"amount to much" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 成就大事
• 有很大作用

Definition

变得重要、成功或者具有重大价值。常在否定句中使用，表示某事不会很重要或有成就。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个表达偏正式/中性，多用于否定语气，比如“他将一事无成”。通常只用于人或行为，不用于物品。

Examples

Many people said he would not amount to much, but he proved them wrong.

许多人说他不会**成就大事**，但他证明他们错了。

His teachers believed he could amount to much if he worked harder.

老师们相信如果他更努力，就能**成就大事**。

She doesn't think her idea will amount to much.

她认为她的想法不会**有很大作用**。

If you don’t put in the effort, you won’t amount to much in this field.

如果你不努力，你在这个领域不会**成就大事**。

His inventions never really amounted to much, but he enjoyed working on them.

他的发明其实从未**有很大成就**，但他很享受这个过程。

Don’t listen to them saying you’ll never amount to much—prove them wrong!

别听他们说你永远不会**成就大事**——证明他们错了！