amount和number用法解析如下：
1.an enormous number of与 an enormous amount of 都表示“大量的”,但是前者只能与可数名词连用,而后者只能与不可数名词连用。如：
a number of +可数名词复数，谓语用复数。
There were a large number of people there.
那里有很多人。
A large number of people have applied for the job.
很多人申请了这份工作。
We seem to have collected an enormous number of boxes.
我们似乎无意中积存了大量的盒子。
I have had an enormous number of letters from single parents
我已经收到了大量单亲家长的来信。
There were a large number of candidates for the job.
有许多求职者申请这份工作。
There are a number of different points of view on this issue.
在这个问题上意见纷纭。
I have a number of things to do today.
我今天有许多事情要做。
A number of social factors influence life expectancy.
诸多社会因素左右着人的预期寿命。
He made a number of rude remarks about the food.
关于这里的食物他说了许多无礼的评论。
A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected.
通过考试的学生比我预计的少得多。
A growing number of people are returning to full-time education.
越来越多的人重返学校接受全日制教育。
An increasing number of plays are now being signed.
现在越来越多的戏剧配上了手语。
We've had an enormous amount of help from people.
我们得到了人们大力帮助。
The Small Firms Service holds an enormous amount of information on any business problem
小型企业服务处备有关于各种商务问题的海量信息。
All the candidates have been getting an enormous amount of exposure on television and in the press.
所有候选人都在电视和报刊上频频亮相。
He saved up an enormous amount of money for his daughter.
他为女儿存了一大笔钱。
I had not expected such an amount of praise.
我没有料到会得到如此之多的赞扬。
Worldwide, an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.
在世界范围内，大量的研究精力都投入到军事技术上。
Two waterfalls within the city limits supply Rochester, New York, with an enormous amount of electric power.
城市范围内的两个瀑布为纽约州罗切斯特市提供了大量的电力。
A small amount of this paint goes a long way.
这种涂料用一点就可涂一大片。
There is still an immense amount of work to be done.
还有非常非常多的工作没有做。
A tremendous amount of work has gone into the project.
大量的工作已投入到这项工程。
I've got a terrific amount of work to do.
我有大量的工作要做。
Eggs, though nourishing, have a high amount of fat content.
鸡蛋虽然有营养，但脂肪含量很高。
Somewhere along the line a large amount of money went missing.
有一笔巨款在某一环节上不翼而飞。
The tank had leaked a small amount of water.
水箱渗漏出少量的水。
The car has a generous amount of space.
这辆汽车的空间很大。
There was a certain amount of rough justice in his downfall.
他的垮台也算是大致公平。
He earns an obscene amount of money.
他捞了一大笔钱。
2. the number of与the amount of 的区别亦是如此。
The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate.
报警案件的数量正在以惊人的速度增长。
The number of new houses being built is a good index of a country's prosperity.
新建房屋的数目是国家繁荣的一个有用指标。
The number of homeless people is a telling comment on the state of society.
无家可归者的数量是社会状况的生动写照。
The number of people who fail each year is now in single figures.
每年考试不及格的学生现在不足十人。
The number of applicants for teaching posts has tapered off.
申请做教学工作的人数越来越少。
The number of places available is necessarily limited.
可录学生的名额不可避免地很有限。
The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade.
过去十年，农业从业人数已经下降。
The number of employees was reduced from 40 to 25.
雇员人数从40人减少到了25人。
The number of endangered species increases every year as natural habitats disappear.
随着自然栖息地的消失，濒危物种的数量每年都在增加。
The number of accidents is proportionate to the increased volume of traffic.
交通事故的数字与交通量的增长成正比。
The amount of lift increases with the speed of the aircraft.
飞机的升力随着飞行速度的提高而增大。
The amount of alcohol in his blood was triple the legal maximum.
他血液中的酒精含量为法定最高限量的三倍。
The amount of fuel that this car uses is a big strike against it.
耗油量大是这辆车的一大缺点。
The amount of litter in the streets is unbefitting for a historic city.
街道上垃圾之多与历史名城不协调。
The amount of paperwork involved is mind-boggling.
相关的书面工作量大得令人难以想象。
The amount of sleep we need varies from person to person
我们对睡眠的需求量因人而异。
The amount of carbon dioxide released by human activities such as burning coal and oil is small in comparison
相比之下，人类活动如燃烧煤、石油等所释放的二氧化碳的量是很想小的。
The amount of nicotine in these nicotine substitutes can be enough to excite the heart.
这些尼古丁替代品中的烟碱含量足以刺激心脏。
We must cut down on the amount of material we use.
我们必须削减原料使用量。
The principal reason for the great amount of smoke is that there are too many factories in the city.
烟雾量大的主要原因是这个城市有太多的工厂。
3.amounts of +不可数名词，如作主语，谓语动词用复数：
Vast amounts of energy, from X-rays right through the spectrum down to radio waves, are escaping into space
大量的能量，从X光直到无线电电波，都正被泄露到太空中去。
The Martian atmosphere contains only tiny amounts of water.
火星的大气层中只含有极少量的水。
I went out for a meal last night and drank copious amounts of red wine
我昨晚出去吃饭，喝了很多红酒。
These animals consumed large amounts of vegetation, which reduced plant diversity in the park ．
这些动物吃掉了大部分的植被，减少了公园内的植物多样性。
Huge amounts of weapons remain to be collected.
大量的武器仍有待收缴。（偶尔amounts of +可数名词复数）
The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.
电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。
numbers of+可数名词复数，如作主语，谓语动词用复数形式：
Large numbers of soldiers deserted as defeat became inevitable.
战败已成定局，许多士兵开小差跑了。
Substantial numbers of people support the reforms.
相当多的人支持这些改革措施。
Substantial numbers of rank and file members ignored their union's advice
有相当一部分普通员工不理睬工会的建议。
Huge numbers of birds had flocked together by the lake.
成群的鸟聚集在湖边。
Growing numbers of people in the rural areas are too frightened to vote.
越来越多生活在乡下的人被吓得不敢投票了。
Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations.
广场上驻守着大批警察以防止任何示威活动。
Vast numbers of people have been mobilised to drain flooded land
大量的人力被动员去排干受涝的土地。
Oxford attracts large numbers of sightseers.
牛津吸引着大量观光客。
Large numbers of immigrants flooded into the area
大量移民涌入这个地区。
Large numbers of refugees continue to flow from the troubled region into the no-man's land
大批难民不断从骚乱地区涌入无人地带。