An amount of
a. 许多
🧩 词语组成解析
an
[æn]
art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a）;一任一某一;一个;
amount
[ə'maʊnt]
n. 量，数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果，全部含义;
vi. （在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面）等于;等同，接近;合计，总共;发展成为;
mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记：a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
🗣️ 情景例句
I'd want to stay home and be near him all the time, too.
我也要整天都在他身边。
When the accident happened, I was having dinner.
当意外事故发生时候，我在吃晚餐。
He talks as if he were the head of the office.
他说话的口气像办公室主任似的。