[N-VAR 可变名词]数量；量 A quantity is an amount that you can measure or count.
...a small quantity of water.
少量的水
...vast quantities of food...
大量食品
The bowl needs to be re-frozen after each use, so it takes a long time to make a large quantity...
这种碗每次使用之后都需要重新冷冻，因此要做大份食物时需要很长时间。
Cheap goods are available, but not in sufficient quantities to satisfy demand...
有一些廉价的商品，但是数量不足以满足需求。
Uranium is available in considerable quantity from various areas of the world.
可世界上许多地区都有相当数量的铀储量。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]大量；大宗；大批 Things that are produced or available in quantity are produced or available in large amounts.
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。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](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.
...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。
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
[v-link PHR]
He is an unknown quantity for his rivals.
对于对手们而言，他是个未知数。
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quan·tity★/ˈkwɒntəti; NAmEˈkwɑːntəti/noun(pluralquan·tities)1★[countable , uncountable ]an amount or a number of sth 数量；数额；数目◆a large/small quantityof sth 大量╱小量的某物◆enormous/vast/huge quantitiesof food 大量的食物◆a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities可以大批廉价生产的产品◆Is it available in sufficient quantity?这东西能不能足量供应？2★[uncountable ]the measurement of sth by saying how much of it there is 量；数量◆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。3★[countable , uncountable ]a large amount or number of sth 大量；大批；众多；大宗◆The police found a quantity of drugs at his home.警察在他家发现了大量毒品。◆It's cheaper to buy goods in quantity.大量购物比较便宜。◆I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.单是已有的信息量就大得令我不知所措。IDIOMsee
1[countable, uncountable] an amount of something that can be counted or measuredquantity of The police also found a quantity of ammunition in the flat. Add 50 grams of butter, and the same quantity of sugar.a large/small/vast etc quantity of something He had consumed a large quantity of alcohol. Huge quantities of oil were spilling into the sea.in large/small/sufficient etc quantities Buy vegetables in small quantities, for your immediate use. Your work has improved in quantity and quality this term. ► Don’t say ‘a big quantity’. Say a large quantity.► see thesaurus at
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2[uncountable] the large amount of something: The sheer quantity of text meant that people did not read the whole of their newspaper.3in quantity in large amounts: It’s a lot cheaper if you buy it in quantity. → be an unknown quantity
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COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa large quantity· A large quantity of clothing was stolen from the shop.a great quantity (=more formal than ‘large’)· The Romans imported a great quantity of sculpture from Greece.a vast/huge/enormous quantity· Computers can handle vast quantities of data.a considerable/substantial quantity (=a large or fairly large amount)· Dolphins need to eat considerable quantities of food.a sufficient quantity (=enough)· How did they obtain sufficient quantities of food to survive?a small quantity· Remove a small quantity of butter from the fridge.a tiny quantity (=very small)· This truly great wine is only made in tiny quantities.a minute quantity (=extremely small)· The rock contains minute quantities of copper.
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