amount

A2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #1815 ★★★★☆

n. 总数, 总额 vi. 总计, 等同

发音

US /əˈmaʊnt/

词形变化

amounts 复数 amounts amounted amounteth amounting amounts 三单 amounting 现在分词 amounted 过去式 amounted 过去分词

别名

ammount amt

教材释义与例句

名词

数量；总额，总数

a quantity of something such as time, money, or a substance

动词

总计，合计；相当于；共计；产生…结果

If something amounts to a particular total, all the parts of it add up to that total

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

    数量

    量

    数字

    额

    The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.

  2. 2.

    A quantity or volume.

    Pour a small amount of water into the dish.

    The dogs need different amounts of food.

  3. 3.

    The number (the sum) of elements in a set.

v. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To go up; to ascend.

    不及物 废旧
  2. 2.

    To be the tantamount to; to reach up to the level of.

    等于

    不及物

    He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally.

    His response amounted to gross insubordination.

  3. 3.

    To total or evaluate.

    总计

    合计

    不及物

    The money in my pocket amounts to three dollars and change.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

total measure sum quantity

上位词 4

assets quantity magnitude abstraction

下位词 10

play point chance number red figure proof loss value advance
动词

同义词 4

come number total add up

上位词 4

be turn become equal

下位词 6

make average outnumber aggregate average out work out

相关短语

amount of substance [化] 物质的量 notional amount

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *món-tis Proto-Italic *monts Latin mōns Old French mont Old French amont Old French amonterbor. Middle English amounten English amount From Middle English amounten (“to mount up to, come up to, signify”), from Old French amonter (“to amount to”), from amont, amunt (“uphill, upward”), from the prepositional phrase a mont (“toward or to a mountain or heap”), from Latin ad montem, from ad (“to”) + montem, accusative of mons (“mountain”).

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