(1) a large/small quantity of sth (2) enormous/vast/huge quantities of food (3) a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities
quantity [ˈkwɒntəti] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.损害，毁坏； n.损害，损毁；赔偿金；
n.量，数量；定量，大批；数目；[语音学、韵律学]音量（指元音或音节的长短）；
n.电力；电流，静电；高涨的情绪；紧张；
adv.几乎，差不多；险乎；
(1) The hotel offers a wide range of facilities. (2) There is a full range of activities for children. (3) Most of the students are in the 17-20 age range.
(1) How many boys and girls are there in your class? (2) He speaks in concepts rather than specifics. (3) By rights the property should have gone to him rather than to his sister.
rather than
📢 UK📢 US
n.女孩；姑娘，未婚女子；女职员，女演员；（男人的）女朋友；
n.现金；支付金额； vt.支付现款；兑现； adj.现金的；
（要）…而不…，与其…倒不如…；instead of sb/sth 而不是；
adj.慷慨的，大方的；丰盛的；肥沃的；浓厚的；
(1) to ask/answer a question (2) question 3 was very difficult. (3) In the exam there's sure to be a question on energy.
(1) The price of petrol is coming down by four pence a gallon. (2) Any more raffle tickets? Twenty-five pence each or five for a pound. (3) The telephone booths accept 10 and 20 pence coins.
(1) a quarter of a mile (2) The programme lasted an hour and a quarter. (3) Cut the apple into quarters.
quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.武器，兵器； vi.武装，提供武器；
adv.最后，最终；基本上；根本；郅；
n.四分之一；一刻钟；地区；（美式足球的）一节； vt.把…四等分；供…住宿；使（士兵）驻扎；
n.护照，通行证；手段；
(1) Anita paused for a moment, then said: ‘All right. ’ (2) The woman spoke almost without pausing for breath (= very quickly) . (3) I paused at the door and looked back.
(1) She walked quickly away. (2) We'll repair it as quickly as possible. (3) The last few weeks have gone quickly (= the time seems to have passed quickly) .
quickly [ˈkwɪkli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.迅速地；立即；马上；
adv.不幸地，遗憾地；可惜；不巧；
n.行动，活动；功能，作用；手段；[法]诉讼；
n.penny的复数；
(1) to be of good/poor/top quality (2) goods of a high quality (3) high-quality goods
quality [ˈkwɒləti] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.但是；还；已经；又，再； conj.然而，但是；
adv.快乐地；幸运地，幸福地；巧合地，适当地；〈古〉偶然；
n.质量，品质；美质，优点；才能，能力，技能，素养；品种； adj.优质的，高质量的；上流社会的；
n.蜘蛛网，网状物；[机]万维网；织物；圈套； vt.在…上织网；用网缠住；使中圈套；形成网状；
(1) She raised the gun and fired. (2) He raised a hand in greeting. (3) She raised her eyes from her work.
(1) You should always pay attention to personal grooming. (2) You must pay attention to this problem before every thing. (3) Say your piece out and pay attention to our feelings.
(1) Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour. (2) The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate. (3) Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation.
(1) a rare disease/occurrence/sight (2) It's extremely rare for it to be this hot in April. (3) It is rare to find such loyalty these days.
rare [rɛə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.父亲（或母亲）；先辈；根源，起源；保护者；
adj.罕见的，特殊的；优秀的，不寻常的；稀薄的，经过稀化的；
n.科学家；科学工作者；
n.（服务的）对象；目标；（射击的）靶子；目的； vt.瞄准；把…作为攻击目标；
(1) His most prized time, though, will be spent quietly on his farm. (2) quietly Mark poured and served drinks for all of them. (3) A lady always sits quietly with her hands in her lap.
(1) She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank. (2) He rose through the ranks to become managing director. (3) He eventually rose to the rank of captain...
(1) ...the country's rapid economic growth in the 1980's... (2) This signals a rapid change of mind by the government. (3) He walked at a rapid pace along Charles Street.
rapidly [ˈræpɪdlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.唯一的，仅有的；独一无二的，独特的；不平常的，特别的；超绝；
n.沙；沙滩；沙色； vt.撒沙于；用砂纸磨光；
立刻；迅速地；急切；乐意地；
adv.很快地，迅速地；立即；
(1) changing patterns of behaviour (2) an irregular sleeping pattern (3) The murders all seem to follow a (similar) pattern (= happen in the same way) .
pattern [ˈpætn] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.从不，从来没有；一点也不，决不；<口>不会…吧，没有；不曾；
n.模式；花样，样品；图案；榜样，典范； vt.模仿；以图案装饰； vi.形成图案；
n.星期三；
adv.必要地；必需地；必定地；必然地；
(1) cancer patients (2) He's one of Dr Shaw's patients. (3) She's very patient with young children.
(1) He quoted a passage from the minister's speech. (2) to quote Shakespeare (3) The President was quoted in the press as saying that he disagreed with the decision.