amount

數量、量

A huge amount of data was lost in the system crash.

系統當機時遺失了大量資料。

金額、總額

Please pay the full amount before the end of the month.

請在月底前繳清全部金額。

總計、共達與 to 連用

Her monthly expenses amount to nearly half her salary.

她每月的開銷總計將近薪水的一半。

等於、相當於與 to 連用

His silence amounted to an admission of guilt.

他的沉默等於承認了自己有罪。

有出息、有成就多用於否定句

Everyone doubted he would ever amount to anything.

大家都懷疑他將來會有什麼出息。