amounts of 谓语复数。amounts of的意思是“大量的”,修饰的不可数名词作主语时谓语用复数形式,即谓语的数取决于 amount 的数。通常用于an amount of,a(great,large)amount of,amounts of这类结构,其后通常接不可数名词。
amounts of 谓语单数还是复数
amounts of后接可数名词的复数形式,则谓语用复数形式,例如“Huge amounts of weapons remain to be collected”的意思是大量的武器仍有待收缴。
amounts of后接不可数名词,则谓语为第三人称单数形式,例如“Amounts of dirty water was poured into the river”的意思是大量脏水排入河水中。
amount的用法总结
一、amount用作名词
1.amount 用于表示“量”“额”,如重量、金额等。
2.amount of后一般接不可数名词,有时也可接复数可数名词,此名词被视为某一“总量”或“综述”。
The information is of much amount.
这情报很重要。
I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount .
我没料到账单达到这个金额。
二、amount用作动词
1.amount用作动词的基本意思是“合计,共计”,引申可指“等同,接近”。
2.amount是不及物动词,常与介词to连用。
Her answer amounted to a complete refusal.
她的答复等于是完全拒绝。
This amounts to doing the whole thing over again.
这就等于要把整个事情重做一遍。
amount的词组短语
large amount 大量;巨额;大批
a large amount of 大量的(接不可数名词)
small amount 小额;小批量
total amount 总数;总价;总计
a certain amount of 一定数量的
amount of information 信息量
to the amount of 总数达;总计
right amount 适量
a great amount of 大量的;许多的;大部分的
amount of work 工作量
an amount of 数量;总量
in the amount of 总金额计…;金额为…
any amount 任何数量的
significant amount 大量;有实义金额;巨数
amounts of和an amount of用法
①an amount of/ amounts of 许多/大量, 修饰不可数n ,谓语v用由amount本身决定
②amount前面可用huge/great/large/good 修饰
An amount of water is needed for the trees.
Amounts of money were spent on school.
Large amounts of gas were used up.