quantity
quantity
英[ˈkwɒntəti]美[ˈkwɑːntəti]
n.数量，数额，大量，众多；
复数：quantities;
例句
Use plenty of vegetables because the cooking boils them all down to a small quantity.要用足够的蔬菜, 因为一煮就剩不了多少了。
Our new director is still an unknown quantity.我们对新来的主管知之甚少。
His ability to make decisions in a crisis is an unknown quantity.他在危机中作决定的能力还是个未知数。
There are only a small quantity of flowers left in the garden.花园里只剩下少量的花了。
A large quantity of beer was sold.售出了大量的啤酒。
What quantity do you require?你要求多大的数量?
Mathematics is the science of pure quantity.数学是研究纯数量的科学。
Three is a plus quantity.三是一个正数。
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*药。
You must eliminate an unknown quantity.你必须消去一个未知数。
英语六级真题
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 Cvirtually 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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-VAR
数量;量
A quantity is an amount that you can measure or count.
例句
...a small quantity of water.少量的水...vast quantities of food...大量食品N-UNCOUNT
大量;大宗；大批
Things that are produced or available in quantity are produced or available in large amounts.
例句
After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity...解决了*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。N-UNCOUNT
(尤指和质量相对的)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.
例句
...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。PHRASE
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.
例句
He is an unknown quantity for his rivals.对于对手们而言，他是个未知数。英汉词典释义
n.
数目, 数量
Mathematics is the science of pure quantity.数学是研究纯数量的科学。What quantity do you require?你要求多大的数量?量, 大小
A large quantity of beer was sold.售出了大量的啤酒。There are only a small quantity of flowers left in the garden.花园里只剩下少量的花了。Quantities of food were spread out on the table.许多食品被摊放在桌子上。大量；大批；众多；大宗
【数学】量；表示量的数或符号
【音乐】音符长度
【语音学、韵律学】音量(指元音或音节的长短)
【音乐】音符长度
英英词典释义
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
行业词典
体育： 数量；
医学： 量，分量，数量：能或质的特性，可用精确的物理量测量；一种可测量的量；
数学： 量；
法律： 数量；
