新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

quantify

英  [ˈkwɒntɪfaɪ]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • quantifies , quantifying , quantified

    1[T 及物动词] 确定…的数量

    If you try to quantify something, you try to calculate how much of it there is.

    近义词

    measure , calculate

    双语例句

    例:

    It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are reluctant to declare their losses.

    很难确定一个准确的数字,因为各家公司不愿公布它们的亏损情况。

    例:

    The study is the first to quantify how widespread the practice is.

    这项研究第一次将此做法的普遍性加以量化。