1
- a 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。
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。
no obj.(amount to)
1- come 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。
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。
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。
短语
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。
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。
词源
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 cent.