quotas

英 [ˈkwəʊtəz]

美 [ˈkwoʊtəz]

n.  定额; 限额; 配额; 定量; 指标; (候选人当选所需的)规定票数，最低票数
quota的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 定量;定额;配额
  Aquotais the limited number or quantity of something which is officially allowed.
  1. The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
     每人可购买的票的限额已经由四张降至两张。
• N-COUNT (给予某团体的)限额，配额
  Aquotais a fixed maximum or minimum proportion of people from a particular group who are allowed to do something, such as come and live in a country or work for the government.
  1. The bill would force employers to adopt a quota system when recruiting workers.
     该法案将迫使雇主在招聘工人时采取限额制度。
• N-COUNT 配额;份额;指标
  Someone'squota ofsomething is their expected or deserved share of it.
  1. They have the usual quota of human weaknesses, no doubt.
     毫无疑问，他们身上也有人所共有的弱点。

双语例句

• Ukraine has introduced licences and quotas on its wheat exports, effectively bringing shipments to a standstill.
  乌克兰对小麦出口实行了许可证和配额制度，使小麦出口实际上陷于停滞。
• They are trying to reach a freetrade agreement that will abolish tariffs and quotas on imports and government subsidies on exports.
  他们正在努力达成自由贸易的协定，那将取消进口关税和配额，以及政府对出口的补助。
• Racial quotas and protectionism are scaring away some foreign investors.
  种族配额和保护主义吓跑了一些外国投资者。
• Import quotas are sometimes dressed up as voluntary export restraint agreements between exporting and importing countries.
  进口配额有时被装扮成出口国和进口国达成的自愿出口限制协议。
• The European Union is setting strict quotas on agricultural production.
  欧盟对农产品的数量做了严格的限定。
• The European Union set import quotas and minimum prices for Chinese panels last year.
  去年，欧盟也针对中国太阳能电池板设定了进口配额和最低价格。
• They resorted to tariffs and import quotas.
  它们诉诸于关税和进口配额。
• Same as previous, but without quotas, the risk of a denial of service attack increases.
  与前一个相同，但没有配额，增加了拒绝服务攻击的风险。
• They sometimes lobby to increase tariffs and to set quotas on imports of foreign-made substitutes.
  它们有时游说国会提高关税和对外国制造的同种产品设置进口限额。
• For manufacturers in developing countries, the administrative burdens of trading can pose larger costs than tariffs and quotas.
  对于发展中国家的制造商而言，商业行政管理负担与关税和配额相比可能成本更高。