quantity

英[ˈkwɒntəti]
美[ˈkwɑːntəti]

基本释义

  • n.数量,数额; 大量,众多

词性变化

实用例句

a large/small quantity of sth

大量 / 小量的…

牛津词典

enormous/vast/huge quantities of food

大量的食物

牛津词典

a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities

可以低成本大批生产的产品

牛津词典

Is it available in sufficient quantity?

这东西能不能足量供应?

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

The police found a quantity of drugs at his home.

警察在他家发现了大量毒品。

牛津词典

It's cheaper to buy goods in quantity .

大宗购物比较便宜。

牛津词典

I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.

已有的信息量大得令我不知所措。

牛津词典

...a small quantity of water.

少量的水

...vast quantities of food...

大量食品

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。

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。

...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

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。

He is an unknown quantity for his rivals.

对于对手们而言,他是个未知数。

How many boys and girls are there in your class?

你班有多少男生和女生?

期刊摘选

A large quantity of water is stored in the reservoir.

水库存了大量的水.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Don't strive merely for quantity of production.

在生产中不要单纯地追求数量.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

She was burdened with a large quantity of parcels.

她吃力地捧着一大堆包裹.

《简明英汉词典》

The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.

这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

I prefer quality to quantity.

我重质量胜过重数量.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

He collected a quantity of curious information.

他搜集了大量稀奇古怪的消息.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Forensic examination revealed a large quantity of poison in the dead man's stomach.

法医检验发现死者的胃里有大量的毒药.

《简明英汉词典》

Don't just go after quantity.

不要单纯追求数字.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

She bought a small quantity of flour.

她买了一点面粉.

《用法词典》

To her the outside world was a totally unknown quantity.

对她来说,外部世界完全是个未知数.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

真题例句

Modern techniques for producing and shipping food led to greater variety and quantity, including a tremendous increase in the amount of animal protein and dairy products available, making us more vigorous than our ancestorsYet plenty has been lost too, even in cultures that still live to eat.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

People now care more about quality than quantity.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

And by then people were just happy to have a decent quantity of food in their kitchens.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

They weren't looking for cured meats, organic produce or beautiful presentation; they were looking for whatever they could get their hands on, and this prioritisation of quantity over quality prevailed for decades, meaning a generation was brought up with food that couldn't compete with neighbouring France, Italy, Belgium or Spain

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Its people cared more for quantity.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

The increasing emphasis for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

At the same time, Americans purchase increasing quantities of sweets and sodas.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

But such a view is a superficial analysis based on the quantity of information supplied by various forms of the mass media .

2015年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

It seems that the information society expands the quantity of information available to the members of a society by revolutionizing the ways of using and exchanging information.

2015年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

Nevertheless, you should always focus on quality, not quantity.

2018年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Virtually all experts agree that the fee-for-service system—doctors are rewarded for the quantity of care rather than its quality of effectiveness—is a primary reason that the cost of care is so high.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Many of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, the majority of which are African or small island states, produce a very small quantity of emissions.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Of the produce that does appear in the supermarket, commonly used sales promotions frequently encourage customers to purchase excessive quantities which, in the case of perishable foodstuffs, inevitably generate wastage in the home.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

Consumers in developed countries throw away nearly half of their food purchases because they tend to buy in excessive quantities

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

The very process imposed a limitation on the quantity of materials copied.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

Many of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, the majority of which are African or small island states, produce a very small quantity of emissions.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

virtually all experts agree that the fee-for-service system— doctors are rewarded for the quantity of care rather than its quality of effectiveness — is a primary reason that the cost of care is so high.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

They change the quantity of information.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead, they absorb large quantities of lead.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Attempts have been made to curb this tendency, for example, by trying to incorporate some measure of quality as well as quantity into the assessment of an applicant's papers.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. how much there is of something that you can quantify

  • 2. an adequate or large amount;

    "he had a quantity of ammunition"

  • 3. something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

同义词辨析

quantity, amount, number, sum

这些名词均有"总数,总量"之意。

  • quantity: 书面用词,指事物的总量和总数量,侧重大批计量,含准确测量的意味。
  • amount: 普通用词,与quantity
  • 近义,但强调整体,指把所有数量、重量及度量归并在一起得出的总数。
  • number: 普通用词,指人或物的数目,强调数的概念。
  • sum: 普通用词,指简单加算的结果。

反义词

n.量;数量

quality