n. 數量
A petrol gauge shows the amount of petrol left in a car.
汽油表指示出汽車裏所剩的汽油數量。
He has a large amount of mail to answer every day.
他每天有大量的信件要回復。
總額
Remember to tell the guest the amount of the bill.
記得告訴客人帳單的總額。
We charge one percent commission on the total amount.
我們收取支票總額的1%作為手續費。
vi. 總計
The total cost of repairs amounted to 100 dollars.
修理費用總計壹百美元。
The number of the injured amounted to over one hundred.
受傷人數總計壹百多。
等於
Her answer amounted to a complete refusal.
她的答復等於是完全拒絕。
This amounts to doing the whole thing over again.
這就等於要把整個事情重做壹遍。