a hassle to go there and spend any amount of time buying things for my survival.
- Little by little you will be renewed from within yourself and be able to withstand any amount of stress.
- I don't think there is any amount of pressure that can be exerted from Australia that's going to make the difference.
- But seriously, does any amount of soft or hard science help in this kind of discussion?

no amount of

Not even the greatest possible amount of.
即使再多…也不
no amount of talk is going to change anything
谈得再多也不会有任何改变。
Example sentencesExamples
- His government is not trusted, and no amount of socially caring speeches can change that.
- After all was said and done, I came to realize that no amount of money could force me to teach a child as unwilling as he was.
- No amount of books, no amount of personal testimonial is going to change that.
- No amount of hoping, no amount of wishing or praying, could bring my mother back to me.
- No amount of coercion; no amount of force is going to keep us out of the water.
- For true believers, though, no amount of evidence will ever be enough.
- For pity is not a word to them, no amount of pleading can save you and no amount of money can buy your life.
- In the end, no amount of criticism could dampen the spirits of Europe's new soccer champions.
- The old rules have broken down, and no amount of hand wringing can bring them back.
- But no amount of reading or looking at pictures can prepare us for the real thing.

Origin

Middle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont 'upward', literally 'uphill', from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th century.

mountain from Middle English:
The Latin word mons ‘mountain’ was extended in French to create the ancestor of mountain. It is also the source of mount (Old English), paramount (mid 16th century) ‘highest’, and amount (Middle English). The story behind the proverb if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain, was told in 1625 by the philosopher Francis Bacon. Muhammad was once challenged to prove his credentials as a prophet by summoning Mount Safa to come to him. Inevitably, the mountain did not move in response to his summons, but Muhammad had a ready answer for this. He observed that if the mountain had moved it would have crushed him and all his followers to death. Therefore it was only right that now he should go to the mountain and give thanks to God for his mercy in sparing them all from this disaster. The phrase to move mountains means both ‘to achieve apparently impossible results’ and ‘to make every effort’. In the first sense it goes back to Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians: ‘And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.’ The contrast of size between mountains and molehills has been exploited since the late 16th century hence make a mountain out of a molehill.

Rhymes

account, count, fount, miscount, mount, no-account, surmount

Definition of amount in US English:

amount

nounəˈmountəˈmaʊnt

1A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent.
数量，总额，量
the sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people
运动给许多人带来无穷乐趣。
the substance is harmless if taken in small amounts
这种物质如果只吃一点点是没有害的。
Example sentencesExamples
- What was a reasonable amount of time to wait for a chicken burger to be prepared, anyway?
- One of the joys of working in Manchester is that you can walk from one end to the other in a reasonable amount of time.
- The extent and the amount of the work involved was not defined in the Contract.
- This is in total contrast to the amount of walking or exercise involving the use of the legs.
- Hopefully my legs will permit a reasonable amount of wandering about places of interest.
- If it is prolonged and performance is affected, this will affect the total amount of coverage we get.
- In places you cannot see the spring shoots which are beginning to peep through because of the amount of rubbish.
- Lorries were seen as a particular risk due to their size and the amount of chemicals they could be carrying.
- In the first half of pregnancy it is normal for the total amount of thyroid hormone to be slightly increased.
- If you live in a built-up area, you have to expect a certain amount of noise.
- Not only was the total amount of tuber starch reduced, but its composition was also affected.
- The first period totalled up a paltry amount of three genuine opportunities.
- There is no denying that one of the major causes of obesity is the amount of food that we eat and the portion sizes.
- Purchases must be fit for their purpose - they should work for a reasonable amount of time.
- Also important are the factors that control the total amount of water in the body at any particular time.
- The swept volume is the amount of volume that the piston moves through as it moves up and down.
- The total amount of sunlight energy over all of the spectrum is important in heating vines and soils.
- I think, if we know we have a reasonable amount of work on the books, we'll take it.
- Well, if the universe is flat, this tells us something about the total amount of mass and energy in it.
- This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
Synonyms
quantity, number, total, aggregate, sum, quota, group, size, mass, weight, volume, bulk, load, consignment
1. 1.1 A sum of money.
  一笔钱
  they have spent a colossal amount rebuilding the stadium
  他们花巨资重建体育馆。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The government had set aside significant amounts of money to rebuild the city, but inflation meant that this was still not enough.
  The numbers of delinquents and the estimated amounts of tax money involved have not been detailed.
  By donating large amounts of money, wealthy individuals are able to signal their economic prowess.
  Having expended large amounts of money on multiculturalism, they are hardly likely to criticise it.
  So with the aim of contracting for projects, the constructor spends huge amounts of money on bribes.
  Careful money management rather than throwing vast amounts of sums of money at the problem is certainly a key way forward.
  Drivers contribute huge amounts of money to the government through road tax, tax on car sales, and we all know about fuel duty.
  You never know when something will pay off, and for the trivial amounts of money it costs, the returns are enormous.
  They didn't get all they asked for I might say, but they got specific amounts of money for specific purposes.
  This is important because longstanding disciplinary processes cost the country huge amounts of money.
  Administration, equipment and maintaining venues cost huge amounts of money.
  We are losing vast amounts of tax money, as well as the respect of the people.
  I mean, we bring in millions of dollars in terms of research money, huge amounts.
  These will see the fund paying out reasonable compensations instead of huge amounts of money as is presently done.
  It says this is costing substantial amounts of money which would otherwise be used on patient care.
  Feel free to spend inordinate amounts of money and fund my house survey.
  In recent elections soft money has become a way for wealthy individuals to contribute large amounts of money to the political parties.
  Experience has shown us that the best way to sustain partnership is to contribute small amounts of money on a regular basis.
  The dome is not the only monstrous carbuncle currently swallowing obscene amounts of public money.
  Massive amounts of money were spent helping the airlines fund new security precautions.
  Synonyms
  fee, price, tariff, sum, figure, fare, rate, payment, toll, levy

verbəˈmountəˈmaʊnt

[no object]amount to

1Come to be (the total) when added together.
总计
losses amounted to over 10 million dollars
损失总计超过1，000万英镑。
Example sentencesExamples
- This amounts to some 28 million tonnes per year, or almost half a tonne per person.
- As one diplomat pointed out, that amounts to three weeks' oil profits for the government.
- The liability of the contracts of employment amounts to many hundreds of thousands of pounds.
- All of this amounts to eight billion dollars in lost revenue for the federal government.
- In contrast, the typical cost of the coffee in a cup of your favourite brew probably amounts to as little as six pence.
- It only amounts to one and a half hours, and we are compensating for that removal by putting it elsewhere in the week.
- Furthermore, every employee will be given a significant stake in the company, amounting in total to one-tenth of its value.
- They amounted respectively to £151,065 (together with interest) and £127,000.
- The original drawing amounts to only about one-eighth of the total composition.
- In due course the owners were presented by the Port Authority with a bill for the use of the tugs which amounted in all to JD254, 400, equivalent to approximately US $375,000.
- Traders say it might not sound much but the extra costs amounts to an extra £400 a year.
- It amounts to a huge amount of money and jobs both ways every single year.
- After the air attacks began, refugee movements multiplied exponentially, amounting ultimately to more than half the population of the province, with another third listed as internally displaced from their homes.
- In real terms, this amounts to an extra two cases of cancer a year among half a per cent of the population.
- It amounts to little more than 40 companies working in three buildings in the Liberties.
- The orders and output surge this past year in a number of high-technology industries, amounting in some cases to 50 percent and more, was not sustainable even in the more optimistic new economy scenarios.
- As we speak, the total death toll is still unclear, but it amounts to several thousands.
- Essentially this amounts to a thirteen hour time difference from how I live in London.
- The exceptions are practically all African and Arab countries, amounting altogether to only a tenth of the world's population.
- Those low cost products are amounting to something like half a trillion dollars in deficit every year.
Synonyms
add up to, come to, run to, number, be, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to, represent, count as
1. 1.1 Be the equivalent of.
  their actions amounted to a conspiracy
  他们的行动简直是阴谋。
  what this guy was doing clearly did amount to persecution
  Example sentencesExamples
  One writer noted that it was through such events that the ‘reverence for the flag amounting almost to worship’ acquired a ‘human face or word.’
  The whole package amounts to a curious blend of high power and domesticity which she hopes will win over doubters.
  Could you advise on any source of help regarding what essentially amounts to an invisible disability.
  It amounts to saying that a future pope should cherish cultural heritage above all else.
  Move the ball just right of center in your stance and hit what amounts to a hard chip shot.
  It amounts at the end of the day to the possibility of a bias in the way this Court puts it.
  Will computers make trains so massively more controllable as to amount almost to a new form of transport?
  Where are the voices of outrage over what amounts to a frontal assault on the constitution of the United States?
  They are looking at the camera with expectation that amounts almost to joy.
  So me, I wonder how giving people more days to laze at home amounts to respect for religion.
  But the tribunals' caseload amounted largely to dealing with deserters, known Confederate agents, and foreign nationals in Confederate service.
  It amounted, one songwriter said, to ‘an admission of the claims made by the defenders of the pirates that publishers have been robbing the public.’
  My point was that your comments are simply not amounting to much more than you screaming.
  This step by the medical fraternity amounts to a giant leap for the whole country, he added.
  It's just that when you put it all together, it amounts to a manipulation.
  This amounts to a massive political bet on Scotland being collectivist rather than consumerist.
  This amounts, of course, to an assertion that we can easily put aside economic law.
  Instead, it was happy with the paper's ‘remedial action’, which amounted - five months after its front-page publication - to two mealy-mouthed paragraphs that offered no apology.
  The result amounts to one of his more satisfying films in recent years.
  I have concluded that the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
  Synonyms
  constitute, comprise, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, approximate to, add up to, come down to, boil down to
2. 1.2 Develop into; become.
  发展成；变成
  you'll never amount to anything
  你永远不会有什么出息。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Will 3D user interfaces ever amount to anything more than eye-candy?
  I hear much about how my sort of gabbling amounts to nothing but blaming the victim.
  You doubt that who you are and what you've done with your life really amounts to much at times.
  She'll never amount to anything.
  So shine the light on all of your friends because it all amounts to nothing in the end.
  Youll never amount to anything because you procrastinate.
  Synonyms
  become, grow into, develop into, mature into, prove to be, turn out to be, progress to, advance to

Phrases

any amount of

A great deal or number of.
极大量的
a good marriage can withstand any amount of external pressure
Example sentencesExamples
- I don't think there is any amount of pressure that can be exerted from Australia that's going to make the difference.
- Little by little you will be renewed from within yourself and be able to withstand any amount of stress.
- New Orleans gets any amount of rain and they have got a water problem.
- They are unfazed by any amount of death, destruction, loss, tragedy, travesty.
- There is just no reason that any amount of government money or ‘counseling’ will change this.
- You cannot quite escape the war anywhere, resulting in reams of exasperation that cannot be dealt with by any amount of ranting.
- Integrity is not something that can be bought with any amount of money.
- It has lots of fun things for cheap, but it's a hassle to go there and spend any amount of time buying things for my survival.
- But seriously, does any amount of soft or hard science help in this kind of discussion?

no amount of

Not even the greatest possible amount of.
即使再多…也不
no amount of talk is going to change anything
谈得再多也不会有任何改变。
Example sentencesExamples
- The old rules have broken down, and no amount of hand wringing can bring them back.
- No amount of hoping, no amount of wishing or praying, could bring my mother back to me.
- No amount of coercion; no amount of force is going to keep us out of the water.
- His government is not trusted, and no amount of socially caring speeches can change that.
- No amount of books, no amount of personal testimonial is going to change that.
- For pity is not a word to them, no amount of pleading can save you and no amount of money can buy your life.
- But no amount of reading or looking at pictures can prepare us for the real thing.
- In the end, no amount of criticism could dampen the spirits of Europe's new soccer champions.
- After all was said and done, I came to realize that no amount of money could force me to teach a child as unwilling as he was.
- For true believers, though, no amount of evidence will ever be enough.

Origin

Middle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont ‘upward’, literally ‘uphill’, from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th century.

词汇	amount
释义	Definition of amount in English: amount nounəˈmaʊntəˈmaʊnt 1A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent. 数量，总额，量 sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people 运动给许多人带来无穷乐趣。 the substance is harmless if taken in small amounts 这种物质如果只吃一点点是没有害的。 Example sentencesExamples The swept volume is the amount of volume that the piston moves through as it moves up and down. The first period totalled up a paltry amount of three genuine opportunities. Also important are the factors that control the total amount of water in the body at any particular time. This is in total contrast to the amount of walking or exercise involving the use of the legs. In places you cannot see the spring shoots which are beginning to peep through because of the amount of rubbish. There is no denying that one of the major causes of obesity is the amount of food that we eat and the portion sizes. What was a reasonable amount of time to wait for a chicken burger to be prepared, anyway? The total amount of sunlight energy over all of the spectrum is important in heating vines and soils. Hopefully my legs will permit a reasonable amount of wandering about places of interest. Lorries were seen as a particular risk due to their size and the amount of chemicals they could be carrying. I think, if we know we have a reasonable amount of work on the books, we'll take it. If it is prolonged and performance is affected, this will affect the total amount of coverage we get. If you live in a built-up area, you have to expect a certain amount of noise. The extent and the amount of the work involved was not defined in the Contract. Not only was the total amount of tuber starch reduced, but its composition was also affected. Purchases must be fit for their purpose - they should work for a reasonable amount of time. One of the joys of working in Manchester is that you can walk from one end to the other in a reasonable amount of time. In the first half of pregnancy it is normal for the total amount of thyroid hormone to be slightly increased. Well, if the universe is flat, this tells us something about the total amount of mass and energy in it. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives. Synonyms quantity, number, total, aggregate, sum, quota, group, size, mass, weight, volume, bulk, load, consignment proportion, portion, part, dose, dosage technical quantum 1.1 A sum of money. 一笔钱 they have spent a colossal amount rebuilding the stadium 他们花巨资重建体育馆。 Example sentencesExamples Having expended large amounts of money on multiculturalism, they are hardly likely to criticise it. It says this is costing substantial amounts of money which would otherwise be used on patient care. We are losing vast amounts of tax money, as well as the respect of the people. By donating large amounts of money, wealthy individuals are able to signal their economic prowess. Administration, equipment and maintaining venues cost huge amounts of money. The numbers of delinquents and the estimated amounts of tax money involved have not been detailed. In recent elections soft money has become a way for wealthy individuals to contribute large amounts of money to the political parties. Experience has shown us that the best way to sustain partnership is to contribute small amounts of money on a regular basis. Massive amounts of money were spent helping the airlines fund new security precautions. The dome is not the only monstrous carbuncle currently swallowing obscene amounts of public money. This is important because longstanding disciplinary processes cost the country huge amounts of money. I mean, we bring in millions of dollars in terms of research money, huge amounts. Drivers contribute huge amounts of money to the government through road tax, tax on car sales, and we all know about fuel duty. These will see the fund paying out reasonable compensations instead of huge amounts of money as is presently done. Feel free to spend inordinate amounts of money and fund my house survey. You never know when something will pay off, and for the trivial amounts of money it costs, the returns are enormous. The government had set aside significant amounts of money to rebuild the city, but inflation meant that this was still not enough. Careful money management rather than throwing vast amounts of sums of money at the problem is certainly a key way forward. So with the aim of contracting for projects, the constructor spends huge amounts of money on bribes. They didn't get all they asked for I might say, but they got specific amounts of money for specific purposes. Synonyms fee, price, tariff, sum, figure, fare, rate, payment, toll, levy verbəˈmaʊntəˈmaʊnt [no object]amount to 1Come to be (the total) when added together. 总计 losses amounted to over 10 million pounds 损失总计超过1，000万英镑。 Example sentencesExamples As one diplomat pointed out, that amounts to three weeks' oil profits for the government. It amounts to a huge amount of money and jobs both ways every single year. After the air attacks began, refugee movements multiplied exponentially, amounting ultimately to more than half the population of the province, with another third listed as internally displaced from their homes. In contrast, the typical cost of the coffee in a cup of your favourite brew probably amounts to as little as six pence. The original drawing amounts to only about one-eighth of the total composition. Traders say it might not sound much but the extra costs amounts to an extra £400 a year. It only amounts to one and a half hours, and we are compensating for that removal by putting it elsewhere in the week. The exceptions are practically all African and Arab countries, amounting altogether to only a tenth of the world's population. The orders and output surge this past year in a number of high-technology industries, amounting in some cases to 50 percent and more, was not sustainable even in the more optimistic new economy scenarios. In real terms, this amounts to an extra two cases of cancer a year among half a per cent of the population. As we speak, the total death toll is still unclear, but it amounts to several thousands. It amounts to little more than 40 companies working in three buildings in the Liberties. In due course the owners were presented by the Port Authority with a bill for the use of the tugs which amounted in all to JD254, 400, equivalent to approximately US $375,000. This amounts to some 28 million tonnes per year, or almost half a tonne per person. Furthermore, every employee will be given a significant stake in the company, amounting in total to one-tenth of its value. Those low cost products are amounting to something like half a trillion dollars in deficit every year. Essentially this amounts to a thirteen hour time difference from how I live in London. The liability of the contracts of employment amounts to many hundreds of thousands of pounds. They amounted respectively to £151,065 (together with interest) and £127,000. All of this amounts to eight billion dollars in lost revenue for the federal government. Synonyms add up to, come to, run to, number, be, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to, represent, count as British tot up to 1.1 Be regarded or classified as; be the equivalent of. 被视为；被划作；等同 their actions amounted to a conspiracy 他们的行动简直是阴谋。 what this guy was doing clearly did amount to persecution Example sentencesExamples This amounts, of course, to an assertion that we can easily put aside economic law. But the tribunals' caseload amounted largely to dealing with deserters, known Confederate agents, and foreign nationals in Confederate service. Move the ball just right of center in your stance and hit what amounts to a hard chip shot. Instead, it was happy with the paper's ‘remedial action’, which amounted - five months after its front-page publication - to two mealy-mouthed paragraphs that offered no apology. Where are the voices of outrage over what amounts to a frontal assault on the constitution of the United States? The result amounts to one of his more satisfying films in recent years. They are looking at the camera with expectation that amounts almost to joy. It amounts at the end of the day to the possibility of a bias in the way this Court puts it. One writer noted that it was through such events that the ‘reverence for the flag amounting almost to worship’ acquired a ‘human face or word.’ This step by the medical fraternity amounts to a giant leap for the whole country, he added. It amounts to saying that a future pope should cherish cultural heritage above all else. It amounted, one songwriter said, to ‘an admission of the claims made by the defenders of the pirates that publishers have been robbing the public.’ Could you advise on any source of help regarding what essentially amounts to an invisible disability. It's just that when you put it all together, it amounts to a manipulation. This amounts to a massive political bet on Scotland being collectivist rather than consumerist. Will computers make trains so massively more controllable as to amount almost to a new form of transport? My point was that your comments are simply not amounting to much more than you screaming. The whole package amounts to a curious blend of high power and domesticity which she hopes will win over doubters. So me, I wonder how giving people more days to laze at home amounts to respect for religion. I have concluded that the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt. Synonyms constitute, comprise, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, approximate to, add up to, come down to, boil down to signify, signal, mean, indicate, suggest, denote, point to, be evidence of, be symptomatic of informal spell, spell out literary betoken 1.2 Develop into; become. 发展成；变成 you'll never amount to anything 你永远不会有什么出息。 Example sentencesExamples She'll never amount to anything. I hear much about how my sort of gabbling amounts to nothing but blaming the victim. You doubt that who you are and what you've done with your life really amounts to much at times. Youll never amount to anything because you procrastinate. Will 3D user interfaces ever amount to anything more than eye-candy? So shine the light on all of your friends because it all amounts to nothing in the end. Synonyms become, grow into, develop into, mature into, prove to be, turn out to be, progress to, advance to Phrases any amount of A great deal or number of. 极大量的 the second half produced any amount of action 下半场十分激烈。 Example sentencesExamples They are unfazed by any amount of death, destruction, loss, tragedy, travesty. Integrity is not something that can be bought with any amount of money. New Orleans gets any amount of rain and they have got a water problem. There is just no reason that any amount of government money or ‘counseling’ will change this. You cannot quite escape the war anywhere, resulting in reams of exasperation that cannot be dealt with by any amount of ranting. It has lots of fun things for cheap, but it's a hassle to go there and spend any amount of time buying things for my survival. Little by little you will be renewed from within yourself and be able to withstand any amount of stress. I don't think there is any amount of pressure that can be exerted from Australia that's going to make the difference. But seriously, does any amount of soft or hard science help in this kind of discussion? no amount of Not even the greatest possible amount of. 即使再多…也不 no amount of talk is going to change anything 谈得再多也不会有任何改变。 Example sentencesExamples His government is not trusted, and no amount of socially caring speeches can change that. After all was said and done, I came to realize that no amount of money could force me to teach a child as unwilling as he was. No amount of books, no amount of personal testimonial is going to change that. No amount of hoping, no amount of wishing or praying, could bring my mother back to me. No amount of coercion; no amount of force is going to keep us out of the water. For true believers, though, no amount of evidence will ever be enough. For pity is not a word to them, no amount of pleading can save you and no amount of money can buy your life. In the end, no amount of criticism could dampen the spirits of Europe's new soccer champions. The old rules have broken down, and no amount of hand wringing can bring them back. But no amount of reading or looking at pictures can prepare us for the real thing. Origin Middle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont 'upward', literally 'uphill', from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th century. mountain from Middle English: The Latin word mons ‘mountain’ was extended in French to create the ancestor of mountain. It is also the source of mount (Old English), paramount (mid 16th century) ‘highest’, and amount (Middle English). The story behind the proverb if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain, was told in 1625 by the philosopher Francis Bacon. Muhammad was once challenged to prove his credentials as a prophet by summoning Mount Safa to come to him. Inevitably, the mountain did not move in response to his summons, but Muhammad had a ready answer for this. He observed that if the mountain had moved it would have crushed him and all his followers to death. Therefore it was only right that now he should go to the mountain and give thanks to God for his mercy in sparing them all from this disaster. The phrase to move mountains means both ‘to achieve apparently impossible results’ and ‘to make every effort’. In the first sense it goes back to Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians: ‘And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.’ The contrast of size between mountains and molehills has been exploited since the late 16th century hence make a mountain out of a molehill. Rhymes account, count, fount, miscount, mount, no-account, surmount noun.1 phr. Definition of amount in US English: amount nounəˈmountəˈmaʊnt 1A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent. 数量，总额，量 the sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people 运动给许多人带来无穷乐趣。 the substance is harmless if taken in small amounts 这种物质如果只吃一点点是没有害的。 Example sentencesExamples What was a reasonable amount of time to wait for a chicken burger to be prepared, anyway? One of the joys of working in Manchester is that you can walk from one end to the other in a reasonable amount of time. The extent and the amount of the work involved was not defined in the Contract. This is in total contrast to the amount of walking or exercise involving the use of the legs. Hopefully my legs will permit a reasonable amount of wandering about places of interest. If it is prolonged and performance is affected, this will affect the total amount of coverage we get. In places you cannot see the spring shoots which are beginning to peep through because of the amount of rubbish. Lorries were seen as a particular risk due to their size and the amount of chemicals they could be carrying. In the first half of pregnancy it is normal for the total amount of thyroid hormone to be slightly increased. If you live in a built-up area, you have to expect a certain amount of noise. Not only was the total amount of tuber starch reduced, but its composition was also affected. The first period totalled up a paltry amount of three genuine opportunities. There is no denying that one of the major causes of obesity is the amount of food that we eat and the portion sizes. Purchases must be fit for their purpose - they should work for a reasonable amount of time. Also important are the factors that control the total amount of water in the body at any particular time. The swept volume is the amount of volume that the piston moves through as it moves up and down. The total amount of sunlight energy over all of the spectrum is important in heating vines and soils. I think, if we know we have a reasonable amount of work on the books, we'll take it. Well, if the universe is flat, this tells us something about the total amount of mass and energy in it. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives. Synonyms quantity, number, total, aggregate, sum, quota, group, size, mass, weight, volume, bulk, load, consignment 1.1 A sum of money. 一笔钱 they have spent a colossal amount rebuilding the stadium 他们花巨资重建体育馆。 Example sentencesExamples The government had set aside significant amounts of money to rebuild the city, but inflation meant that this was still not enough. The numbers of delinquents and the estimated amounts of tax money involved have not been detailed. By donating large amounts of money, wealthy individuals are able to signal their economic prowess. Having expended large amounts of money on multiculturalism, they are hardly likely to criticise it. So with the aim of contracting for projects, the constructor spends huge amounts of money on bribes. Careful money management rather than throwing vast amounts of sums of money at the problem is certainly a key way forward. Drivers contribute huge amounts of money to the government through road tax, tax on car sales, and we all know about fuel duty. You never know when something will pay off, and for the trivial amounts of money it costs, the returns are enormous. They didn't get all they asked for I might say, but they got specific amounts of money for specific purposes. This is important because longstanding disciplinary processes cost the country huge amounts of money. Administration, equipment and maintaining venues cost huge amounts of money. We are losing vast amounts of tax money, as well as the respect of the people. I mean, we bring in millions of dollars in terms of research money, huge amounts. These will see the fund paying out reasonable compensations instead of huge amounts of money as is presently done. It says this is costing substantial amounts of money which would otherwise be used on patient care. Feel free to spend inordinate amounts of money and fund my house survey. In recent elections soft money has become a way for wealthy individuals to contribute large amounts of money to the political parties. Experience has shown us that the best way to sustain partnership is to contribute small amounts of money on a regular basis. The dome is not the only monstrous carbuncle currently swallowing obscene amounts of public money. Massive amounts of money were spent helping the airlines fund new security precautions. Synonyms fee, price, tariff, sum, figure, fare, rate, payment, toll, levy verbəˈmountəˈmaʊnt [no object]amount to 1Come to be (the total) when added together. 总计 losses amounted to over 10 million dollars 损失总计超过1，000万英镑。 Example sentencesExamples This amounts to some 28 million tonnes per year, or almost half a tonne per person. As one diplomat pointed out, that amounts to three weeks' oil profits for the government. The liability of the contracts of employment amounts to many hundreds of thousands of pounds. All of this amounts to eight billion dollars in lost revenue for the federal government. In contrast, the typical cost of the coffee in a cup of your favourite brew probably amounts to as little as six pence. It only amounts to one and a half hours, and we are compensating for that removal by putting it elsewhere in the week. Furthermore, every employee will be given a significant stake in the company, amounting in total to one-tenth of its value. They amounted respectively to £151,065 (together with interest) and £127,000. The original drawing amounts to only about one-eighth of the total composition. In due course the owners were presented by the Port Authority with a bill for the use of the tugs which amounted in all to JD254, 400, equivalent to approximately US $375,000. Traders say it might not sound much but the extra costs amounts to an extra £400 a year. It amounts to a huge amount of money and jobs both ways every single year. After the air attacks began, refugee movements multiplied exponentially, amounting ultimately to more than half the population of the province, with another third listed as internally displaced from their homes. In real terms, this amounts to an extra two cases of cancer a year among half a per cent of the population. It amounts to little more than 40 companies working in three buildings in the Liberties. The orders and output surge this past year in a number of high-technology industries, amounting in some cases to 50 percent and more, was not sustainable even in the more optimistic new economy scenarios. As we speak, the total death toll is still unclear, but it amounts to several thousands. Essentially this amounts to a thirteen hour time difference from how I live in London. The exceptions are practically all African and Arab countries, amounting altogether to only a tenth of the world's population. Those low cost products are amounting to something like half a trillion dollars in deficit every year. Synonyms add up to, come to, run to, number, be, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to, represent, count as 1.1 Be the equivalent of. their actions amounted to a conspiracy 他们的行动简直是阴谋。 what this guy was doing clearly did amount to persecution Example sentencesExamples One writer noted that it was through such events that the ‘reverence for the flag amounting almost to worship’ acquired a ‘human face or word.’ The whole package amounts to a curious blend of high power and domesticity which she hopes will win over doubters. Could you advise on any source of help regarding what essentially amounts to an invisible disability. It amounts to saying that a future pope should cherish cultural heritage above all else. Move the ball just right of center in your stance and hit what amounts to a hard chip shot. It amounts at the end of the day to the possibility of a bias in the way this Court puts it. Will computers make trains so massively more controllable as to amount almost to a new form of transport? Where are the voices of outrage over what amounts to a frontal assault on the constitution of the United States? They are looking at the camera with expectation that amounts almost to joy. So me, I wonder how giving people more days to laze at home amounts to respect for religion. But the tribunals' caseload amounted largely to dealing with deserters, known Confederate agents, and foreign nationals in Confederate service. It amounted, one songwriter said, to ‘an admission of the claims made by the defenders of the pirates that publishers have been robbing the public.’ My point was that your comments are simply not amounting to much more than you screaming. This step by the medical fraternity amounts to a giant leap for the whole country, he added. It's just that when you put it all together, it amounts to a manipulation. This amounts to a massive political bet on Scotland being collectivist rather than consumerist. This amounts, of course, to an assertion that we can easily put aside economic law. Instead, it was happy with the paper's ‘remedial action’, which amounted - five months after its front-page publication - to two mealy-mouthed paragraphs that offered no apology. The result amounts to one of his more satisfying films in recent years. I have concluded that the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt. Synonyms constitute, comprise, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, approximate to, add up to, come down to, boil down to 1.2 Develop into; become. 发展成；变成 you'll never amount to anything 你永远不会有什么出息。 Example sentencesExamples Will 3D user interfaces ever amount to anything more than eye-candy? I hear much about how my sort of gabbling amounts to nothing but blaming the victim. You doubt that who you are and what you've done with your life really amounts to much at times. She'll never amount to anything. So shine the light on all of your friends because it all amounts to nothing in the end. Youll never amount to anything because you procrastinate. Synonyms become, grow into, develop into, mature into, prove to be, turn out to be, progress to, advance to Phrases any amount of A great deal or number of. 极大量的 a good marriage can withstand any amount of external pressure Example sentencesExamples I don't think there is any amount of pressure that can be exerted from Australia that's going to make the difference. Little by little you will be renewed from within yourself and be able to withstand any amount of stress. New Orleans gets any amount of rain and they have got a water problem. They are unfazed by any amount of death, destruction, loss, tragedy, travesty. There is just no reason that any amount of government money or ‘counseling’ will change this. You cannot quite escape the war anywhere, resulting in reams of exasperation that cannot be dealt with by any amount of ranting. Integrity is not something that can be bought with any amount of money. It has lots of fun things for cheap, but it's a hassle to go there and spend any amount of time buying things for my survival. But seriously, does any amount of soft or hard science help in this kind of discussion? no amount of Not even the greatest possible amount of. 即使再多…也不 no amount of talk is going to change anything 谈得再多也不会有任何改变。 Example sentencesExamples The old rules have broken down, and no amount of hand wringing can bring them back. No amount of hoping, no amount of wishing or praying, could bring my mother back to me. No amount of coercion; no amount of force is going to keep us out of the water. His government is not trusted, and no amount of socially caring speeches can change that. No amount of books, no amount of personal testimonial is going to change that. For pity is not a word to them, no amount of pleading can save you and no amount of money can buy your life. But no amount of reading or looking at pictures can prepare us for the real thing. In the end, no amount of criticism could dampen the spirits of Europe's new soccer champions. After all was said and done, I came to realize that no amount of money could force me to teach a child as unwilling as he was. For true believers, though, no amount of evidence will ever be enough. Origin Middle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont ‘upward’, literally ‘uphill’, from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th century. noun.1 phr.
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