in a large amount大量地 He buys cotton in large quantities.他买进大量棉花。
an unknown quantity
Idiom(s): be an unknown quantity
Theme: PERSONALITY
to be a person or thing about which no one is certain. • John is an unknown quantity. We don't know how he's going to act. • The new clerk is an unknown quantity. Things may not turn out all right.
unknown quantity|quantity|unknown
n. Someone or something whose value and importance are not known, especially in a certain situation, time or place; a new and untested person or thing. What we would find if we could fly to the moon is an unknown quantity.The new player is still an unknown quantity. We'll find out how good he is in the game.
unknown quantity An unpredictable person or thing, as in We don't know how the new pitcher will do—he's an unknown quantity. This expression comes from algebra, where it signifies an unknown numerical value. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1800s.
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