amount to something
phrasal verb with amount verb uk/əˈmaʊnt/ us/əˈmaʊnt/
(ADD UP TO)
达到;总计
to become a particular amount
Their annual fuel bills amounted to over £6,000. 他们年燃料支出总额高达6千英镑。
- More 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.
(BE)
等于；意味着
to be the same as something, or to have the same effect as something
His behaviour amounted to serious professional misconduct. 他的行为相当于严重失职。
He gave what amounted to an apology on behalf of his company. 他的话等于是替公司道了歉。