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名 总数,数量 A large amount of money is spent on education every year.每年都要在教育上投入一大笔钱。No amount of lies can cover up the facts.谎言再多也无法掩盖事实。
● (1) amount与of连用,修饰不可数名词,表示“一定量的”。如: a fair amount of rain 一场大雨;a small amount of water 少量的水。另外,可以说:large (或huge) amounts of time 大量的时间; 也可以说:a large(或huge) amount of money一大笔钱。(2) an amount of常指不确定的量;the amount(of) 常指确定的量。如:a certain amount of money 一定数额的资金;The amount of money is more than we can afford.这一大笔钱是我们不能负担的。(3)如与复数名词连用,最好说:a number of。如:a large number of mistakes大 ...... (共679字) [阅读本文]>>