a large amount of修飾不可數(shù)名詞。a large amount of意思是“大量的”。例句：A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.這座橋花了大量的資金。

amount的用法

（一）當amount用作名詞時。

1、amount 用于表示“量”“額”，如重量、金額等。

2、amount of后一般接不可數(shù)名詞，有時也可接復數(shù)可數(shù)名詞，此名詞被視為某一“總量”或“綜述”。

例句：I didn't expect the bill to come to this amount.我沒料到賬單達到這個金額。

（二）當amount用作動詞時。

1、amount用作動詞的基本意思是“合計,共計”,引申可指“等同,接近”。

2、amount是不及物動詞,常與介詞to連用。

例句：Her answer amounted to a complete refusal.她的答復等于是完全拒絕。

a large amount of的例句

1、You can get a large amount of information on the internet.

你可以在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上獲得大量的信息。

2、I spent a large amount of my time on this work.

我在這項工作上花了不少時間。

3、A large amount of damage was done in a short time.

短期內(nèi)造成大量損害。

4、After the rain, there is a large amount of flood in the city.

雨后，城市內(nèi)澇。

5、It has a large amount of land.

它有大量的土地。

6、He has a large amount of mail to answer every day.

他每天有大量的信件要回復。