quality
noun uk/ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/ us/ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
(STANDARD)
B1 [ C or U ]质量，品级
how good or bad something is
a shop advertising top quality electrical goods 推销高质量电器的商店
The food was of such poor/low quality. 这种食品质量很差。
Their products are of very high quality. 他们的产品质量很高。
I only buy good-quality wine. 我只买好酒。
The quality of the picture on our television isn't very good. 我们的电视图像质量不高。
B1 [ U ]优质
a high standard
He's not interested in quality. All he cares about is making money. 他对高质量毫不在意，一心只想赚钱。
quality of life 生活质量
the level of enjoyment, comfort, and health in someone's life
My quality of life has improved tremendously since I moved to the country. 移居乡村以来，我的生活质量大大提高。
I'm more interested in medicine that improves the quality of life rather than merely extending life.
The new treatment should give patients more energy and greatly enhance their quality of life.
The extra traffic and noise caused by the airport will severely affect local residents' quality of life.
Her symptoms were so severe that she had absolutely no quality of life.
- More examples
- What the problem comes down to is 'Will the consumer be willing to pay more for a higher quality product?'
- Is there any significant difference in quality between these two items?
- Price alone is not a reliable indicator of quality.
- Poor quality is the unacceptable face of increased productivity.
- These improvements in quality are the first fruits of our investment.
(CHARACTERISTIC)
B2 [ C ]品质；特性
a characteristic or feature of someone or something
leadership qualities 领导者的素质
He has a lot of good qualities but being organized isn't one of them. 他有许多优秀品质，可就是缺乏条理性。
[ + to infinitive ] I don't think he has the right qualities to be a teacher. 我认为他不具备做老师的素质。
This cheese has a rather rubbery quality to it (= it is like rubber). 这种奶酪非常有弹性。
- More examples
- Her singing voice has a pure, crystalline quality.
- There's a dreamlike quality to the final stages of the film.
- Her voice had an extraordinary hypnotic quality.
- Her beauty had an incandescent quality to it.
- Cyril's most impressive quality was his innate goodness.
quality
adjective uk/ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/ us/ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
B1 [ before noun ]优质的，优良的，高级的
of a high standard
This is a quality product. 这是优质产品。
mainly UK The story received little coverage in the quality papers (= more serious newspapers). 内容严肃的报纸几乎没有报道这条新闻。
[ after verb ] informal很好的
very good
That gig was quality. 那个演奏会很精彩。