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amounting

/əˈmaʊntɪŋ/

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verb

总计，合计

(followed by to) To total or evaluate.

Examples :

"It amounts to three dollars and change."

总计是三美元多一点。

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verb

总计, 等于.

(followed by to) To be the same as or equivalent to.

Examples :

"He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally."

他读书的时候还不错，但工作后一直没做出什么大成就，等于没混出什么名堂。

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verb

达到，总计。

To go up; to ascend.

Examples :

"The pile of dirty laundry was amounting to a small mountain. "

脏衣服堆积起来，都快变成一座小山了。