quan·ti·ty
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈkwɒntəti/
/ˈkwɑːntəti/
(plural quantities)
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] an amount or a number of something
数量；数额；数目 - quantity of something a large/small quantity of something
大量／少量的某物 - vast/huge quantities of food
大量食物 - enormous/massive/considerable/substantial quantities of something
巨大的/大量的/相当多的/大量的东西 - in… quantities a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities
可以低成本大批生产的产品 - Lamb is consumed in large quantities in rural areas.
农村地区大量消费羊肉。 - in… quantity Is it available in sufficient quantity?
这东西能不能足量供应？
Extra Examples- copious quantities of champagne
大量的香槟 - Gas was detected in sufficient quantity to warrant careful monitoring.
检测出的煤气量大到需要小心监控。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- in quantity
- quantity of
- quantity of something a large/small quantity of something
- [uncountable] the measurement of something 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- in quantity
- quantity of
- The data is limited in terms of both quality and quantity.
- [countable, uncountable] a large amount or number of something
大量；大批；众多；大宗 - quantity of something The police found a quantity of drugs at his home.
警察在他家发现了大量毒品。 - I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.
已有的信息量大得令我不知所措。 - She felt daunted by the quantity of books she was expected to read for the course.
她对课程中需要阅读的书籍数量感到畏惧。 - Their latest album isn't selling in anything like the quantities that their first one did.
他们的新专辑销量远不如第一张。 - A quantity of jewellery was taken during the burglary.
盗窃案中有大量珠宝给偷走了。 - in quantity It's cheaper to buy goods in quantity.
大宗购物比较便宜。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- in quantity
- quantity of
- quantity of something The police found a quantity of drugs at his home.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French quantite, from Latin quantitas (translating Greek posotēs), from quantus ‘how great, how much’.
Idioms
an unknown quantity
- a person or thing whose qualities or abilities are not yet known
未知数（指尚不清楚，有待证实的人或事物）