amount

noun

1. 金额
   a sum of money
   1. The insurance company will refund any amount due to you.
      保险公司将退还你应得的所有款项。
   2. You will receive a bill for the full amount.
      你将收到一张全额账单。
2. 数量；数额
   a quantity of sth
   1. an amount of time/money/information
      一段时间；一笔钱；一些信息
   2. We've had an enormous amount of help from people.
      我们得到了人们大力帮助。
   3. The server is designed to store huge amounts of data.
      该服务器是为存储大量数据设计的。

verb

verb

1. N-VAR 总数；总额
   The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
   1. He needs that amount of money to survive...
      他需要那样一笔钱以生存下去。
   2. I still do a certain amount of work for them...
      我仍然为他们做一些工作。
   3. Postal money orders are available in amounts up to $700.
      邮政汇票的金额最高可达700美元。
2. VERB 合计；共计
   If something amounts to a particular total, all the parts of it add up to that total.
   1. Consumer spending on sports-related items amounted to £9.75 billion.
      消费者在体育相关产品上的花费共计97.5亿英镑。
3. PHRASE 大量
   If you say that there is any amount of something, there is a lot of it. If you say that there are any amount of people or things, there are many people or things.
   1. I'm able to lay my hands on any amount of cash at a minute's notice...
      多少钱我都可以马上弄到。
   2. There are any amount of clubs you could join.
      有无数个俱乐部你可以加入。

You should avoid using a plural noun after amount of; instead you should use number of with a plural noun. ...the number of people out of work.
amount of后不用复数名词，而number of后要用复数名词：the number of people out of work（失业人数）。

1. This may provide a quick and accurate way of monitoring the amount of carbon dioxide in the air
   这也许能提供一个监测空气中二氧化碳含量的既快又准的方法。
2. The generous amount of garlic adds flavour
   蒜多了能提味。
3. You have to allow for a certain amount of error
   你必须将一定量的误差考虑在内。
4. He needs that amount of money to survive
   他需要那样一笔钱以生存下去。
5. I still do a certain amount of work for them
   我仍然为他们做一些工作。
6. Postal money orders are available in amounts up to$ 700.
   邮政汇票的金额最高可达700美元。
7. I'm able to lay my hands on any amount of cash at a minute's notice
   多少钱我都可以马上弄到。
8. There are any amount of clubs you could join.
   有无数个俱乐部你可以加入。
9. A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches.
   一大笔资金投入了各分公司。
10. The amount of carbon dioxide released by human activities such as burning coal and oil is small in comparison
    相比之下，人类活动燃烧煤、石油等所释放的二氧化碳要少一些。
11. A disproportionate amount of time was devoted to one topic
    纠缠在同一个话题上的时间太长了。
12. Investors can borrow an amount equal to the property's purchase price.
    投资者可以获得与房产购买价格相等的借款额。
13. No amount of money can equal memories like that.
    再多的金钱也比不上那样的记忆。
14. They spend an inordinate amount of time talking.
    他们花在说上的时间太多了。
15. The gang finally fled with a large amount of cash and jewellery
    该团伙最后携大量现金和珠宝逃之夭夭。
16. You are going to have to take a certain amount of criticism, but you must cope with it
    你肯定会遭到一些批评，但你必须去面对。
17. The amount of sleep we need varies from person to person
    我们对睡眠的需求量因人而异。
18. 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。
19. The latest Japanese vacuum cleaners contain sensors that detect the amount of dust and type of floor.
    日本的最新真空吸尘器配有可探测灰尘多少和地板类型的传感器。
20. I was always regarded in the Army with a certain amount of suspicion because of my left-wing tendencies.
    由于我的左翼倾向，在军队中我总是受到一些猜疑。
21. He did a terrific amount of fundraising
    他做了大量的筹款工作。
22. A clerk simply verifies that the payment and invoice amount match.
    职员只是核实付款和发票上的数额是否一致。
23. There's an extraordinary amount of power vested in us.
    我们被授予了巨大的权力。
24. The system wastes a large amount of water.
    这套系统浪费了大量的水。
25. Worldwide, an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.
    在世界范围内，大量的研究精力都投入到军事技术上。
26. He has a large amount of mail to answer every day.
    他每天有大量的信件要回复。
27. We must cut down on the amount of material we use.
    我们必须削减原料使用量。
28. We must constantly adjust the amount of money in circulation.
    我们必须对货币的流通不断进行调节。

  quantity aggregate amount dosage【导航词义：数量】

  quantity n. 数量，数额

〔辨析〕主要表示某种物质的量。

  aggregate n. 〈正式〉总数，合计

〔辨析〕指把各部分加起来的总数。

  amount n. 数额，数量

〔辨析〕普通用词，主要与表示时间、金钱、物质等的不可数名词连用。

  dosage n. 剂量，服用量

〔辨析〕尤指经常性一次用药的剂量。

amount to sth

1. 总计；共计
   to add up to sth; to make sth as a total
   1. The insurance company will refund any amount due to you.
      保险公司将退还你应得的所有款项。
   2. You will receive a bill for the full amount.
      你将收到一张全额账单。
2. 等于；相当于
   to be equal to or the same as sth
   1. an amount of time/money/information
      一段时间；一笔钱；一些信息
   2. We've had an enormous amount of help from people.
      我们得到了人们大力帮助。
   3. The server is designed to store huge amounts of data.
      该服务器是为存储大量数据设计的。

n.

any amount of sth

• 大量
  a large quantity of sth
  1. There's been any amount of research into the subject.
     对这个课题已进行了大量研究。

no amount of sth

• 即使再多（或再大）（也不）
  used for saying that sth will have no effect
  1. No amount of encouragement would make him jump into the pool.
     再怎样鼓励，他也不肯往游泳池里跳。

noun

1. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

   Synonym:    measurequantity

2. the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
   1. an adequate amount of food for four people

3. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

   Synonym:    sumtotal

4. a quantity of money
   1. he borrowed a large sum
   2. the amount he had in cash was insufficient

   Synonym:    sumsum of moneyamount of money

verb

1. develop into
   1. This idea will never amount to anything
   2. nothing came of his grandiose plans

   Synonym:    comeadd up

2. add up in number or quantity
   1. The bills amounted to $2,000
   2. The bill came to $2,000

   Synonym:    totalnumberadd upcome

3. be tantamount or equivalent to
   1. Her action amounted to a rebellion