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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

volume ['vɔljuːm]
  1. 1. noun [of object] [ gas etc] 体积
  2. 2. noun [of sales] [ traffic]
  3. 3. noun [c] [frm] (book) 卷
  4. 4. noun (in series) 册
  5. 5. noun [of TV] [ radio] [ stereo] (sound level) 音量
    volume one/two
    [of book] 第一/二册
    the way she looked at him spoke volumes
    她看他的眼神意味深长

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

volume [ˈvɒljuːm]
  1. 1. n.[u] 体积
    The gas expanded to twice its original volume.
    气体膨胀后,体积增加了一倍。
  2. 2. n.[c] 大量
  3. 3. n.[c]
  4. 4. n.[c] 卷,册,本
    He asked for the 1989 volume of the annual review.
    想要年度综述的1989年卷。
    The third volume was missing.
    第三卷遗失了。
  5. 5. n.[c] 相对数量相对量
    Mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water.
    溶液和水以一比十的比例混合
  6. 6. n.[u] 音量
    The kids played their music at full volume.
    那些孩子们在以最大音量播放他们的音乐

Collins English-English Dictionary

volume ['vɒljuːm]
  1. 1. n the magnitude of the three-dimensional space enclosed within or occupied by an object, geometric solid, etc V
  2. 2. n Abbreviations (for senses 6--8) v vol
  3. 3. n a large mass or quantity
    the volume of protest
  4. 4. n an amount or total
    the volume of exports
  5. 5. n fullness or intensity of tone or sound
  6. 6. n the control on a radio, etc, for adjusting the intensity of sound
  7. 7. n a bound collection of printed or written pages; book
  8. 8. n any of several books either bound in an identical format or part of a series
  9. 9. n the complete set of issues of a periodical over a specified period, esp one year
  10. 10. n [History] a roll or scroll of parchment, papyrus, etc
  11. 11. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French volum, from Latin volumen a roll, book, from volvere to roll up

Examples

Although there was some selling during the month, volume was not heavy.
虽然这个月卖了一些货,但总销量并不大。
The radio was playing at full volume.
收音机以最大音量播放着。
an increase of 2 per cent in the volume of sales
销售量增长了百分之二
The volume adjustment knob on my TV is broken.
我电视机上的音量调节开关坏了。
After the melamine- contaminated milk incident the sales volume of milk headed into a steep dive.
毒牛奶事件后,牛奶销量大幅下降。
A loss in volume will occur if infiltration takes place.
如果发生了渗润作用,水量就会减少。

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