单词quantity的用法

答：该问题主要涉及的知识点为：quantity

与后面谓语动词单、复数搭配(即主谓一致)。但是关于quantity

与谓语单复数搭配，现在说法不统一。主要有两种观点：

1、与词形保持一致

a

quantity

of

/quantities

of

不管后面接复数还是单数(包括不可数)名词，只看quantity

本身。即：a

quantity

of

中的quantity

是单数，谓语动词就用单数；quantities

of

中quantities

是复数，谓语动词则与复数保持一致。例如：

Quantities

of

nuts

were

on

the

table.

A

quantity

of

nuts

was

on

the

table.

2、与意义保持一致

这种观点认为，不应该看a

quantity

of

/

quantities

of

本身，而应该看这个词组后面所接的是什么名词，如果后面的名词是单数(或不可数)，则谓语用单数；如果名词是复数，那么谓语用复数。这一点与a

lot

of

相同，即遵循意义一致原则。例如：

There

is

only

a

**all

quantity

of

wine

left.

Great

quantities

of

sand

was

washed

down

the

hillside

by

the

rain

last

night.

A

large

quantity

of

air

conditions

have

been

sold

since

the

summer

came.

Huge

quantities

of

oil

were

shipped

to

Japan

last

year.

结论：目前，比较倾向于与quantity

的词形保持一致，即

a

quantity

of

是单数，quantities

of

是复数，而不管后面接单数或复数的名词。例如，某省一道高考题如下：

With

many

forests

being

destroyed,

huge

quantities

of

good

earth

______

each

year.

A.

is

washing

away

B.

is

being

washed

away

C.

are

washing

away

D.

are

being

washed

away

它所给的答案是D.

此题中，earth

是不可数名词，但quantities

是复数，所以谓语采用了复数形式D.

还有，这个选择题：

It's

a

pity

that

large

quantities

of

wood

____that

way

all

over

the

world.

has

been

wasted

还是have

been

wasted，还是

has

wasted

，have

wasted

用have

been

wasted，分析：quantities是复数形式，所以have，wood

是被浪费的，要用被动语态。

quantities 为什么是复数

并不是一直是复数的。

1.

quantity作主语，谓语动词用单数。如：

It

is

used

to

emphasize

that

the

quantity

is

very

large.

它用于强调数量很大。

2.

若用于a

great

(large,

**all)

quantity

of…结构，其后主要接不可数名词，但有时也接复数名词；这类结构用作主语时，其谓语的数原则上与其中的名词的数保持一致。如：

There

are

a

**all

quantity

of

apples

in

the

house.

房子里有少量的苹果。

A

large

quantity

of

food

was

on

the

table.

大量的食物摆在桌上。

3.

若该结构变成(large)

quantities

of…这样的形式，则当它用作主语时，其谓语动词一律用复数(与其中名词的数无关)。如：

Huge

quantities

of

oil

were

spilling

into

the

sea.

大量的石油渗到海里。

Large

quantities

of

rice

have

been

destroyed

in

the

flood.

大量的庄稼在洪水中被毁坏了。

quantities是什么意思

quantities

量

双语对照

词典结果：

quantities

[英][k'wɒntɪtɪz][美][k'wɒntɪtɪz]

n.量( quantity的名词复数 ); 大量; [语音学、韵律学]音量（指元音或音节的长短）; 数目;

以上结果来自金山词霸

例句:

1.

It will remain dependent on ever greater quantities of official financing.

希腊仍将依赖数量越来越大的官方融资。

.

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Quantities怎么读

英 [k'wɒntɪtɪz] 美 [k'wɒntɪtɪz]

n. 量( quantity的名词复数 )； 大量； [语音学、韵律学]音量（指元音或音节的长短）； 数目

1. The Customs have seized large quantities of **uggled ******. 更多牛津

海关查获了大量走私的***。

来自《权威词典》

2. They may have weaponized quantities of anthrax.

他们可能已将大量炭疽制成了武器。

来自《权威词典》

3. Quantities of food were spread out on the table.

许多食品被摊放在桌子上。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Large quantities of water are needed for cooling purpose.

冷却要用大量的水。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. This medicine is poisonous if taken in large quantities.

这种药如服过量是会中毒的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

什么是Quantity

quantity

[英] [ˈkwɒntəti][美] [ˈkwɑ:ntəti]

n.量，数量; 定量，大批; 数目; [语音学、韵律学]音量（指元音或音节的长短）;

[例句]

After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity

解决了最初的一些问题之后，终于成功地制造出了大量丙酮。

[复数]quantities

quantities of和a quantity of的区别

quantities of和a quantity of都可以修饰可数名词和不可数名词，区别在于：

quantities of在修饰不可数名词，并且和后面的名词一起做主语时，谓语由它决定，也就是用复数。

a quantity of修饰不可数名词，并且和名词一起做主语时，谓语动词由后面的名词决定，也就是用单数。

例如：Quantities of energy are saved today. (今天大量的能源被节约)

A quantities of energy are saved today.

Quantities of cash have been withdrawn from the bank.

（大量的现金已经被从**取出）

Aquantity of ready-use 35 mm ammunition in clips is also carried.

一批准备使用35毫米弹药在剪辑，也获得通过。

其他时候俩者可互换。

The milk carton, in turn, has a quantity of milk inside it.

=The milk carton, in turn, has quantities of milk inside it

这盒牛奶，再进一步，它里面牛奶有一个量。