1. | [u][c] 体积；容积；容量the amount of space that an object or a substance fills; the amount of space that a container has |
How do you measure the volume of a gas? 你如何计量气体的体积？ | |
jars of different volumes 不同容量的罐子 |
2. | [u][c] 量；额the amount of sth |
the sheer volume(= large amount) of business 大量业务 | |
This work has grown in volume recently. 这项工作的量最近增加了。 | |
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%。 |
3. | [u] 音量；响度the amount of sound that is produced by a television, radio, etc. |
to turn the volume up/down 把音量调大╱调小 |
4. | [c] （成套书籍中的）一卷，一册a book, that is part of a series of books |
an encyclopedia in 20 volumes 一套 20 卷的百科全书 |
5. | [c] 书a book |
a library of over 50 000 volumes 藏书 5 万多册的图书馆 | |
a slim volume of poetry 薄薄的一本诗集 |
6. | [c] 卷，合订本（同一杂志的一系列期刊，尤指一年的）a series of different issues of the same magazine, especially all the issues for one year |
‘New Scientist’ volume 142, number 3 《新科学家》第 142 卷第 3 期 |
