新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

quantity

英  [ˈkwɒntɪti]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • quantities

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 数量

    A quantity is an amount.

    近义词

    amount

    双语例句

    例:

    a small quantity of water.

    少量的水。

    例:

    huge quantities of narcotics.

    大量的镇静剂。

    例:

    Cheap goods are available, but not in sufficient quantities to satisfy demand.

    便宜的货物倒是有,但量不足,满足不了需求。

    2[U 不可数名词] 大量

    Things that are produced or available in quantity are produced or available in large amounts.

    双语例句

    例:

    After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity.

    最初的一些问题被解决后,大量丙酮就被成功生产出来了。

    3[U 不可数名词] (尤指相对于质量而言的)数量

    You can use quantity to refer to the amount of something that there is, especially when you want to contrast it with its quality.

    近义词

    amount

    双语例句

    例:

    the less discerning drinker who prefers quantity to quality.

    重量不重质,不怎么识货的饮酒者。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • unknown quantity

    1未知量 , 未知数

    If you say that someone or something is an unknown quantity, you mean that not much is known about what they are like or how they will behave.

    双语例句

    例:

    She had known Max for some years now, but he was still pretty much an unknown quantity.

    她认识马克斯也好几年了,但是他仍然是个大大的未知数。

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