volume

noun

1. 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
   1. How do you measure the volume of a gas?
      你如何计量气体的体积？
   2. jars of different volumes
      不同容量的罐子
2. 量；额
   the amount of sth
   1. the sheer volume (= large amount) of business
      大量业务
   2. This work has grown in volume recently.
      这项工作的量最近增加了。
   3. 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。
   4. Sales volumes fell 0.2% in June.
      六月份的销售额下降了0.2%。
3. 音量；响度
   the amount of sound that is produced by a television, radio, etc.
   1. to turn the volume up/down
      把音量调大 / 小
4. （成套书籍中的）一卷，一册
   a book, that is part of a series of books
   1. an encyclopedia in 20 volumes
      一套20卷的百科全书
5. 书
   a book
   1. a library of over 50 000 volumes
      藏书5万多册的图书馆
   2. a slim volume of poetry
      薄薄的一本诗集
6. 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
   1. ‘New Scientist’ volume 142, number 3
      《新科学家》第142卷第3期

1. N-COUNT 量;数额
   The volume of something is the amount of it that there is.
   1. Senior officials will be discussing how the volume of sales might be reduced.
      高层领导将要讨论销售量如何削减。
   2. ...the sheer volume of traffic and accidents.
      交通流量之大、事故之多
2. N-COUNT 体积;容积;容量
   The volume of an object is the amount of space that it contains or occupies.
   1. It is 2,300 metres above sea level, so a given volume of air contains only about one-third as much oxygen as it would at sea level...
      这是在海拔2,300米的高空，因此一定体积空气的含氧量只有海平面处的约1/3。
   2. When egg whites are beaten they can rise to seven or eight times their original volume.
      蛋清打散后，体积可增至原来的七八倍。
3. N-COUNT 书;书籍
   A volume is a book.
   1. ...a 125-page volume.
      一本125页的书
4. N-COUNT （书籍的）卷，册
   A volume is one book in a series of books.
   1. ...the first volume of his autobiography.
      他自传的第一卷
5. N-COUNT （杂志的）合集，合订本
   A volume is a collection of several issues of a magazine, for example all the issues for one year.
   1. ...bound volumes of the magazine.
      杂志的合订本
6. N-UNCOUNT （广播、电视或音响系统的）音量，声量,响度
   The volume of a radio, television, or sound system is the loudness of the sound it produces.
   1. He turned down the volume...
      他调低了音量。
   2. He came to complain about the volume of the music.
      他过来抱怨音乐的音量太高了。
7. PHRASE 清楚表明;详尽说明;充分说明
   If something such as an action speaks volumes about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
   1. What you wear speaks volumes about you...
      你的衣着能传递很多关于你的信息。
   2. Their absence spoke volumes.
      他们的缺席已经充分说明了问题。

1. This volume of essays was designed to accompany an exhibition in Cologne
   这本文集是为配合在科隆举办的一场展览而出的。
2. We await the next volume of this superb edition with keen anticipation.
   我们殷切期盼着这本精装版下一卷的面世。
3. Volume Two, subtitled 'The Lawyers', will also attract considerable attention
   副标题为“律师”的第二册也将获得广泛关注。
4. Each volume is bound in bright-coloured cloth
   每一卷都采用色彩亮丽的布面装帧。
5. Classically, overweight people underestimate the volume of food that they consume.
   一般来说，超重的人往往低估自己摄入食物的量。
6. Their collective volume wasn't very large.
   他们的总量不是太大。
7. Someone cranked up the volume of the public address system
   有人调大了公共广播系统的音量。
8. Due to the large volume of letters he receives Dave regrets he is unable to answer queries personally
   因信件数量繁多，戴夫无法亲自答复提出的问题，他为此表示歉意。
9. From his study came the sound of Mahler, playing at full volume
   从他的书房里传出马勒的乐曲，音量开到了最大。
10. I checked to see if the needle indicating volume was oscillating.
    我查看了那根音量指针是否在摆动。
11. We needed to increase the volume of production
    我们需要提高产量。
12. Set the volume as high as possible
    将音量尽量调大。
13. The volume of scheduled flights is straining the air traffic control system
    定期航班的数量正让空中交通指挥系统不堪重负。
14. Gil rose and went to his bookcase and took down a volume.
    吉尔站起身，走到书架跟前，取下一本书。
15. A unique 13,000-word timeline runs through the full-colour volume, detailing events from the Earth's creation to the present day.
    一份独一无二的13,000词的年表贯穿彩印卷的始终，详细记述了从地球诞生到今天发生的重大历史事件。
16. The volume of gas trapped on these surfaces can be considerable.
    存留在这些表面的气体体积可能相当大。
17. She could not bear the relentless music and turned down the volume.
    她受不了没完没了的音乐，就把音量调小了。
18. I turned the volume up
    我调高了音量。
19. Senior officials will be discussing how the volume of sales might be reduced.
    高层领导将要讨论销售量如何削减。
20. It is 2,300 metres above sea level, so a given volume of air contains only about one-third as much oxygen as it would at sea level
    这是在海拔2,300米的高空，因此一定体积空气的含氧量只有海平面处的约1/3。
21. When egg whites are beaten they can rise to seven or eight times their original volume.
    蛋清打散后，体积可增至原来的七八倍。
22. He turned down the volume
    他调低了音量。
23. He came to complain about the volume of the music.
    他过来抱怨音乐的音量太高了。
24. What you wear speaks volumes about you
    你的衣着能传递很多关于你的信息。
25. Their absence spoke volumes.
    他们的缺席已经充分说明了问题。
26. It has taken a long time to wade through the 'incredible volume' of evidence
    看完这一大卷“长篇累牍”的证词花费了很长的时间。
27. Simon lifted a weighty volume from the shelf.
    西蒙从书架上取下一本厚重的书。
28. Years have been spent in compiling this volume.
    编辑本卷花了好几年时间。
29. To my father I dedicate this volume in token of affection and gratitude.
    我谨以此书献给我的父亲，以表示对他的爱戴和感激之情。
30. A pipe organ gives much more volume than a violin or flute.
    管风琴发出的音量比小提琴或笛子都大。

  size bulk dimension volume【导航词义：大小】

  size n. 大小，尺寸

〔辨析〕主要指尺码、规模、面积、身材等的大小，也指数量、数额等的多少。

  bulk n. 体积；量

〔辨析〕不用于准确的度量，只表示相当大的体积或数量。

  dimension n. 尺寸，大小

〔辨析〕指物体的面积、容积、规模等，通常用复数。

  volume n. 体积，容积，量

〔辨析〕指某物的体积或某容器的容积或容量，也可指生产、贸易、销售等的数量或数额。

n.

speak volumes (about/for sth/sb)

• 充分说明；清楚表明
  to tell you a lot about sth/sb, without the need for words

noun

1. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
   1. he used a large book as a doorstop

   Synonym:    book

2. the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
   1. the kids played their music at full volume

   Synonym:    loudnessintensity

3. the property of something that is great in magnitude
   1. it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
   2. he received a mass of correspondence
   3. the volume of exports

   Synonym:    bulkmass

4. a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
   1. the third volume was missing
   2. he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review

5. the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
   1. the gas expanded to twice its original volume

6. a relative amount
   1. mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water