| 释义 |
amount /əˈmaʊnt/ ●aˈmount to sth (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) 1. to add up to sth; to result in a final total of sth 合计达；总数为◆The cost of the trip amounted to well over £500.
这次旅行的费用远远超过了 500 英镑。◆The money I pay in tax amounts to about 40% of my salary.
交税用掉我工资的 40% 左右。SYN come to sth
➡ note at add up to sth 2. to be equal to or the same as sth 等于；等同于；相当于◆What they did amounted to a breach of contract.
他们这样做就是违约。◆It doesn’t matter who pays—it amounts to the same thing in the end.
谁付钱无关紧要——最终反正都是一回事。◆It all amounts to a lot of hard work.
这一切意味着大量艰苦的工作。SYN come to sth3. if you say that sb/sth doesn’t amount to much, you mean that he/she/it is not very important 无足轻重；意义不大；不太重要◆He’ll never amount to anything.
他绝不会有出息。◆The information we have doesn’t amount to much.
我们掌握的信息没多大价值。SYN add up to sth[v + prep] |