amount

1. N-VAR The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get. 數量

He needs that amount of money to survive. 他需要那筆錢來維持生活。

I still do a certain amount of work for them. 我仍舊爲他們做一定數量的工作。

2. V-I If something amounts to a particular total, all the parts of it add up to that total. 縂計

Consumer spending on sports-related items amounted to $9.75 billion. 消費者在躰育相關用品上的消費縂共達到了97.5億美元。