amounts

英 [əˈmaʊnts]

美 [əˈmaʊnts]

n.  金额; 数量; 数额
v.  合计，共计; 等同，接近
amount的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 总数；总额
  Theamount ofsomething 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。
• VERB 合计；共计
  If somethingamounts toa 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。
• PHRASE 大量
  If you say that there isany amount ofsomething, there is a lot of it. If you say that there areany amount ofpeople 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 afteramount of; instead you should usenumber ofwith 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）。

双语例句

• For ordinary Italians, Sunday's news probably amounts to a mixed blessing.
  对普通的意大利人民来说，星期天的新闻可以说是悲喜交加。
• Earthworms consume large amounts of soil, and produce a rich humus, perfect in texture.
  蚯蚓吃下大量土壤，排出肥力丰富、物理结构理想的腐殖质。
• The star grew 30% brighter and threw off huge amounts of radiation.
  那颗星的亮度增加了30%并释放出大量辐射。
• The net profit amounts to 20 dollars per ton of ore.
  每吨矿砂的净利达20美元。
• You can compress huge amounts of data on to a CD-ROM.
  可以把大量的数据压缩到一张CD-ROM上。
• Painkillers are very useful in small amounts to bring your temperature down
  小剂量的止痛药对于降低体温非常有用。
• The Martian atmosphere contains only tiny amounts of water.
  火星的大气层中只含有极少量的水。
• Huge amounts of weapons remain to be collected.
  大量的武器仍有待收缴。
• Glass bends light of different colours by different amounts.
  玻璃对不同颜色的光的折射量不同。
• Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products
  商人们花费巨额资金为自己的商品做广告。