(一)当amount用作名词时。
1、amount 用于表示“量”“额”,如重量、金额等。
2、amount of后一般接不可数名词,有时也可接复数可数名词,此名词被视为某一“总量”或“综述”。
例句:I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount.我没料到账单达到这个金额。
(二)当amount用作动词时。
1、amount用作动词的基本意思是“合计,共计”,引申可指“等同,接近”。
2、amount是不及物动词,常与介词to连用。
例句:Her answer amounted to a complete refusal.她的答复等于是完全拒绝。
1、You can get a large amount of information on the internet.
你可以在互联网上获得大量的信息。
2、I spent a large amount of my time on this work.
我在这项工作上花了不少时间。
3、A large amount of damage was done in a short time.
短期内造成大量损害。
4、After the rain, there is a large amount of flood in the city.
雨后,城市内涝。
5、It has a large amount of land.
它有大量的土地。
6、He has a large amount of mail to answer every day.
他每天有大量的信件要回复。