Amount of contraction
[机] 收缩量
🧩 词语组成解析
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];
contraction
[kən'trækʃən]
n. 收缩，缩减;[语]缩略，略体，缩写;（开支等）缩减;（分娩时）子宫收缩;
🗣️ 情景例句
How many words can you type per minute?
你一分钟能打多少字？
I couldn't wait any longer for you!
我等你等得不耐烦了！
But the station master was adamant: rules could not be broken and she had to watch that train disappear towards her destination while she was left behind.
但站长态度坚决，规章制度不能破坏，姑娘只得眼看那趟火车消逝在她要去的方向而撇下了她。