a quantity of money同义词:sum, sum of money, amount of money
how much there is of something that you can quantify同义词:measure, quantity
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers同义词:sum, total
动词 amount:
be tantamount or equivalent to
add up in number or quantity同义词:total, number, add up, come
develop into同义词:come, add up
例句
The amount of unemployed capital is very large.未被利用的资金数量很大。
The railroad gives free transportation for a certain amount of baggage.铁路对一定数量行李免费运送。
It all amounts to a lot of hard work.那一切意味着大量艰苦工作。
A large amount of money is spent on advertisements every year.每年都要花费大量金钱在广告上。
My savings amount to $2000.我的储蓄共达2000美元。
详细解释
a.mount n.Abbr. amt.(名词)缩写 amt.The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.合计,总额:两个或两个以上数量的总和;合计A number; a sum.数字;总数A principal plus its interest, as in a loan.本利之和:贷款的本金加利息The full effect or meaning; import.全部效果,全部含义;重要性Quantity:数量:例句:a great amount of intelligence.非常聪明 v.intr.(不及物动词)a.mount.ed,a.mount.ing,a.mounts To add up in number or quantity:总共,合计:数字或数量加在一起:例句:The purchases amounted to 50 dollars.买东西总共花了50美元 To add up in import or effect:等同,接近:重要性或效果相当于:例句:That plan will never amount to anything.那个计划无关紧要 To be equivalent or tantamount:等于,如同:例句:accusations that amount to an indictment.等同于是起诉的控告 来源:From Middle English amounten [to ascend] 源自 中古英语 amounten [上升] from Old French amonter 源自 古法语 amonter from amont [upward] 源自 amont [向上] from Latin ad montem [to the hill] 源自 拉丁语 ad montem [到山上] ad [to] * see ad- ad [到] *参见 ad- môns mont- [hill] * see men- 2môns mont- [山] *参见 men- 2