amount是什么意思?
一、amount的用法详解 1. amount用作名词 其意为“数量”、“金额”等，通常用于 a (great, large) amount of 这类结构，其后通常接不可数名词。如：
He made a large amount of money. 他赚了大量的钱。
They have to process a large amount of data. 他们得处理大量数据。 I had not expected such an amount of praise. 我没料到受到这么多赞扬。 A large amount of damage was done in a short time. 短期内造成大量损害。 I had not expected such an amount of praise. 我没料想受到这样多的赞扬。 He must memorize large amounts of material. 他必须背熟大量材料。 注意：这类结构用作主语，其谓语的数取决于 amount 的数。如： 在这座桥上花了大量资金。
正: A large amount of money was spent on the bridge. 正: Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.
比较：在 a great number of 之后通常接可数名词(用复数)。如：
2. amount用作动词
用作动词时意为“合计”、“等于”、“意味着”，通常是不及物动词，其后常接介词 to。如： Building cost amounts to six million dollars. 建筑费用达600 万元。 Her reply amounts to a refusal. 她的回答等于拒绝。
注意：由于其后接的to为介词，所以后接动词时，该动词要用动名词。如： 这等于是欺骗老师。(from www.yywords.com) 误：This amounts to cheat the teacher. 正：This amounts to cheating the teacher. 析：amount 用作动词，表示“等于”，是不及物动词，其后接的to 为介词。 二、a great/good many 非常多，许多(形容词)
The young couple has travelled a great many cities since they got married. A great many college students were sent to the West to help the children there.
Helen has a great many friends indeed, but she does not think she has any she can confide in.
The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
He has extracted a great many examples from the grammar book. 比较：
1. many a... 许多(后接单数动词)
Many a teacher has come to the exhibition.
Many a woman has great influence on her husband. He beguiled us with many a tale of adventure.
2. a lot, lots of, a number of 与 a great many / a good many 意义相同。
quantity 用法结论：
1．a quantity of后既可接复数可数名词，亦可接不可数名词。在它们分别和其后的名词构成短语作主语时，其谓语动词通常看of后名词的具体情况而采用单数或复数形式。如果是接不可数名词，则谓语用单数形式，如果是接复数可数名词，则谓语通常要采用复数形式 2．quantities of后既可接复数可数名词，亦可接不可数名词,后面的谓语都用复数形式。 1）Besides, a large quantity of mail bags were found. 2）and a small quantity of dangerous drugs were seized.
3）A quantity of fake certificates and official stamps were also seized.
amount是什么意思
amount是一个英语单词，意为“总数，数量”。amount通常被用来表示某种物品或资产的数量、总数。例如：The amount of money in my bank account is $10,000。我的银行账户里的金额是10000美元。amount和number的区别：amount表示不可数的总体数量，如money,time,water；而number表示可数的个数，如people,books,pens。例如：The amount of water in the bottle is enough.瓶子里的水足够了。但不能说The number of water in the bottle is enough.amount to被用来表示某人的言行达到了某种结果，尤指不好的结果。例如：His behavior amounts to a serious violation of the company's rules.他的行为相当于严重违反了公司规定。amount是不可数名词，不加s，不能用作复数。例如：There is a large amount of food on the table.桌子上有很多食物。扩展知识：英语（英语：English）是一种西日耳曼语支，最早被中世纪的英国使用，并因其广阔的殖民地而成为世界使用面积最广的语言。英国人的祖先盎格鲁部落是后来迁移到大不列颠岛地区的日耳曼部落之一，称为英格兰。这两个名字都来自波罗的海半岛的Anglia。
amount什么意思
amount的意思：n. 数量，总额，量，v. 总计。读音：英 [əˈmaʊnt] 美 [əˈmaʊnt]词类：名词、不及物动词复数： amounts 过去式： amounted 过去分词： amounted 现在分词： amounting 第三人称单数：amounts短语：1、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。2、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。造句：1、They have only a vague idea of the amount of water available. 他们只是大概知道可用水的总量。2、The evaluation of conduct involves some amount of generalization. 对操行的评价会含有一些泛泛之论。3、They will need a reasonable amount of desk area and good light. 他们将需要一个面积较大的摆放办公桌的地方和充足的照明。4、The total cost of repairs amounted to 100 dollars.修理费用总计一百美元。5、The number of the injured amounted to over one hundred.受伤人数总计一百多。