1.how much of something is available;
an adequate amount of food for four people
2.a quantity of money;
he borrowed a large sum
3.how much there is of something that you can quantify
4.a quantity obtained by addition
1.be tantamount or equivalent to;
Her action amounted to a rebellion
2.add up in number or quantity;
The bills amounted to $2,000
3.develop into;
This idea will never amount to anything
amount a.mount [ə`maJnt; əˋmaunt] 不及物動(dòng)詞 1 總計(jì) [某一數(shù)字] ,共計(jì),共達(dá),計(jì)為[to] The fire loss ~ed to one thousand dollars. 這次火災(zāi)損失共達(dá)一千美元 2 相當(dāng)于[…],等于[…][to] His answer ~s to a refusal. 他的回答等于拒絕 名詞 1 [the ~]總計(jì),總額[of] (→ sum 【同義字】) She could only spend half the ~. 她只能花費(fèi)總額的半數(shù) 2 (C) 數(shù)量,額 (cf. number) a large ~ of money 龐大的