大全 补充250题 第135题

dz

135.    
The brain is something of a stimulus reduction system, a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount of stimuli that reach the senses at any given moment.
(A) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(B) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite number
(C) the means of reducing for comprehending the nearly infinite number
(D) the means that reduces, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(E) the means for reducing in order to comprehend the nearly infinite amount

答案为B，请大虾分析语法结构，同时对于词汇为什么number比amount更好，答案会不会错，谢谢！

dz

在现代汉语综合大词典中有关于amount的解释为：

vi.
总计, 共计, 共达(to)
等于, 相当于, 实际是, 就意味着(to)
His debts amount to five thousand dollars.
他欠的债共达五千元。
This amounts to a refusal.
这等于拒绝。
What, after all, does it amount to?
这到底意味着什么?

amount
n.
总数, 总额,【数】和
结果; 价值
要旨; 重要性
数额; 数量
amount of air
空气量
No amount of washing will remove them.
怎么洗也洗不掉。
What is the amount of this?
这总共是多少?
The amount of his remarks is that ...
他的话总的意思是...

an amount of
相当数量的; 一些
any amount (of)
任何数量(的); 大量(的)
be of little amount
不重要; 无价值
in amount
总之, 结局; 总计
in large (small) amount
大(少)量地, 大(小)批地, 大宗地(小额地)
never [not] amount to anything
一事无成
no amount of
怎么(再多)也...不
a large amount of
大量
not amount to a hill of beans [to a row of pins]
[美俚]无足轻重
to the amount of
总计达...; 总数达...
amount to
达到; 等于; 实际上是; 有所(成就)(用于否定式)
amount to little [not amount to much]
没有什么价值[重要]
amount to sth.
成器, 成才, 有所成就

actual amount
实际金额
aggregate amount
总金额
allotted amount of payment
支出分配数
annual amount
年额
assessed amount
查定金额[尤指税款, 罚款的金额]
authorized amount
股票总发行额; 公认数目
average occupied amount of current capital
平均占用的流动资金额
balance amount
差额(贷借); 余额
budget amount
预算总金额
calculated tax amount
算定税额
cancellation amount
注销款额, 撤销金额
capital amount
资金额
ceiling amount
最高额, 最大量
collected amount
征税额, 瞩款额
compound amount
本和利
credit amount
赊帐金额, 信用保证金额
discrete amount
个别量
equilibrium amount
均衡数量, 平衡量
error amount
误差值
estimated amount
估计[预算]数量
extensive amount
外延量
fractional amount
零金额
freight amount
运费额
gross amount
总额, 总量, 毛额
insurance amount
保险金额
invoice amount
发票金额
lethal amount
致命剂量
macroscopic amount
宏观量
mean amount of information
平均信息量
measured amount
被测数量
minimum detection amount
最小检测量
negotiated amount
议付金额
net amount
净总值, 净数
nominal amount
面额, 象征性数额
open-book amount
无公文手续的商业贷款
outstanding amount
债务总额, (公债的)未偿还部分
pollution loading amount
污染负荷量
ponderable amount
可估计量
prepaid amount
预付金额
principalamount
本金金额
prohibitive amount
限制使用量; 限额
refunding amount
转期款额, 退还金额
relative amount of elongation
相对延伸率
residual amount
余额
right amount
需要量, 适量
sales amount
销售额
significant amount
有实义金额, 巨数, 大数的金额
taxable amount
应税金额
termination amount
终止款额
threshold amount of energy
能量临界值
total amount of turnover
周转总额
total amount of wage fund
工资基金总额
trace amount
痕量
trigger amount
起动数额
ultratrace amount
超示踪量
uncommitted amount
未支配款项
unit amount
单位量
warning amount
警报(提前)时间
weighable amount
可称数量
zero bracket amount
免税额
amount covered
保险金额
amount due
到期金额
amount due from
存放金额
amount due to
借入金额
amount in arrear
拖欠金额
amount in figures
小写金额
amount in force
有效金额(保额)
amount in words
大写金额
amount issued
贷币发行额; 保险金额
amount of an ordinary annuity
普通年金终值
amount of bank
坡度
amount of blowing
(附面层)吹除系统功率, 吹除效能
amount of bond
担保额, 保证金
amount of business
贸易周转额, 交易额
amount of consumption
消费额
amount of cost reduction
成本降低额
amount of credit side
贷方金额
amount of currency in circulation
货币流通量
amount of deflection
变位度, 偏转量, 偏斜挠度
amount of deviation
偏差量, 变差量
amount of effect
效果, 效能
amount of elevator(motion)
升降舵偏转量[偏度]
amount of exercise
运动量
amount of exposure
曝光量, 露光量
amount of fire
火力密度
amount of growing stock
立木度, 蓄积量
amount of guarantee
担保金额
amount of inclination
倾角, 倾斜度
amount of income
所得额
amount of indebtedness
债务总额
amount of investment
投资额
amount of limitation
最高赔偿额
amount of modulation
调制率, 调制度百分数
amount of norm
定额数
amount of paper money in circulation
纸币流通量
amount of porosity
孔隙度, 孔隙率
amount of power
功率(值)
amount of profit
利润额
amount of rudder (motion)
方向舵偏度
amount of runway visibility
跑道能见度
amount of settlement
清算金额
amount of subscription
认购额
amount of taxiing
滑行距离
amount of the instrument
票据金额
amount of the offset
抵销金额
amount of thrust augmentation
推力增加值
amount of the fin tip
垂直安定面上部面积(指水平安定面以上的部分)
amount of trade receivable
应收客帐金额
amount of wind
风量, (谷物清选机等的)气流量
amount of work given out
发出的功
amount of yaw
摆头幅度; 偏航角度; 偏航角速度值
amount to be made good as general average
作为共同海损补偿的金额

g4yLee

我的理解是可数名词,后面是复数,所以用number.就像你只能用the number of people,不能用amount一样.句子结构,a means是并列成份咯,in order to插入表目的咯.

cattsky

stimuli是stimulus的复数名词;Oxford字典里说:amount多与不可数名词连用~~

sch

amount+不可数 OG10上面也提到过.

不过我没看出来stimuli是可数名词...,心想"刺激"总是不可数吧...

guozao

stimuli是stimulus的复数形式