- [uncountable, countable]
the amount of space that an object or a substance fills; the amount of space that a container has 体积；容积；容量 - volume of something
How do you measure the volume of a gas? 你如何计量气体的体积？ In the experiment, lighted candles were put under jars of different volumes. 实验中，用不同容量的罐子把一些点燃的蜡烛扣住。 Patients showed an improvement in lung volume. 患者的肺容量有所改善。 Wait until the dough doubles in volume before kneading it again. 等到面团体积翻倍再揉。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementb2They sell screws and nails by volume. 他们按体积出售螺丝钉和钉子。 the total volume of the containers 集装箱的总容量 two gallons in volume 容积为 2 加仑 The volume of the ocean basins has fluctuated over time. 海洋盆地的体积随着时间的推移而波动。 What volume of water would be needed to fill the aquarium? 装满这个鱼缸需要多少立方的水？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- total
- interior
- internal
- …
- calculate
- measure
- by volume
- in volume
- volume of something
- [uncountable, countable]
the amount of something 量；额 - volume of something
the sheer volume (= large amount) of business 大量业务 New roads are being built to cope with the increased volume of traffic. 正在修建新的道路以应付增加了的交通量。 Sales volumes fell 0.2% in June. 六月份的销售额下降了 0.2%。 The total volume of exports fell by 14.5 per cent. 出口总额下降了14.5%。 an attempt to increase the volume of trade 增加贸易量的尝试 powerful computers that can handle large volumes of data 能够处理大量数据的强大计算机 This work has grown in volume recently. 这项工作的量最近增加了。 Due to the volume of mail Mary receives, she may not be able to respond to individual inquiries. 由于玛丽收到的邮件量很大，她可能无法回复个人询问。
Extra ExamplesWe were attracting a volume of business that, frankly, we could not handle. 我们吸引来大量业务，但坦率地讲，我们根本无力应付。 We had to work hard to keep up with the sheer volume of business. 我们必须努力工作才能应付这么大的工作量。 These cars are still being produced, but in much smaller volumes than before. 这些汽车仍在生产，但数量比以前少得多。 The paperwork has grown in volume recently. 文书工作最近越来越多。 New roads are being built to cope with the high volumes of traffic. 正在修建新的道路以应付巨大的交通流量。 He managed to get through a considerable volume of work. 他设法处理完大量的工作。 The sheer volume of fiction produced is staggering. 创作的小说数量之巨令人吃惊。 Sales volume has doubled since 1999. 销售额自 1999 年以来翻了一番。 Sales have doubled in volume. 销售额翻了一番。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sheer
- considerable
- enormous
- …
- increase
- decrease
- reduce
- …
- double
- grow
- increase
- …
- volume of something
- [uncountable]
the amount of sound that is produced by a television, radio, etc. 音量；响度 to turn the volume up/down 把音量调大／调小 - at a volume
This music is best played at very high volume. 这种音乐最好以很高的音量播放。 The song has been recorded at a low volume. 这首歌是以低音量录制的。 He adjusted the volume on his phone. 他调整了手机的音量。
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsb2, Musicb2The car stereo was on at full volume. 汽车里的立体声音响开到了最大音量。 the volume control on the television 电视机上的音量控制键 Make sure the volume control is in the middle between the ‘low’ and ‘high’ settings. 确保音量调节器设定在“高”、“低”档的中间。 Move the slider upwards to increase the volume level. 向上移动滑块以增加音量。 She turned down the volume on the car stereo. 她调低了汽车音响的音量。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- loud
- full
- …
- increase
- turn up
- decrease
- …
- control
- dial
- knob
- …
- at… volume
- volume on
- [countable] (abbreviation vol.)
a book that is part of a series of books （成套书籍中的）一卷，一册 an encyclopedia in 20 volumes 一套 20 卷的百科全书 The encyclopedia is a huge work, running to 20 volumes. 这套百科全书是大部头，共有20卷。 a companion volume to the one on African wildlife 那本非洲野生动植物图书的姊妹篇
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bound
- leather-bound
- companion
- …
- series
- edit
- illustrate
- publish
- …
- in a/the volume
- volume of
- volume on
- …
- run to five, several, etc. volumes
- [countable] (formal)
a book 书 a library of over 50 000 volumes 藏书 5 万多册的图书馆 She published her first book, a slim volume of poetry, at the age of sixteen. 她十六岁时出版了第一本书－一本薄薄的诗集。
Extra ExamplesHer poems are now available in a single volume. 她写的诗现在出了单卷本。 Only a library would have this rare volume. 只有图书馆才可能有这种珍本。 a forty-page, glossy volume about the company's products 一本用亮光纸印刷的40 页的公司产品宣传册 a library full of bound volumes 满是精装本的图书馆 a volume of short stories 短篇小说卷 a volume on ancient history 古代历史卷 a slim/thick volume 薄薄的／厚厚的一册
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bound
- leather-bound
- companion
- …
- series
- edit
- illustrate
- publish
- …
- in a/the volume
- volume of
- volume on
- …
- run to five, several, etc. volumes
- [countable] (abbreviation vol.)
a series of different issues of the same magazine, especially all the issues for one year 卷，合订本（同一杂志的一系列期刊，尤指一年的） ‘New Scientist’ volume 142, number 3 《新科学家》第 142 卷第 3 期
Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a roll of parchment containing written matter): from Old French volum(e), from Latin volumen, volumin- ‘a roll’, from volvere ‘to roll’. An obsolete meaning ‘size or extent (of a book)’ gave rise to senses (1) and (2).
Idioms
speak volumes (about/for something/somebody)
to tell you a lot about something/somebody, without the need for words 充分说明；清楚表明 His achievement speaks volumes for his determination. 他的成就充分证明了他的决心。 What you wear speaks volumes about you. 你的衣着会清楚地说明你是一个什么样的人。