英语单词词义辨析 词汇精选：amount的用法和辨析

词汇精选：amount的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,n.,数量；总数，总额 [U,C],例句：,She was carrying a large amount of cash.,她携带了大量的现金。,例句：,He paid regular amounts of money to a charity.,他定期向一家慈善机构捐一定数额的钱。,v.,总计，合计，共计 [I],例句：,Their traveling expenses amount to seven hundred dollars.,他们的旅费共达700 美元。,例句：,My savings amount to $2001.,我的储蓄共达2000 美元。,等于，等同，相当于，接近 [I],例句：,His words amounted to a threat.,他的回答等于威胁。,例句：,Whether you go or she goes amounts to the same thing.,不管你去还是她去都一样。,发展成为，产生…结果,例句：,With her intelligence,she should amount to something when she grows up.,凭她的智力，她长大后必定有所作为。,二、词义辨析：,quantity,amount,number,sum,这些名词均有“总数、总量”之意。quantity书面用词，指事物的总量和总数量，侧重大批计量，含准确测量的意味。amount普通用词，与quantity近义，但强调整体，指把所有数量、重量及度量归并在一起得出的总数。number普通用词，指人或物的数目，强调数的概念。sum普通用词，指简单加算的结果。,三、参考例句：,My savings amount to $2001.,我的储蓄共达2000 美元。,What does this amount to?,这意味着什么呢？,Have you tendered the amount of rent?,你清偿租金了吗？,The total amount is in the fifties.,总共是五十多个。,No amount of prodding will budge him.,不管怎么刺激都不会让他改变主意。,She drank a massive amount of alcohol.,她喝了大量的烈性酒。,He drank a massive amount of alcohol.,他喝了大量的烈酒。,He did a terrific amount of fundraising.,他做了大量的筹款工作。,The amount of your bill is $200.,你的账单总额为200美金。,She'll never amount to anything.,她不会有什么成就。