vi　(1)　总(合，共)计　(add up in number or quantity)　[I+prep(to)]：The debts/cost/fees/income/profit/sales/bill/possessions～(s) to $1000.　债务/花费/酬金/收入/利润/销售额/账单/财产共计1000美元。What I finally owed him～ed to ￡500. 我最终欠他总计500英镑。All the information doesn't～to much. 所有的情报加起来也没有多少。

(2)　相当(等)于，意味着(be equal to)[I+prep(to)]：His words(His remarks/What he says)～(s) to a refusal/a threat/a direct accusation.他的话等于是拒绝/威胁/直言谴责。Her attitude towards the man～s to loathing.她对那人的态度意味着厌恶。Some promises/The talk won't～to much.做一些保证/那次谈话不会有多大意义。All his fine words～to nothing.他所有那些华而不实的话等于零。 It～s to the same thing.这没什么区别。

n　(1)　数量(额)　(quantity or sum)[C][N(of)]：a large (vast/small/meager/certain)～of money/rainfall/damage大(大/少/少/一定)量的钱/雨水/损害;large～s of snow/experience/resistance大量的雪/丰富的经验/重重阻力;need a sufficient～of flour/furniture 需要足够的面粉/家具;be horrified by the～of work 被工作量吓坏了;in varying～s 数量不等地;〖同〗quantity;

(2) 总量(额)(total of two or more quantities or sums)[C]：pay/afford this (that/the full/half the)～付/付得起这个(那个/整个/一半)数额;The car cost ￡3000 and he couldn't afford to pay that～.这车价值3000英镑，他付不起这笔钱。The～of your bill is $100. 你须付账的总额为100美元。

【辨异】 amount与number皆指数量，但用法不同。amount用于不可数名词，如：a small amount of money(少量的钱);而number用于可数名词，如：a small number of dollars(少量的美元)。