quantity

英 [ˈkwɒntəti]

美 [ˈkwɑːntəti]

n.  数量; 数额; 数目; 量; 大量; 大批; 众多; 大宗

复数：quantities　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2082 / COCA.4057

同义词辨析

quantityaggregateamountdosage【导航词义：数量】

习惯用语

n.

an unknown quantity
• 未知数（指尚不清楚，有待证实的人或事物）
  a person or thing whose qualities or abilities are not yet known

牛津词典

noun

• 数量；数额；数目
  an amount or a number of sth
  1. a large/small quantity of sth
     大量 / 小量的…
  2. enormous/vast/huge quantities of food
     大量的食物
  3. a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities
     可以低成本大批生产的产品
  4. Is it available in sufficient quantity?
     这东西能不能足量供应？
• 量；数量
  the measurement of sth by saying how much of it there is
  1. The data is limited in terms of both quality and quantity.
     这份资料在质量和数量上都很有限。
• 大量；大批；众多；大宗
  a large amount or number of sth
  1. The police found a quantity of drugs at his home.
     警察在他家发现了大量毒品。
  2. It's cheaper to buy goods in quantity .
     大宗购物比较便宜。
  3. I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.
     已有的信息量大得令我不知所措。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 数量;量
  Aquantityis an amount that you can measure or count.
  1. ...a small quantity of water.
     少量的水
  2. ...vast quantities of food...
     大量食品
  3. The bowl needs to be re-frozen after each use, so it takes a long time to make a large quantity...
     这种碗每次使用之后都需要重新冷冻，因此要做大份食物时需要很长时间。
  4. Cheap goods are available, but not in sufficient quantities to satisfy demand...
     有一些廉价的商品，但是数量不足以满足需求。
  5. Uranium is available in considerable quantity from various areas of the world.
     可世界上许多地区都有相当数量的铀储量。
• N-UNCOUNT 大量;大宗；大批
  Things that are produced or available inquantityare produced or available in large amounts.
  1. After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity...
     解决了最初的一些问题之后，终于成功地制造出了大量丙酮。
  2. But even with those databases, the sheer quantity of data can still cause problems.
     可是即便有了那些数据库，数据的数量之大仍然会带来问题。
• N-UNCOUNT (尤指和质量相对的)数量
  You can usequantityto refer to the amount of something that there is, especially when you want to contrast it with its quality.
  1. ...the less discerning drinker who prefers quantity to quality...
     不求质、但求量的不那么识货的饮酒者
  2. In terms of quantity, production grew faster than ever before.
     从数量上看，产量增长的速度比以往任何时期都要快。
• PHRASE 未知量;未知数
  If you say that someone or something is anunknown quantity, you mean that not much is known about what they are like or how they will behave.
  1. He is an unknown quantity for his rivals.
     对于对手们而言，他是个未知数。

英英释义

noun

• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
  Synonym:measureamount
• an adequate or large amount
  1. he had a quantity of ammunition
• the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

双语例句

• A large quantity of water is stored in the reservoir.
  水库存了大量的水。
• I just can't even conceive of that quantity of money
  那么多钱，我根本都无法想象。
• In terms of quantity, production grew faster than ever before.
  从数量上看，产量增长的速度比以往任何时期都要快。
• The results of the sample for the test have shown that the quantity of fatty substance in milk is appropriate to the standard.
  采样检验的结果表明牛奶中的脂肪含量达标。
• He is an unknown quantity for his rivals.
  对于对手们而言，他是个未知数。
• We must put quality before quantity; We should rather go without than have something shoddy.
  我们必须重视质量，宁缺毋滥。
• They aim at quality rather than quantity.
  他们的目的在于提高质量而不是增加数量。
• Don't just go after quantity.
  不要单纯追求数字。
• During fever a large quantity of fluid is lost in perspiration.
  发烧时，大量水分会通过排汗而丧失。
• We want not only to increase the quantity of products; but also to ensure the quality.
  我们不但要提高产量，还要保证质量。