OG NO。101

寂寞的自由

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Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounts to a sum lower than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays a major role in health-care inflation.

A）                                     amounts to a sum lower

B）                                     amounts to less

         C) amounted to less

         D) amounted to lower

         E) amounted to a lower sum

    

正确答案是C，我的疑问是：记忆中好象costs是不可数名词啊，怎么OG里面提到了costs是复数名词需要和谓语相一致呢？另外，less这个词我记忆中是修饰不可数名词的。如果我大脑里不储存这些记忆，会对OG的解释非常赞同，但是大脑的记忆让我对OG的解释有怀疑，感谢大家帮助自由解决这个记忆疑惑问题

LES

这是我在新东方网络课堂里做的笔记供你参考。

less 与 fewer	1. 可数、不可数通通使用less
	2. 指人的时候用fewer: fewer people
less 与 lower	1. lower 是长度概念：比…矮；比…短
	2. less 是数量概念：比…少，GMAT中常用less

    

LES

不知怎么搞的，这帖子的格式总于我作怪！预览里可不是这样的


至于cost的可数性（分可数与不可数），你可以查一下Longman Dictionary (下载中心里有，超好用，简洁明了)

寂寞的自由

感谢MM！！！MM的复习工作做的真仔细哦！！！再次感谢！！！

寂寞的自由

1 MONEY PAID [countable] the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something: I'll give you $15 to cover the cost of the gas. | at a cost of: The new building's going up at a cost of $82 million. | high/low cost: a low cost source of electric power | full cost: If no scholarships or other aid are available, students will have to pay the full cost of their education. | cost of living (=the cost of buying all the food, clothes etc that you need to live): The cost of living rose two percent in the last year. | at no extra cost: A cassette/radio is included at no extra cost.

2 LOSS/DAMAGE [countable, uncountable] something that you lose, give away, damage etc in order to achieve something : at (a) cost to: Duncan always puts Hannah's needs before his own, at considerable cost to himself. | whatever the cost (=no matter how much work, money, risk etc is needed): He's determined to win, whatever the cost. | at all costs (=whatever happens): We must avoid a scandal at all costs.

3 costs [plural]
a) the money that you must regularly spend in order to continue having a home, car, business etc : increase costs: Businesses protested that the new taxes would increase production costs unreasonably. | reduce/cut costs: We've got to cut costs and we're starting with the phone bill. | cover costs (=make enough money to pay for the things you have bought): At this rate we'll barely cover our costs. | running costs (=the cost of owning and using a car or machine): Because of the engine's efficiency the car has very low running costs.

b) costs also court costs American English the money that you must pay to lawyers etc if you are involved in a legal case in court, especially if you are guilty: Bellisario won the case and was awarded costs.


再次感谢MM提供的在线英文字典网站，真的是超好用哦！！！谢谢MM，也谢谢提供这个字典网站的朋友