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① ”人山人海“的英文表达，可以全文搜索下英汉（双解）词典。2 X( [% j) N8 q! R+ s
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》（第 8 版）有 3 处。" U; e8 { P3 C
>**capacity**
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**million**
! R' I2 M# j( n! i7 E7 q+ X# Z; i$ c) MThere were millions of people there. 那里人山人海。4 k/ C1 S- Q6 |. I' h
**zillion**0 Y( r2 s1 U" v2 [' @, G. ]" {
There were zillions of people there. 那里人山人海。5 Q' o g1 v' }8 W/ w" _% y
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1 c' f7 J# t5 J/ M) i( |# {) d② 《张道真实用英语语法（最新版）》（https://www.amazon.cn/dp/B00G1VRNOS/ ） 专门有一节讲量词，具体到个别词，那就只有多查多用了，列出来干巴巴的用法也没人看。
& _3 y0 T$ b0 I$ U>6.4 量 词6 t; P- n3 D: m+ Q, x8 i
6.4.1 量词范围1 S6 }5 |) l' }' H
量词（Quantifiers）不是一种词类，而是许多与数量有关的词和短语，它们包含：
! t4 V2 i9 N! ]8 }1) 许多与数量有关的代词和限定词，如some，any，much，many等。
& T. ^3 X; S: K/ l# W( g% v- x2) 各种数词，如two，half，a third，80%等。
* [% M& A7 C) Z/ o3) 名词和of构成的表数量的短语，如a lot of，plenty of等。3 d# f+ s% B& K; d& X) k- H
4) 某些与数量有关的形容词，如enough，whole，half等。
: |/ E% z- F# F5) 某些与数量有关的名词，如feet，miles，years，dozen等。# e" I4 ]+ ~$ r8 J6 V
6) 某些与数量有关的合成词，如a five-dollar bill，a 6-page summary等。
G- G3 X G7 l* Q% P; v7) 某些与数量有关词组的所有格，如two months' stay，four weeks' notice等。# ]: P, [! S2 U" s
下面将简要地加以处理。
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+ ~5 J% |3 G' x: ~% X③ 具体到 amount of 后面跟可数还是不可数，这又是 descriptive、prescriptive 之争了。; z( w9 L+ c! y- o
MWALED 的 amount 条 usage 栏目里说得很清楚了 http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/amount 。+ X+ o" v% ]+ P" ]2 A6 ^; t
> Amount is chiefly used with noncount nouns.6 v _, [, t1 x( w" F
» He lost a large amount of money.
" K# _" D6 @3 f: f2 ]3 r; B# X. C7 o» a minimum amount of effort: N% ?1 `3 B5 w { O0 g
» They provided only a small amount of information.
+ `. c1 V# N( J6 {" BIt is also sometimes used with plural count nouns, but this use is often criticized as an error.
6 @2 `; {9 `* a/ v& _! P1 R» There were a large amount of mistakes./ y- A5 ]% J! Y& K( O* q
Number is the usual word in such contexts.
: |6 r7 v/ b% X* ?" _9 [6 O6 |» a large number of mistakes
1 b7 F1 F8 V+ \7 r* |. K8 z2 U7 f» an increasing number of problems& E, n$ Y: a6 l5 x; C
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LDOCE6 http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/carload
M5 q3 b H4 y8 o. \5 A> the amount of people or things a car can hold& \9 p& X8 n ?) l+ f, F' @
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http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/dregs
2 F m+ h; `/ u>a small amount of a drink, sometimes with bits in, left at the bottom of a cup, glass, or bottle
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LDOCE 里的释义里大量出现了：
$ e, P( j; ?5 A8 Tthe amount of a substance contained in a liquid: U# }; S+ I& ^, j$ o5 O. U3 K6 n
the amount of a substance that people eat, drink, smoke etc
8 I3 l( w% _5 G8 j# u/ \a small amount of a substance or of something that is not a physical object- X+ p& E5 h( {4 \; P
the amount of a substance that is contained in something, especially food or drink
6 q! `' @2 s' s, ma small amount of a feeling: \ t9 R2 E$ |$ x
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a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink
4 q7 Y, Q u: K: o3 L6 ia very small amount of a quality, emotion, substance etc that is difficult to see or notice
1 r. q5 w4 v+ ]the amount of profits, crops etc that something produces- P: Z$ B& H5 \$ D/ ]% s' D8 l& W' j
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我举个句子。
7 k) k5 m# \; v6 _ Q) `! ~>There is a *water* in “Chopping onions makes my eyes water. ”
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: S" L$ C& e. a6 o) t! Y这里的 water 不是水，是说 water 这个词、这个概念，所以前面用个 a 是没有问题的。
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, Y* _) G: v+ [& T& o! N! k. ~同样，就算规定 the amount of 后面跟不可数名词。
1 l6 y, e$ \) P n2 U/ bthe amount of a substance (-> the amount of water, water is a substance): |( Q7 d2 L. G6 ]" Y8 [: u7 N0 e& I
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这种也是可以的。
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另外，化学里“物质的量”对应英文是 amount of substance （https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amount_of_substance ）
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