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Amount, Deal, Quantity, Number等词的用法辨析 /s/blog_53ca7b1b0100tiyh.html有关quantity的主谓一致 一、amount的用法详解 1. amount用作名词 其意为“数量”、“金额”等，通常用于 a (great, large) amount of 这类结构，其后通常接不可数名词。如： He made a large amount of money. 他赚了大量的钱。 They have to process a large amount of data. 他们得处理大量数据。 I had not expected such an amount of praise. 我没料到受到这么多赞扬。 A large amount of damage was done in a short time. 短期内造成大量损害。 I had not expected such an amount of praise. 我没料想受到这样多的赞扬。 He must memorize large amounts of material. 他必须背熟大量材料。 注意：这类结构用作主语，其谓语的数取决于 amount 的数。如： 在这座桥上花了大量资金。 正: A large amount of money was spent on the bridge. 正: Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge. 比较：在 a great number of 之后通常接可数名词(用复数)。如： 2. amount用作动词 用作动词时意为“合计”、“等于”、“意味着”，通常是不及物动词，其后常接介词 to。如： Building cost amounts to six million dollars. 建筑费用达600 万元。 Her reply amounts to a refusal. 她的回答等于拒绝。 注意：由于其后接的to为介词，所以后接动词时，该动词要用动名词。如： 这等于是欺骗老师。(from ) 误：This amounts to cheat the teacher. 正：This amounts to cheating the teacher. 析：amount 用作动词，表示“等于”，是不及物动词，其后接的to 为介词。 二、a great/good many 非常多，许多(形容词) The young couple has travelled a great many cities since they got married. A great many college students were sent to the West to help the children there. Helen has a great many friends indeed, but she does not think she has any she can confide in. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets. He has extracted a great many examples from the grammar book. 比较： 1. many a... 许多(后接单数动词) Many a teacher has come to the exhibition. Many a woman has great influence on her husband. He beguiled us with many a tale of adventure. 2. a lot, lots of, a number of 与 a great many / a good many 意义相同。 三、a great deal 大量地，非常多的 1、作副词 The old womans life is a great deal better now. 2、作代词 1. We have learnt a great deal from our professor. 2. I have accomplished a great deal in the last few months. 3. We waited for their decision with a great deal of apprehension. 2、作名词(不