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(used especially with uncountable nouns 尤与不可数名词连用 a quantity of something 数量；数额 I was amazed at the amount he could eat. 我对他能吃的量感到惊讶。 Mix the colours in equal amounts. 把等量的不同颜色混合起来。 - amount of something
an amount of money/information/work/time 大量的金钱/信息/工作/时间 A certain amount of time has already been spent on the project. 这个项目已经花了一定的时间。 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。 Try to reduce the amount of energy and water you use at home. 尽量减少你在家里消耗的能量和水。 Faculty should increase the amount and quality of feedback they provide. 教师应该提高他们提供的反馈的数量和质量。
Extra ExamplesWe've had an enormous amount of help from people. 我们得到了人们的大力帮助。 There was a large increase in the amount of money invested in March and April. 3月和4月投资金额大幅增加。 The sauce has just the right amount of salt. 这种酱的咸度刚刚好。 He drank copious amounts of beer. 他喝了大量的啤酒。 Tap water also contains varying amounts of rust and grit. 自来水也含有数量不等的铁锈和沙子。 There was a fair amount of traffic on the roads. 路上的车辆不少。 You have a certain amount of freedom to explore new techniques. 你有一定自由来钻研新技术。 They want to limit the amount of cash available. 他们想限制可用现金的数额。 The amount of reclaimed glass used in industry has doubled in the last five years. 用在工业上的再生玻璃的数量在过去 5 年内增加了 1 倍。 The average amount of pocket money received by teenagers fell to £4 a week this year. 今年青少年的平均零用钱数额下降到一周4英镑。 a considerable amount of money 相当大一笔钱 an amount equivalent to 0.3% per annum 相当于每年0.3%的量 exposure to high amounts of oxygen 接触到大量氧气
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
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a sum of money 金额 Everyone has paid the same amount. 每个人都付了同样的钱。 You will receive a bill for the full amount. 你将收到一张全额的账单。 The insurance company will refund any amount due to you. 保险公司将赔偿你应得的所有款项。 Small amounts will be paid in cash. 少量金额将会用现金支付。 You must pay back the full amount that you owe. 你必须偿还你所欠的全部金额。
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French amunter, from amont ‘upward’, literally ‘uphill’, from Latin ad montem. The noun use dates from the early 18th cent.