1 [uc] (abbr vol.) the amount of space that sth contains or fills 体积;容积:
What is the volume of this sphere?这个球体的体积是多少?☞Look at area (2). 参看area(2)。
2 [C,U] the large quantity or amount of sth 大量:
the sheer volume (= the large amount) of traffic on the roads道路的巨大交通流量I've got volumes of work to get through.我有大量工作要完成。
3 [U] [sing] how loud a sound is 音量;声量:
to turn the volume on a radio up/down调高╱调低收音机的音量a low/high volume音量低╱高
4 [C] (abbr vol.) a book, especially one of a set or series (尤指一套书或丛书的)册,辑,卷,集:
The dictionary comes in three volumes.这部词典分三卷出版。
volume/ˋvɑljəm; ˈvɒljuːm/n 1 [U] the amount of sound produced by a television, radio etc 音量: turn the volume up/down Can you turn down the volume on the TV? 你把电视机的音量关小点好吗?2 [C,U] the total amount of something 量﹐总量: +of an increase in the volume of traffic 交通流量的增加3 [U] the amount of space that an object contains or that a substance fills 容积﹔体积: +of an instrument for measuring the volume of a gas 测量气体体积的仪器4 [C] a book, especially one that is part of a series of books〔尤指一套书的〕一卷﹐一册: a 12-volume set of poetry 一套 12 册的诗集
volumevolumevolumesnoun1(no plural) the amount of space that something fills, or the amount of space inside something: What is the volume of this box?2(no plural) the amount of sound that something makes: I can't hear the radio. Can you turn the volume up?3(pluralvolumes) a book, especially one of a set: The dictionary is in two volumes.