动 measure，estimate，size up；

[例句] 他被实时监测，定时量血压。 He is being constantly monitored with regular checks on his blood pressure.

[例句] 每天相当于两大汤匙多重不饱和油的量就足够了。 The equivalent of two tablespoons of polyunsaturated oils is ample each day.

measure，survey，gauge，meter，meterage ；

[例句] 通过钻探，地质学家可以在不同深度测量。 By drilling, geologists can take measurements at various depths.

[例句] 包裹的大小经过测量以减少浪费。 The packets are measured to reduce waste.

a large number，a great quantity，generous，magnanimous，a great deal ；

[例句] 他们因吸入大量烟尘被送往医院。 They were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

[例句] 受害者受了重伤，大量失血。 The victim suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood.

rate of flow，flow，runoff，discharge，flux ；

[例句] 1998年的资本外流量为220亿元。 There was a capital outflow of $22 billion in 1998.

[例句] 这条河平均流量为每秒二百立方米. The average flow of the river is 200 cubic metres per second.

quality，[物] mass；

[例句] 买价钱经济的家具并不意味着就要牺牲质量和样式。 Buying budget-priced furniture needn't mean compromising on quality or style.

[例句] 现有的住房几乎少有质量过关的。 Little of the existing housing is of good enough quality.

measure，metric，tolerance，magnanimity，measurement ；

[例句] 我们无法直接度量出疼痛的程度，而只能是作出估计。 We cannot measure pain directly. It can only be estimated.

[例句] 埃及人很有可能用不同长度的24小时来度量日子。 The Egyptians probably measured their day in twenty-four hours of unequal length.

quantity，quantum，amount，number；

[例句] 定期航班的数量正让空中交通指挥系统不堪重负。 The volume of scheduled flights is straining the air traffic control system.

[例句] 他们发行一定数量的可公开交易的股票。 They issue a fixed number of shares that trade publicly.

[物] flux，shower ；

[例句] 一般说来, 力和通量可以具有不同的张量特征标. In general, fluxes and forces may have different tensorial characters.

[例句] Rayleigh散射决定了能被吸收的向外的漫射通量. Rayleigh scatter determines the upwelling diffuse flux which can be absorbed.

weight，scale，heft，avoirdupois，ponderance ；

[例句] 布莱克很熟练地跳上了船，他的重量使小船微微向下沉了沉。 Blake jumped in expertly; the boat dipped slightly under his weight.

[例句] 即使重量仅有1克的二十分之几都可能是关键性的。 A few twentieths of a gram can be critical.

[物] [医] dosage，dose，dosis ；

[例句] 我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。 The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.

[例句] 给他服了大剂量的维生素C。 He was put on a high dosage of vitamin C.

[物] energy，amount of energy，capabilities，capacity；

[例句] 该物质可以吸收地球向外辐射的能量。 The material can absorb outward-going radiation from the Earth.

[例句] 这颗人造卫星将用来研究恒星的能量辐射。 The satellite will study energy radiation from stars.

calculate，estimate，meterage，metering，computation ；

[例句] 这些家庭当中只有三分之一认为用水表计量是合理的。 Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water.

[例句] 每天的饮酒量不应超过两个计量单位。 Your intake of alcohol should not exceed two units per day.

[数] variable，variable quantity，alternating quantity ；

[例句] 你发现并确定的这些行为变量 ( 参见第4章 ) 是否有效? Were the behavioral variables ( see Chapter 4 ) you identified valid?

[例句] 在典型的管理问题中, 通常具有大量的可变量. In typical management problems, there is usually a large number of variables.

[物] （运动物体的质量和速度的乘积） momentum，quantity of motion ；

[例句] 旋转的陀螺正在失去动量. The spinning top was losing momentum.

[例句] 下落的物体落下时动量增加. A falling object gains momentum as it falls.

consult，discuss，talk over，advise on sth.，conferment ；

[例句] 她确实喜欢商量什么事都最终自己说了算。 She does like to have the last word in any discussion.

[例句] 几位裁判快速商量了一下。 The umpires consulted quickly.

excessive，overdose，surfeit，excess ；

[例句] 医生对于服用多少药片算作过量意见不一。 Medical opinion varies on how many tablets it takes to overdose.

[例句] 多不饱和油对健康很重要。但是，食用过量就会有害。 Polyunsaturated oils are essential for health. Excess is harmful, however.

volume，capacitance，capacity，capability，content ；

[例句] 将6个容量为150毫升（5至6液盎司）的烤盘涂上油。 Grease 6 ramekin dishes of 150 ml (5-6 fl oz) capacity.

[例句] 加入的量不要满过容器总容量的2/3。 Do not fill the container more than two-thirds full.

volume，sound volume ；

[例句] 他过来抱怨音乐的音量太高了。 He came to complain about the volume of the music.

[例句] 有人调大了公共广播系统的音量。 Someone cranked up the volume of the public address system.

quantum，gion，quanta ；

[例句] 光的量子理论与这些观察完全相符. The quantum theory of light is in complete accord with these observations.

[例句] 量子化学的重要生物学应用正在不断增加. Significant biological applications of quantum chemistry are on the increase.

quantify，norm，determine the amounts of the components of a substance，ration ；

[例句] 定量供应很久以前就结束了饼干过剩的状况。 Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.

[例句] 我们都得排队领取定量配给票证薄。 We all had to queue up for our ration books.