短语 A amount to B，它的中心意思是，A和B的效果一样。细致点说，有两层意思(但其实殊途同归，都可以总结为"A等于B")(1) if figures, sums etc amount to a particular total, they equal that total when they are added together. 就是“总计，合计”；(2)if an attitude, remark, situation etc amounts to something, it has the same effect. 可以理解为“相当于、意味着”。比如：Her words amount to a refusal．她的话等于拒绝...
