2N-COUNT [NOUN n](给予某团体的)限额,配额 A quota is 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. (给予某团体的)限额,配额 [Also + of]
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。
3N-COUNT 配额;份额;指标 Someone's quota of something is their expected or deserved share of it. 配额;份额;指标
They have the usual quota of human weaknesses, no doubt. [+ of]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + QUOTA | QUOTA + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤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