'quality time noun [U] time spent giving your full attention
to sb, especially to your children after work .(尤指关爱子女，增进感情的）黄金时光 qualm /kwa:m; kwo:m/ noun [usually pi.] ~ (about
sth) a feeling of doubt or worry about whether what you are doing is right (对自己行为的）顾虑，不士 Ena
misgiving ： He
had been working very hard so he had no qualms about taking a few days off. {
I quan-dary/'kwDndari; NAmE 'kwa:n-/
noun [usually sing.] {pi. -ies) the state of not being
able to decide what to do in a difficult situation 困惑；进退两难；困窘 H771
dilemma： George was in a
quandary—should he go or AouWn’t he?乔治犹豫不定——他是该去呢，还是不
该去？
quango /'kwaBijgau; NAmE -gou/ noun (pi -〇s) (often disapproving) (in
半官方机构
quanta pi. of quantum
quan-ti-fier /'kwDiitifai0(r); NAmE 'kwain-/ noun {grammar -^) a determiner or
pronoun that expresses quantity, for example ‘all’ or ‘both’ 数量词；数量修饰
语；量词
quan-tify /'kwDntifai; NAmE 'kwain-/ verb (quan-ti-fies, quan
ti fy-ing, quan ti-fied, quan-ti fied) [VN] to describe or
express st^i as an amount or a number & 数量表述； 量化：The risks to health
are impossible to quantify. 健康的风险是无法用数量表示的。► quan.ti.fi.able adj. ： qucmtiyiiaWe data 可量化的资料 quan.ti.fi.ca.tion /.kwDntifi'keiXn; NAmE ,kwa:n-/ noun [U] quan-ti-fa-tive /'kwDntrtativ; NAmE 'kwaintateit-/ adj. connected with the amount
or number of sth rather than with how good it is数量的；量化的；定量性的：
quantitative analysis/research There
is no difference between
the two in quantitative terms. 两者在滅量上毫无差别。一comparequalitative quan-tity
O-w /'kwDntati;
NAmE'kwam-l noun {pi. -ies) t [C, U] an amount or
a number of sth 数量；数额；蠢 目a Zarge/smaH quantify'。/ sth’:大/ 小是办… enormous/vast/huge
quantities o//ood 大量的食物◊ a product
that is cheap to produce in large quantities 可以低成本大批丰产的产品olsit avaikzbie in
suJ5fiicient quantity?这东西能不能足量供应？ 2
[U] the measurement of sth by saying how much of it there is 量； 数量：The data is limited in
terms of both quality and quantity.这份资料在质量和数量上都很有限。3 [C，U] a large amount or number of sth 大量；大批；众多；.大
宗：The police found a
quantity of drugs at his home. # i在他家发现了太量毒品。◊ It’s cheaper to buy goock in quantity. 〇 I was overwhelmed by
the sheer quantity of
information available. WfsS 量大得令我不知所措。IEU see unknown adj. ’quantity surveyor /7〇t//7 (8r£) a person whose job is to calculate the
quantity of materials needed for building sth, how much it will cost and how
long it will take (建筑）估算师，估算员
quan-tum /'kwDntem; NAmE 'kwain-/ noun {pi. quanta /-ta/) (physics a very small quantity of electromagnetic energy
.quantum
leap (also
less frequent quantum jump)
noun a sudden, great and
important change, improve- ment or development 突变；巨变；飞_跃 .quantum me'chanics noun [U] {physics ^j) the branch of mechanics that deals with movement and
force in pieces of matter smaller than atoms 量子力学 'quantum theory noun [U] {physics W) a theory based on the
idea that energy exists in units that cannot be divided量子论
quar-an-tine/'kwDrentiin; /V/\m£'kworr-;
'kwair-/ noun, verb
■
notin
[U] a period of time when an animal or a person that has or may have a disease
is kept away from others in order to prevent the disease from spreading
(为防传染的）隔离期：检疫：The dog was kept in
quarantine/or six months.这条狗被检疫隔离了六个月。
◊
quarantine reguZarions 检疫的规定 ■ verb [VN]
to put an animal or a person into quarantine (对动物或人>进行检疫，隔离
quark /kwa:k; NAmE kwairk/ noun (physics #j) a very small part of matter (= a
substance). There are several types of quark and it is thought that protons, neutrons, etc. .are formed from them.夸克（据信构成
质无、宁子等的细小粒子）
quarrel/'kworal; NAmE
'kwo:r-] 'kwair-/ noun, verb mnoun 1 [C] ~ (with sb/between A and B)
(about/over sth)
an angry argument or
disagreement between people, often about a personal matter 口角；争吵；祥嘴：a family quarrel 0 He did not mention the quarrel
with his wi/e.沾没畚备起和_子的争吵。◊:They had a quarrd about money•他们为逢吵了一架。_◊ Were you at any
time aware of a quarrel between the two of them? 什么时候注意到他俩拌过嘴吗？ 2
[U]〜（with sb/sth) (especially in negative
sentences 尤用于杏定句)a reason for
complaining about sb/sth or for disagreeing with sb/sth治怨（或不赞成）的理由：We have no quarrei with
Ziis methods. 门没有理由不赞成他的方法。
HtTiTi
see
pick v.
uverb (-
quarrel-some /'kwDralsam; NAmE 'kwo:r-; 'kwair-/ adj. (of a person 人)liking to argue with other people 爱秦 吵的；好口角的 BEE]ARGUMENTATIVE quarry/'kwDri; 'kwoiri; 'kwairi/ noun, verb mnoun (pi. -ies) 1 [C] a place where
large amounts of stone, etc. are dug out of the ground 采石场：a slate quarry 板岩采石厂◊ the site 〇/a disused quarry 废弃的 莱石场一compare mine
n.[l) 2 [sing.] an animal or a person that is Seing hunted or
foilowed 被追猎的动物 (或人）；追捕的对象；猎物H771PREY： The hunters tost sight 〇/ their
quany in the/orest.猎人在森林里跟
丢了 猎物。◊ The photo容raphers pursued thdr quarry through the streets. M影师满备捕捉fe摄对象。
uverb (quar-ries, quarrying, quarried, quarried) ~ (for) sth | 〜sth (from/out of sth) to take stone, etc. out of a quarry 从（采石场）采（有等）：[VN] 77ie Zocai rocfc
is parried >om the hiHside.倉地的石头郝是从那片山坡开
.采的。◊ 77ie area is
bein^ quarried /or Zimestone.这地
.# E在.井采石灰石。[also
V] ► quarry.ing A7〇w/7 [U]: There has been quarrying in the area for
centuries,
.方的釆石*乓有几百年了。.；
quarry tile noun a floor tile made from stone that has not
been glazed (耒上釉的丨冬行道砖；缸砖
quart /kwo:t; NAmE kwoirt/ noun
(abbr. qt)
a
unit for measuring liquids, equal to 2 pints or about 1.14 litres in the UK and
Canada, and 0.94 of a litre in the US 夸 脱（液量单位，在英国和加拿大等于2品脱或1.14升，在 美国等于 0.94 井）iTSTTl put a quart
into a pint pot (6r£) to put sth into a space that is too small for it
# • 置于容不下之处
quaf-ter /'kwo:ta(r); NAmE
'kwoirt-l noun, verb mnoun
►
1 OF 4 PARTS 四分之 1
(also fourth
especially
in
{C]
one of four equal parts of sth 四等份之一：a quarter 〇/a miZe.四分■之一英里◊ The programme
iasted an hour and a _quarter•这个节目历时一小时十五分钟。◊ Cut the appie into quarters.把苹果切成四瓣。◊ The theatre was about three quarters 居ij会大约坐.了四分之三的人。
o note at half
M
5 MINUTES * .15 分钟 2 [C] a period of 15
minutes either before or after every hour (正点之前或之后的）15分 钟，一刻钟：Jt’s 问 quarter
to /our now—I'll meet you at (aj quarter past.现垚是差一亥j四点，我会在四点一刻
和你碰面。◊ also) ft’s quarter 〇//our
now—III
meet you at quarter a/iter.现在癌三点四十五分，我将在 四点十五分和你碰面。
3 MONTHS * 3 个月 3 [C]
a period of three months, used