quantify是什么意思？

quantify

英[ˈkwɒntɪfaɪ] 美[ˈkwɑntɪfaɪ]

• vt. 确定…的数量，[逻辑学] 用量词限定；

第三人称单数：quantifies;

过去式：quantified;

过去分词：quantified;

现在分词：quantifying;

名词：quantification;

形容词：quantifiable;

例句

• We can quantify these contributions with reference to Fig . 5. 我们可以用图5中的参数来定量地表示这些因素的影响.
• The cost of the fire damage is impossible to quantify. 这次火灾的损失是无法计算的.
• The risks to health are impossible to quantify. 健康的风险是无法用数量表示的。
• Two stages passed, briefness quantify and accurate quantify. 它经历了两个阶段, 简单定量阶段和精确定量阶段.
• 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。

英语六级真题

The urge to quantify is embedded in our society.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
Trying to quantify or measure the impact of women in politics is hard because in very few countries have there been enough women in politics to make a difference,"says Anne-Marie Goetz, peace and security adviser for U.N. Women.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  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.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  确定…的数量
  The cost of the fire damage is impossible to quantify. 这次火灾的损失是无法计算的。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. use as a quantifier
  2. express as a number or measure or quantity;
  "Can you quantify your results?"