1·It absorbed vast amounts of capital that could have been used for investment.
它消耗掉了原本可以用作投资的大量资本。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·With their tall canopies basking in the sun, they capture vast amounts of energy.
它们高高的树冠沐浴在阳光下，捕捉了大量的能量。
3·Scientists say that the scale of CO2 emissions will require vast amounts of long-term storage.
科学家表示，二氧化碳的规模排放将需要大量的长期储存。
4·Every day, we are inundated with vast amounts of information.
每天，我们身边都充斥着大量的信息。
5·Question: what happens if you lose vast amounts of other people's money?
提问：如果你把别人大笔的钱都弄没了会怎么样？
6·To produce and sustain this growth, they must expend vast amounts of energy.
为了制造和维持这种增长，人们必须要消耗巨大的能量。
7·Importing vast amounts of equipment has swamped Iraq's tiny port at Umm Qasr.
大量进口设备已经堆满了伊拉克乌姆·盖斯尔狭小的港口。
8·Drug resistance costs vast amounts of money, and affects vast Numbers of lives.
耐药性会耗费大量金钱并影响众多生命。
9·Abroad, America has spent vast amounts of blood and treasure, to little purpose.
在国外，美国漫无目的地花费了巨大的血汗和财富。
10·Where would we find the vast amounts of money needed to overhaul existing energy systems?
我们从哪儿才能找到大量的资金检修现存的能源系统?