新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

quota

英  [ˈkwəʊtə]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • quotas

    1[C 可数名词] 限额

    A quota is the limited number or quantity of something which is officially allowed.

    双语例句

    例:

    The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.

    每人4张票的限额已减少到了2张。

    例:

    The country now imposes quotas on beef imports to protect its weak farm industry.

    该国现在对牛肉进口规定了配额以保护其孱弱的农业。

    2[C 可数名词] (给予某团体的)配额

    A quota is a fixed maximum or minimum proportion of people from a particular group who are allowed to do something, such as come and live in a country or work for the government.

    双语例句

    例:

    The bill would force employers to adopt a quota system when recruiting workers.

    该法案将迫使雇主们在录用工人时采取配额制。

    例:

    The court, on a 5-4 vote, outlawed racial quotas in university admissions.

    法庭以5比4的投票裁定大学录取中的种族配额为非法。

    3[C 可数名词] (预期或应得的)份额

    Someone's quota of something is their expected or deserved share of it.

    近义词

    share

    双语例句

    例:

    They have the usual quota of human weaknesses, no doubt.

    他们毫无疑问也有人类共有的弱点。