The word "quantify" is a verb meaning to determine or express the amount or number of something. It is often used when something is difficult to measure precisely.
[VERB 动词]确定…的数量;用数量来表示;量化 If you try to quantify something, you try to calculate how much of it there is.
[V n]
[usu with brd-neg]
It is difficult to quantify an exact figure as firms are reluctant to declare their losses.
由于各家公司都不愿意公布所受的损失,所以很难得出一个精确的数字。
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Others are more susceptible to attempts at quantification.
其他人更容易倾向于加以量化的做法。
Oxford
quan·tify/ˈkwɒntɪfaɪ; NAmEˈkwɑːntɪfaɪ/verb(quan·ti·fies,quan·ti·fy·ing,quan·ti·fied,quan·ti·fied)quantifysth to describe or express sth as an amount or a number 以数量表述;量化◆The risks to health are impossible to quantify.健康的风险是无法用数量表示的。▶quan·ti·fi·able/; NAmE/adjective◆quantifiable data可量化的资料quan·ti·fi·ca·tionquantificationquantifications/ˌkwɒntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEˌkwɑːntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]quantifyquantifiesquantifiedquantifyingquan·tify/ˈkwɒntɪfaɪ; NAmEˈkwɑːntɪfaɪ/quan·ti·fi·able/; NAmE/quan·ti·fi·ca·tion/ˌkwɒntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; NAmEˌkwɑːntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
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quantifyquan‧ti‧fy /ˈkwɒntɪfaɪ $ ˈkwɑːn-/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle quantified, present participle quantifying, third person singular quantifies) [transitive]
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to calculate the value of something and express it as a number or an amount: an attempt to quantify the region’s social and economic declinedifficult/impossible to quantify The damage caused to the tourist industry is difficult to quantify.—quantifiable adjective: The cost of unemployment to the government is quite easily quantifiable.
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quantify
[ˈkwɒntɪfaɪ]quantified, quantifying, quantifies
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量化(96%),用数量表示(4%)
vt.量化;为…定量;确定数量
vi.量化;定量
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