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。