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amounts

/əˈmaʊnts/

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noun

总额，总量

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

Examples :

"The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis."

大气污染的总量正在威胁着一场健康危机。

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noun

数量，数额

A quantity or volume.

Examples :

"Pour a small amount of water into the dish."

往盘子里倒少量水。

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noun

数量，总数。

(sometimes proscribed) The number (the sum) of elements in a set.

Examples :

"The recipe calls for specific amounts of each ingredient, like two cups of flour and one cup of sugar. "

这个食谱要求每种配料使用特定的数量，比如两杯面粉和一杯糖。

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verb

总计，共计。

(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

等于，相当于

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

Examples :

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

他以前学习还不错，但工作后一直没能做出什么大成就，相当于没做出什么名堂。

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verb

上升， 올라가다

To go up; to ascend.

Examples :

"Here are a few options, ordered from simplest to slightly more complex: * The path amounts steeply after the bridge, making the hike challenging. * As the temperature drops, the cost of heating a home amounts to more money per month. "

桥过后，小路陡峭地上升，使徒步旅行充满挑战。(Qiáo guò hòu, xiǎo lù dǒuqiào de shàngshēng, shǐ túbù lǚxíng chōngmǎn tiǎozhàn.)