1 N-VAR 数量;量 A quantity is an amount that you can measure or count. 数量;量
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...a small quantity of water. [+ of]
少量的水
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...vast quantities of food. [+ of]
大量食品
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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。
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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。
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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。
2 N-UNCOUNT 大量;大宗；大批 Things that are produced or available in quantity are produced or available in large amounts. 大量;大宗；大批
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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。
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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。
SYN size, measure, mass, volume
3 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. (尤指和质量相对的)数量
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...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
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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。
4 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. 未知量;未知数
SYN enigma, mystery, problem
| Word Link | quant ≈ how much : quantify, quantitative, quantity |
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