amount to
phrasal verbamount to something
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to add up to something; to make something as a total 总计；共计 His earnings are said to amount to £300 000 per annum. 据说他每年挣的钱多达 30 万英镑。 They gave me some help in the beginning but it did not amount to much (= they did not give me much help). 起初他们给了我一些帮助，但帮助不大。
to be equal to or the same as something 等于；相当于 Her answer amounted to a complete refusal. 她的答复等于完全拒绝。 Their actions amount to a breach of contract. 他们的行为已属违反合同。 It'll cost a lot—well, take a lot of time, but it amounts to the same thing. 会花很多，哦，得花大量时间，不过反正都是一回事。
(used especially in negative sentences 尤用于否定句 to develop into something 衍化： 发展成某种东西You'll never amount to anything. 你永远不会有什么出息。