0 the amount or number of something, especially that can be measured -- (尤指可测量或确定的)量,数量,分量
Police found a large/small quantity of drugs in his possession. 警方发现他携带大/少量毒品。
We consumed vast quantities of food and drink that night. 那天晚上我们大吃大喝了一通。
The (sheer) quantity (= large amount) of equipment needed for the trip is staggering. 这次旅行所需的装备之多令人惊愕。
They are now developing ways to produce the vaccine in large quantities and cheaply. 目前他们正在研究大批量廉价生产这种疫苗的方法。
This recipe is only for four, so I usually double the quantity if I'm cooking for my family. 这一菜谱的量只够4个人吃,所以我在为全家人烧菜时通常会做双倍的量。
Forensic examination revealed a large quantity of poison in the dead man's stomach.
The quantities given in the recipe should be enough for four servings.
Erupting volcanoes discharge massive quantities of dust into the stratosphere.
The parallel to phasing out or reducing quantities in tradable permits can be mimicked by increasing the tax.
For our present purpose it is enough to ask what quantity the numerical solution is supposed to approximate, at least to a first-order approximation.
The methods of assaying were supposed to determine the quantity of a given metal in an ore or alloy with one or more other metals.