| 单词 | indefinite quantity |
| 释义 | indefinite quantity (once / 256942 pages) n WORD FAMILY indefinite quantity: indefinite quantities USAGE EXAMPLESA man may desire an indefinite quantity of wealth, because he may wish to have rights which he may yet never turn to actual account. Stephen, Leslie, Social Rights And Duties—Addresses...(2011) The harmony of the world corresponds to the unity of God, as indefinite quantity is a defective sign of the infinity of God. Cousin, Victor, Lectures on the true, the beautiful...(2011) This is not a chemical action, for an exceedingly small quantity of an electrolyte is able to precipitate an indefinite quantity of the colloid. Leduc, Stéphane, The Mechanism of Life(2010) n an estimated quantity Hypo|Hyper addition, gain, increase a quantity that is added bagthe quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person) breakagethe quantity broken capacity(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive catch, haulthe quantity that was caught correction, fudge factora quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure containerfulthe quantity that a container will hold footstep, pace, step, stridethe distance covered by a step headspacethe volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantityan indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude limit, limitationthe greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed limit, limit point, point of accumulationthe mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity output, production, yieldthe quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time) neighborhood, regionthe approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') outagethe amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation reserve(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions runthe production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.) small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantityan indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude spillagethe amount that has spilled spoilagethe amount that has spoiled tankagethe quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks ullagethe amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full top-upan amount needed to restore something to its former level worthan indefinite quantity of something having a specified value skinfula quantity of alcoholic drink sufficient to make you drunk dosage, dosethe quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time loadan amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate load, loadinga quantity that can be processed or transported at one time precipitationthe quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time supplyan amount of something available for use helping, portion, servingan individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal mouthful, tastea small amount eaten or drunk extremum, peakthe most extreme possible amount or value ha'p'orth, halfpennyworththe amount that can be bought for a halfpenny penn'orth, pennyworththe amount that can be bought for a penny accretionsomething contributing to growth or increase formatted capacity(computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk unformatted capacity(computer science) the total number of bytes on a disk including the space that will be required to format it chunka substantial amount cutoffa designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated pick, pickingthe quantity of a crop that is harvested pulmonary reservethe additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress crumba very small quantity of something dab, splash, splattera small quantity of something moist or liquid bit, spota small piece or quantity of something hair, hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, whiskera very small distance or space modicuma small or moderate or token amount scattering, sprinklinga small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly shoe string, shoestringa small amount of money spray, sprayinga quantity of small objects flying through the air nosea small distance step, stone's throwa short distance littlea small amount or duration schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik(Yiddish) a little; a piece shade, tada slight amount or degree of difference lower limit, minimumthe smallest possible quantity armfulthe quantity that can be contained in the arms bag, bagfulthe quantity that a bag will hold barrel, barrelfulthe quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold barrow, barrowfulthe quantity that a barrow will hold barnfulthe quantity that a barn will hold basin, basinfulthe quantity that a basin will hold basket, basketfulthe quantity contained in a basket bin, binfulthe quantity contained in a bin bottle, bottlefulthe quantity contained in a bottle bowl, bowlfulthe quantity contained in a bowl box, boxfulthe quantity contained in a box bucket, bucketfulthe quantity contained in a bucket busloadthe quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry can, canfulthe quantity contained in a can capfulthe quantity that a cap will hold carfulthe quantity that a car will hold cartloadthe quantity that a cart holds carton, cartonfulthe quantity contained in a carton case, casefulthe quantity contained in a case cask, caskfulthe quantity a cask will hold crate, cratefulthe quantity contained in a crate cup, cupfulthe quantity a cup will hold dish, dishfulthe quantity that a dish will hold dustpan, dustpanfulthe quantity that a dustpan will hold flask, flaskfulthe quantity a flask will hold glass, glassfulthe quantity a glass will hold fistful, handfulthe quantity that can be held in the hand hatfulas many or as much as a hat will hold headfulthe quantity of information that a head will hold housefulas many as a house will accommodate jar, jarfulthe quantity contained in a jar jug, jugfulthe quantity contained in a jug keg, kegfulthe quantity contained in a keg kettle, kettlefulthe quantity a kettle will hold lapfulthe quantity that can be held in the lap mouthfulthe quantity that can be held in the mouth mug, mugfulthe quantity that can be held in a mug pail, pailfulthe quantity contained in a pail pipefulthe quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time pitcher, pitcherfulthe quantity contained in a pitcher plate, platefulthe quantity contained in a plate pocketfulthe quantity a pocket will hold pot, potfulthe quantity contained in a pot roomfulthe quantity a room will hold sack, sackfulthe quantity contained in a sack scoop, scoopfulthe quantity a scoop will hold shelffulthe amount that a shelf will hold shoefulthe amount that a shoe will hold shovel, shovelful, spadefulthe quantity a shovel can hold skepfulthe quantity a skep can hold spoon, spoonfulas much as a spoon will hold tablespoon, tablespoonfulas much as a tablespoon will hold dessertspoon, dessertspoonfulas much as a dessert spoon will hold tank, tankfulas much as a tank will hold teacup, teacupfulas much as a teacup will hold teaspoon, teaspoonfulas much as a teaspoon will hold thimble, thimblefulas much as a thimble will hold tub, tubfulthe amount that a tub will hold morsela small quantity of anything handful, smatteringa small number or amount couplea small indefinite number drib, driblet, dropa small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) dollopa small measure (usually of food) trainloadquantity that can be carried by a train drega small amount of residue diddley, diddly, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, squata small worthless amount nip, shota small drink of liquor hint, suggestion, tracea just detectable amount iota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whita tiny or scarcely detectable amount tota small amount (especially of a drink) hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, toucha slight but appreciable amount barrelsthe amount that many barrels might hold batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent battalion, large number, multitude, pack, pluralitya large indefinite number all get out, billy-ho, billyo, billyohan unimaginably large amount boatload, carload, shiploadthe amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car infinitudean infinite quantity maximum, upper limitthe largest possible quantity milea large distance billion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zilliona very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) mucha great amount or extent myriada large indefinite number reservoira large or extra supply of something ocean, seaanything apparently limitless in quantity or volume reama large quantity of written matter small fortunea large sum of money dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wadsa large number or amount amount, measure, quantity how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
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