| 词汇 | amount |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG AMOUNT at least no less than; no fewer than.There were at least four people there that I knew.I want to spend at least three weeks in Mexico. by the dozen twelve at a time; in a group of twelve.I purchase socks by the dozen.Eggs are usually sold by the dozen.Around here we have problems by the dozen. by the handful in measurements equal to a handful; lots.Billy is eating candy by the handful.People began leaving by the handful at midnight. either feast or famine either too much (of something) or not enough (of something). (Also without either. Fixed order.)This month is very dry, and last month it rained almost every day. Our weather is either feast or famine.Sometimes we are busy, and sometimes we have nothing to do. It's feast or famine. half-and-half a substance composed half of one thing and half of another.This coffee is half-and-half so there isn't quite as much caffeine as in regular coffee.I can't decide between a chocolate sundae and a pineapple sundae, so make mine half-and-half in round numbers and in round figures as an estimated number; a figure that has been rounded off.Please tell me in round numbers what it'll cost.I don't need the exact amount. Just give it to me in round figures. more or less to some extent; approximately; sort of. (Fixed order.)This one will do all right, more or less.We'll be there at eight, more or less. relative to someone or something in proportion to someone or something.My happiness is relative to yours.I can spend an amount of money relative to the amount of money I earn. AMOUNT - LARGE beat the band very much; very fast.The carpenter sawed and hammered to beat the band.They baked cookies and pies to beat the band. best part of something almost all of something; a large part of something; the major part of something.The discussion took the best part of an hour.The best part of the meeting was taken up by budgetary matters. beyond measure more than can be measured; in a very large amount.They brought in hams, turkeys, and roasts, and then they brought vegetables and salads beyond measure.They thanked all of us beyond measure. by a mile by a great distance. (An exaggeration in this case.)You missed the target by a mile.Your estimate of the budget deficit was off by a mile. out in force appearing in great numbers.What a night! The mosquitoes are out in force.The police were out in force over the holiday weekend. quite a bit and quite a few; quite a little; quite a lot; quite a number much or many.Do you need one? I have quite a few.I have quite a little—enough to spare some.How many? Oh, quite a number. thick and fast in large numbers or amounts and at a rapid rate.The enemy soldiers came thick and fast.New problems seem to come thick and fast. too much of a good thing more of a thing than is good or useful.I usually take short vacations. I can't stand too much of a good thing.Too much of a good thing can make you sick, especially if the good thing is chocolate. AMOUNT - MANY by the dozens many; by some large, indefinite number. (Similar to but less than hundreds.)Just then people began showing up by the dozens.I baked cakes and pies by the dozens. AMOUNT - MAXIMUM at the (very) outside at the very most.The car repairs will cost $300 at the outside.I'll be there in three weeks at the outside. to the nth degree to the maximum amount. (Informal.)Jane is a perfectionist and tries to be careful to the nth degree.This scientific instrument is accurate to the nth degree. AMOUNT - MORE more than someone bargained for more than one thought one would get. (Usually in reference to trouble or difficulty.)When Betsy brought home the sweet little puppy for a companion, she got more than she bargained for. That animal has cost her hundreds of dollars in medical bills.I got more than I bargained for when I took this job. over and above something more than something; in addition to something. (Informal. Fixed order.)I'll need another twenty dollars over and above the amount you have already given me.You've been eating too much food over and above what is required for good nutrition. That's why you're gaining weight. over the top having gained more than one's goal.Our fund-raising campaign went over the top by $3,000.We didn't go over the top. We didn't even get half of what we set out to collect. AMOUNT - MUCH as far as possible and So far as possible as much as possible; to whatever degree is possible.We must try, as far as possible, to get people to stop smoking in buses.As far as possible, the police will issue tickets to all speeding drivers.I'll follow your instructions so far as possible. good and something very something. (The something can be ready, mad, tired, worn-out, etc. Fixed order.)Now I'm good and mad, and I'm going to fight back.I'll be there when I'm good and ready.He'll go to bed when he's good and tired. in the worst way very much. (Informal.)I want a new car in the worst way.Bob wants to retire in the worst way. to a great extent mainly; largely.To a great extent, Mary is the cause of her own problems.I've finished my work to a great extent. There is nothing important left to do. AMOUNT - NONE not a bit none at all.Am I unhappy? Not a bit.I don't want any mashed potatoes. Not a bit! not at all certainly not; absolutely not.No, it doesn't bother me—not at all.I'm not complaining. Not me. Not at all. AMOUNT - RARE (as) scarce as hens' teeth and scarcer than hens' teeth very scarce or nonexistent. (Chickens don't have teeth.)I've never seen one of those. They're as scarce as hens' teeth.I was told that the part needed for my car is scarcer than hens' teeth, and it would take a long time to find one. AMOUNT - SMALL by a hair(’s breadth) and by a whisker just barely; by a very small distance. (The whisker phrase is folksy.)I just missed getting on the plane by a hair's breadth.I made it by a hair!The arrow missed the deer by a whisker. come down to something to be reduced to something; to amount to no more than something.It comes down to whether you want to go to the movies or stay at home and watch television.It came down to either getting a job or going back to college. dribs and drabs in small irregular quantities. (Especially with in and by.)The checks for the charity are coming in dribs and drabs.The members of the orchestra arrived by dribs and drabs.All her fortune was spent in dribs and drabs on silly things—like clothes and fine wines. drop in the ocean and drop in the bucket just a little bit; not enough of something to make a difference.But one dollar isn't enough! That's just a drop in the ocean.At this point your help is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. I need far more help than twenty people could give.I won't accept your offer. It's just a drop in the bucket. few and far between very few; few and widely scattered. (Informal. Fixed order.)Get some gasoline now. Service stations on this highway are few and far between.Some people think that good movies are few and far between. next to nothing hardly anything; almost nothing.This car's worth next to nothing. It's full of rust.I bought this antique chair for next to nothing. not by a long shot not by a great amount; not. (Informal.)Did I win the race? Not by a long shot.Nor by a long shot did she complete the assignment. nowhere near not nearly [enough].We have nowhere near enough wood for the winter.They're nowhere near ready for the game. one little bit any at all; at all.Jean could not be persuaded to change her mind one little bit.I don't want to hear anything more about it. Not even one little bit. precious few and precious little very few; very little. (Informal.)We get precious few tourists here in the winter.There's precious little food in the house and there is no money. run short (of something) to use up almost all of something; to have too little or too few of something left.We are running short of milk. Please buy some on the way home.When it comes to money, we are always running short. short of something not having enough of something.I wanted to bake a cake, but I was short of eggs.Usually at the end of the month, I'm short of money. small-time small; on a small scale. (Informal.)Our business is small-time just now, but it's growing.He's a smalltime crook. step-by-step little by little, one step at a time. (Refers both to walking and following instructions.)Just follow the instructions step-by-step, and everything will be fine.The old man slowly moved across the lawn step-by step. amount to 1. amount to sth to be the same as something else, or seem to have the same effect: These changes would amount to a revolution in our political system. Pleasure and happiness do not necessarily amount to the same thing. Disconnecting the feeding tube which keeps Tony Bland alive would amount to murder, the High Court was told yesterday.2. not amount to much/anything/ a great deal etc to not seem very important, good, successful etc: Her own academic achievements didn't amount to much.3. amount to sth not progressive to result in a particular total or amount: Total bank lending to farmers in the province amounts to about $295m. Agents' fees could amount to $2,000 on a $75,000 house -- a substantial figure. Annual emissions of sulphur from the mines are thought to amount to 700,000 tons.■ SIMILAR TO: add up to, total
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