英语词汇amount的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

amount /əˈmaʊnt/ noun [C,U] a quantity of somethingadjectivesa large amount They still have a large amount of work to do.a great amount I have a great amount of respect for his work.a huge/enormous/vast/massive/tremendous amount A huge amount of progress has already been made.a considerable/substantial/significant amount The house must have cost a considerable amount of money.a small/tiny amount Mix a small amount of flour and water in a bowl.a certain amount You need to have a certain amount of self-discipline to work on your own.a surprising amount There is a surprising amount of agreement among scientists about climate change.the full amount The company agreed to pay her back the full amount.the maximum/minimum amount The maximum amount of luggage allowed is 22 kilos.the right/correct amount It is your responsibility to pay the correct amount of tax by the correct date.an equal amount They spend equal amounts of time in California and New York.copious amounts formal (=large amounts) The trees absorb copious amounts of moisture from the soil.an inordinate amount formal (=too much) She spends an inordinate amount of time doing simple things like pouring hot water into a teapot.Amount or quantity?You often use amount about things that you cannot measure or count. For example, you say: The team had a certain amount of luck (not ‘quantity’). She has a tremendous amount of confidence (not ‘quantity’).You use quantity about things you can measure or count: The plant produces large quantities of seeds. You can also use amount in the same way: The plant produces a large amount of seeds.THESAURUS: amount quantity a particular amount of food, liquid, or another substance that can be measured – used especially in written descriptions and instructions: They buy the wood in large quantities. | Make sure that you add the right quantity of milk. | A loaded pistol and a small quantity of explosives were found in his apartment. volume the amount of something such as business activity or traffic, especially when this is large or increasing: The volume of traffic on our roads has risen sharply. | There is a huge volume of trade with China. | They are finding it hard to cope with the high volume of business. level the exact amount of something at one time, especially when this varies and can go up or down: They measured the level of alcohol in his blood. | There is a high level of unemployment. | The workers receive low levels of pay. | Rainfall is well above the average level for this time of year. proportion the amount of something, compared with the whole amount that exists: A high proportion of the students were from poor families. | The study examined the proportion of road accidents caused by drunk drivers. | Only a low proportion of girls received places on training schemes. quota a maximum or minimum amount of something that can be produced, sold, brought into a country etc: The government wanted to impose import quotas on foreign goods. | There are strict fishing quotas on the amount of fish that can be caught. | There is an annual quota for the number of permits that can be issued. yield the amount of something that is produced, or the amount of profit that you get from an investment: Farmers were able to obtain high crop yields. | Shareholders are getting a low yield on their investment (=not get much money).

词组	amount
释义	amount /əˈmaʊnt/ noun [C,U] a quantity of somethingadjectivesa large amount They still have a large amount of work to do.a great amount I have a great amount of respect for his work.a huge/enormous/vast/massive/tremendous amount A huge amount of progress has already been made.a considerable/substantial/significant amount The house must have cost a considerable amount of money.a small/tiny amount Mix a small amount of flour and water in a bowl.a certain amount You need to have a certain amount of self-discipline to work on your own.a surprising amount There is a surprising amount of agreement among scientists about climate change.the full amount The company agreed to pay her back the full amount.the maximum/minimum amount The maximum amount of luggage allowed is 22 kilos.the right/correct amount It is your responsibility to pay the correct amount of tax by the correct date.an equal amount They spend equal amounts of time in California and New York.copious amounts formal (=large amounts) The trees absorb copious amounts of moisture from the soil.an inordinate amount formal (=too much) She spends an inordinate amount of time doing simple things like pouring hot water into a teapot.Amount or quantity?You often use amount about things that you cannot measure or count. For example, you say: The team had a certain amount of luck (not ‘quantity’). She has a tremendous amount of confidence (not ‘quantity’).You use quantity about things you can measure or count: The plant produces large quantities of seeds. You can also use amount in the same way: The plant produces a large amount of seeds.THESAURUS: amount quantity a particular amount of food, liquid, or another substance that can be measured – used especially in written descriptions and instructions: They buy the wood in large quantities. \| Make sure that you add the right quantity of milk. \| A loaded pistol and a small quantity of explosives were found in his apartment. volume the amount of something such as business activity or traffic, especially when this is large or increasing: The volume of traffic on our roads has risen sharply. \| There is a huge volume of trade with China. \| They are finding it hard to cope with the high volume of business. level the exact amount of something at one time, especially when this varies and can go up or down: They measured the level of alcohol in his blood. \| There is a high level of unemployment. \| The workers receive low levels of pay. \| Rainfall is well above the average level for this time of year. proportion the amount of something, compared with the whole amount that exists: A high proportion of the students were from poor families. \| The study examined the proportion of road accidents caused by drunk drivers. \| Only a low proportion of girls received places on training schemes. quota a maximum or minimum amount of something that can be produced, sold, brought into a country etc: The government wanted to impose import quotas on foreign goods. \| There are strict fishing quotas on the amount of fish that can be caught. \| There is an annual quota for the number of permits that can be issued. yield the amount of something that is produced, or the amount of profit that you get from an investment: Farmers were able to obtain high crop yields. \| Shareholders are getting a low yield on their investment (=not get much money).
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