amount to
1．make a total of总计
The total income amounts to ＄5，000．总收入合计5000美元。
2．signify；mean equal to表示；有重要性；等于
Her words amount to a refusal．她的话等于拒绝。
What he said amounted to very little．他说的话无关紧要。
His suggestion amounts to saying that there is still room for improvement in the work．他的建议意味着这件工作尚有改进的余地。
3．achieve success；develop into有成就；发展为
I don't think such a man can amount to much．我认为这样一个人不会有什么作为。
If he goes on like this，he will never amount to anything．如果他一味这样下去，将一事无成。