amount to
phrasal verbamount to something
- to add up to something; to make something as a total
总计；共计 - His earnings are said to amount to £300 000 per annum.
据说他每年挣的钱多达 30 万英镑。 - They gave me some help in the beginning but it did not amount to much (= they did not give me much help).
起初他们给了我一些帮助，但帮助不大。
- His earnings are said to amount to £300 000 per annum.
- to be equal to or the same as something
等于；相当于 - Her answer amounted to a complete refusal.
她的答复等于完全拒绝。 - Their actions amount to a breach of contract.
他们的行为已属违反合同。 - It'll cost a lot—well, take a lot of time, but it amounts to the same thing.
会花很多，哦，得花大量时间，不过反正都是一回事。
- Her answer amounted to a complete refusal.
- (used especially in negative sentences
尤用于否定句 衍化： 发展成某种东西- You'll never amount to anything.
你永远不会有什么出息。
- You'll never amount to anything.