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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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