amount [ə'maunt]
n.數(shù)量
A petrol gauge shows the amount of petrol left in a car.
汽油表指示出汽車?yán)锼５钠蛿?shù)量.
He has a large amount of mail to answer every day.
他每天有大量的信件要回復(fù).
總額
Remember to tell the guest the amount of the bill.
記得告訴客人帳單的總額.
We charge one percent commission on the total amount.
我們收取支票總額的1%作為手續(xù)費(fèi).
vi.總計(jì)
The total cost of repairs amounted to 100 dollars.
修理費(fèi)用總計(jì)一百美元.
The number of the injured amounted to over one hundred.
受傷人數(shù)總計(jì)一百多.
等于
Her answer amounted to a complete refusal.
她的答復(fù)等于是完全拒絕.
This amounts to doing the whole thing over again.
這就等于要把整個(gè)事情重做一遍.