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Quantify ˈkwɒntɪfaɪ Verb Calculate Difficult Quantification Quan·Tify ˈkwɑːntɪfaɪ

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.

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/kwɒ̱ntɪfaɪ/
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[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.
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  [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 ; NAmE ˈkwɑːntɪfaɪ / 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·tion quantification quantifications / ˌkwɒntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌkwɑːntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn / noun [uncountable ] quantify quantifies quantified quantifying quan·tify / ˈkwɒntɪfaɪ ; NAmE ˈkwɑːntɪfaɪ / quan·ti·fi·able / ; NAmE / quan·ti·fi·ca·tion / ˌkwɒntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn ; NAmE ˌkwɑːntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn /
LDC
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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