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【释义】：

vi．❶ 总共达到，总计(to)：The total grain output of the brigade amounted to 3 million jin last year．去年这个大队粮食总产量达三百万斤．❷ 等于，相当于(to)：Disunity among ourselves amounts to helping the enemy．我们之间的不团结就等于给敌人帮了忙．It amounts to the same thing．其实还是一样．amount to little(=riot amount to much)不重要，没多大道理：What he said amounted to very little．他说的话没有多大道理．

－n．❶ 总量，总和：an annual output to the amount of five million tons年产量达五百万吨．what is the amount?总共多少?The amount of 5 and 8 is 13．五加八的和是十三．❷ 数量，数额：The two superpowers spend a large amount of money on armaments expansion and war preparations．两个超级大国用巨款扩军备战．❸ 意义，重要性：The decision is of much amount．这项决定很重要．This is the amount of what our Party branch secretary said．这是我们党支部书记所说的要点．❹ 数量，数值．