| 单词 | amount to sth |
| 释义 | amount to sth amount to sth (ADD UP TO) — phrasal verb with amount /əˈmaʊnt/ verb ↑Verb Endings for amount to ► F0 to become a particular amount: » The annual cost of income support to single parents amounted to £700 million in that year.Thesaurus+: ↑Calculations and calculating , ↑Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division• • • Extra Examples:» Radical remarks like this amount to heresy for most members of the Republican party.» It doesn't matter whether you do it first or last - it all amounts to the same thing.» The available information amounts to very little in toto.» Army leaders say the retreat from the area does not amount to an end to the war.» His teachers thought he'd never amount to anything. amount to sth (BE) — phrasal verb with amount /əˈmaʊnt/ verb ↑Verb Endings for amount to ► F0 to be the same as something, or to have the same effect as something: » His behaviour amounted to serious professional misconduct.» He gave what amounted to an apology on behalf of his company.Thesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualities |
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