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quota

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quo·ta /ˈkwəʊtə $ ˈkwoʊ-/ ●○○ noun [countableC]  
1  PGLIMITan official limit on the number or amount of something that is allowed in a particular period 定额；限额；配额
quota on
 The government has imposed quotas on the export of timber.
政府已对木材出口实行配额制。
 The government has decided to scrap quotas on car imports.
政府决定取消汽车进口配额。
quota for
 Several countries have now set quotas for cod fishing.
现在已有几个国家对鳕鱼捕捞设定了限额。
 There are plans to introduce strict immigration quotas.
有计划要推行严格的移民限额制度。
► see thesaurus at amount
2  BAMOUNTan amount of something that someone is expected to do or achieve 定量；定额；指标
quota of
 Each person was given a quota of tickets to sell.
每个人都被分派了售票的指标。
quota for
 In the 1990s the Navy couldn’t fill its quota for new recruits.
20世纪90年代海军无法完成征兵指标。
meet/make/achieve a quota
 Workers only get paid if they make their quota.
工人只有完成定额才有工资。
sales/production quota
 They’re worried that they won’t achieve this year’s sales quota.
他们担心完不成今年的销售指标。
3  an amount of something that you think is fair, right, or normal 〔公正的、正确的或正常的〕份额 SYN fair share
quota of
 The committee has had more than its quota of problems.
委员会遇到了特别多的问题。
 I think I’ve had my quota of coffee for the day.
我想我今天喝的咖啡已经够多了。
4. British EnglishBrE a particular number of votes that someone needs to get to be elected in an election 〔候选人当选所需的〕规定票数，最低票数
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
impose/introduce a quota (=officially start it)
In 1993 the European Union imposed quotas on banana imports.
set a quota (=say how much it is)
They have the right to set fishing quotas.
lift/scrap a quota (=stop it)
The minister for trade lifted all quotas on imports and exports.
exceed a quota
The fishermen were accused of exceeding their quotas.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + quota
a national quota
Five countries maintained national quotas on imports of Japanese cars.
fishing quotas
The fishing quotas are strictly enforced.
production quotas
With an excess of milk in the European Union, production quotas were imposed on dairy farmers.
import/export quotas
British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by higher tariffs and import quotas.
an annual quota
The US immigration laws imposed a strict annual quota for each country of origin.
Examples from the Corpus
quota• Since 1944, for example, we have had a quota system which has never been effectively operated under Governments of either party.• That brings Nuala O'Fail up to a quota.• Boylan added that ethnic quotas are not imposed on state delegations to the convention.• An agreement on fishing quotas was reached by EU ministers yesterday.• Most countries have an immigration quota.• Several countries imposed quotas on imports of Japanese cars.• I think I've had my quota of coffee for the day.• a meeting of OPEC countries to discuss production quotas• Respondent, echoing the courts below, labels it a racial quota.• a strict quota on imports• Even the luggage racks contained their quota of sailors, soldiers, or airmen.• The traffic policemen used the Puerto Rican neighborhood to dump their quota of tickets.• How efficient the place was - a model clearing house for death, turning out its yearly quota of corpses.
set quotas• Perhaps a new manager had set an unrealistic quota for a subordinate because of his or her limited experience in setting quotas.
fill ... quota• But the champions had already filled their overseas quota with Andrew Farrar.• Because it can be sure of filling at least one quota, a big party can be sure of winning at least one seat.
more than ... quota• And there was no escaping the fact that he had more than his fair quota of attraction.• Forty-five percent of their votes went to Faulkner which ensured his election with more than a quota of votes as fifth member.
From Longman Business Dictionary
quotaquo·ta /ˈkwəʊtəˈkwoʊ-/ noun [countableC]
an amount of something that is officially allowed or expected in a particular period of time
The U.S. has for years imposed quotas on Chinese garment imports.
France enforces an import quota of 3% of total car sales.
a meeting of OPEC to discuss production quotas
Salesmen selling over their quota receive a $1000 bonus.
→ disabled quota → IMF quota → job quota
Origin quota
(1600-1700) Medieval Latin Latin quota pars “how large a part”
quo·ta noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4604 COCA: 6055
quota

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + QUOTA | QUOTA + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤full全份的配給量◇He never takes his full quota of days off.他從來沒有休完全部假期。➤strict嚴格的配額▸➤annual, daily, monthly, weekly年度／每日／每月／每週定額▸➤national (especially BrE) 國家配額▸➤fishing, milk, etc.捕撈限額、牛奶配額等◇the introduction of fishing quotas捕撈限額制度的採用➤export, import, production出口／進口／生產配額➤gender, racial (both especially NAmE) 性別／種族定額VERB + QUOTA➤allocate, establish, impose, introduce, set分配／確立／實行／採用／規定配額➤increase增加配額➤reduce減少配額➤fill, fulfil/fulfill, meet, reach完成定額；達到定額◇We had to increase our output to fill the quota by the end of the year.我們必須增加產量，才能在年底完成定額。➤exceed超過限額◇Many countries are still exceeding their quotas.許多國家仍在超限。QUOTA + NOUN➤system配額制度PREPOSITION➤quota for⋯的限額◇quotas for oil production石油生產限額➤quota on對⋯的配額◇national quotas on imports of cars國家對進口汽車的配額
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4604 COCA: 6055
quota noun
⇨ share
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4604 COCA: 6055

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