amount /əˈmaunt/ I. n. ［u］ & ［c］数量，数额，总数: a large amount/large amounts of money 一大笔钱；large in amount but poor in quality 数量大，但质量差 He owed me ￡100 but could only pay half that amount. 他欠我100英镑，但只能付我一半。‖II. vi. 1.达到(某数量)，到…之多(多和to连用): My income for that week amounted to ￡112. 那个星期我的收入达到112英镑。2.相当于，等于；意味着(用于引申义)：This answer amounts to a refusal. 这种回答等于拒绝。Keeping what belongs to another amounts to stealing. 占有别人东西就意味着偷窃。