ADJECTIVE | VERB + AMOUNT | AMOUNT + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤considerable, copious amounts, enormous, huge, immense, incredible, large, massive, significant, substantial, tremendous, vast相當大的數量;可觀的數量;巨大的數量;令人難以置信的數量◇a considerable amount of money相當大一筆錢◇He drank copious amounts of beer.他喝了大量的啤酒。➤high, low很高的/很低的數量◇exposure to high amounts of oxygen接觸到大量氧氣➤adequate, reasonable充足的/合理的數量▸➤disproportionate, excessive, inordinate不成比例的數量;過量▸➤increasing增長中的數量▸➤decent, fair, good (especially NAmE) 適度的/相當的/不錯的數量◇There was a fair amount of traffic on the roads.路上的車輛不少。➤certain一定的數量◇You have a certain amount of freedom to explore new techniques.你有一定自由來鑽研新技術。➤limited, minimal, minute, moderate, negligible, small, tiny有限的數量;最小的數量;微量;適度的數量;可忽略不計的數量;很少的數量;極少的數量▸➤full, total總量;全數◇You must pay back the full amount of money that you owe.你必須將你所欠的錢全數償還。➤maximum, minimum最大/最低數量◇He aimed to cause the maximum amount of embarrassment.他的目的是盡量讓人難堪。➤exact確切的數量➤right恰當的數量◇The sauce has just the right amount of salt.這種醬的鹹度剛剛好。➤equal, equivalent相等的數量◇Mix the ingredients in equal amounts.把不同的原料等量混合。◇an amount equivalent to 3% per annum相當於每年 3% 的量➤varying變化的數量◇Tap water also contains varying amounts of rust and grit.自來水也含有數量不等的鐵銹和沙子。VERB + AMOUNT➤double, increase將數量翻番;增加數量▸➤decrease, limit, reduce降低/限制/減少數量◇They want to limit the amount of cash available.他們想限制可用現金的數額。AMOUNT + VERB➤double, increase數量翻番/增加◇The amount of reclaimed glass used in industry has doubled in the last five years.用在工業上的再生玻璃的數量在過去 5 年內增加了 1 倍。➤decrease, fall數量減少/下降◇The average amount of sunshine fell this year.今年的平均光照下降了。PREPOSITION➤amount of⋯數量的⋯
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