大仙为了节省开支买买盗版词典而已，何况他拿来揩尻～

请看17楼中的这两句
We had any amount of PEOPLE applying for the job.
The school has any amount of resourceS AND equipment.

people在这里就是集体名词，算不可数

那你亲眼看到 We had any amount of PEOPLE applying for the job. 这句话时，你也不相信你的眼睛？

错的，period.

你说剑桥词典错了，还是你错了？

当然剑桥错了，又不是第一次。

其实我想说的是number of people和amount of people这两种用法都是有的

Usage Discussion of AMOUNT
Number is regularly used with count nouns <a large number of mistakes> <any number of times> while amount is mainly used with mass nouns <annual amount of rainfall> <a substantial amount of money>. The use of amount with count nouns has been frequently criticized; it usually occurs when the number of things is thought of as a mass or collection <glad to furnish any amount of black pebbles — New Yorker> <a substantial amount of film offers — Lily Tomlin> or when money is involved <a substantial amount of loans — E. R. Black>.
[Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary]

—Usage note
The traditional distinction between amount and number is that amount is used with mass or uncountable nouns ( the amount of paperwork; the amount of energy ) and number with countable nouns ( a number of songs; a number of days ). Although objected to, the use of amount instead of number with countable nouns occurs in both speech and writing, especially when the noun can be considered as a unit or group ( the amount of people present; the amount of weapons ) or when it refers to money ( the amount of dollars paid; the amount of pennies in the till ).
[Source: Dictionary . com]

曾经有位仁兄在网上找到“take flights”的例子，为什么他不去找“amount of people”的例子？
语法不是死的，而是会变化的。现在流行的 English in use，就是要看看以英语为母语的人怎样使用他们的语言。

31楼真是强大啊

any amount of 是个固定词组, any amount of = a very large amount of
这里的amount 绝不是指金额或价值,别牛头不对马嘴

哈哈，how about：
Any amount of your donation is welcome.
只欢迎大额捐款？？？？？
any amount of = a very large amount of --笑料！！！

剑桥说 any amount of = a very large amount of
牛津说 any amount of = a great deal or number of
朗文说 any amount of (used to say that there is plenty of something, and no more is needed)
难道这三种词典同时出错了，还是你对any amount of 不了解？