| 单词 | no amount of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasno amount of a. no amount of: not even the greatest possible sum or quantity of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [phrase] > insufficient though greatest amount of no amount of1814 1814 P. Colquhoun Treat. Wealth, Power, & Resources Brit. Empire iii. 78 No amount of precious metals, coined into money, would be sufficient to circulate the trade of the country. 1848 A. Brontë Tenant of Wildfell Hall I. xviii. 325 The pencil..leaves an impression upon card-board that no amount of rubbing can efface. 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby v. 116 No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man can store up in his ghostly heart. 1961 N. D. Gill People of Way v. 55 Many people wake up tired of a morning and no amount of rest seems to make any difference. 2006 Psychologies (U.K. ed.) July 60/2 Adolescents don't tend to do what they are told. No amount of finger wagging or lecturing will make them change their behaviours. < as lemmas |
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