| 词组 | quota |
| 释义 | quota /ˈkwəʊtə $ ˈkwoʊ-/ noun the largest or smallest amount of something that is allowed, or a rule about thisadjectives/nouns + quotaa strict quota The government is planning to introduce strict quotas on the number of people who can enter the country.an annual/monthly/weekly/daily quota The US immigration laws imposed a strict annual quota for each country of origin.a national quota Five countries maintained national quotas on imports of Japanese cars.the full quota He had never taken his full quota of holiday.import/export quotas British industry was protected from foreign competition by import quotas.a sales quota The department had failed to meet its sales quota.production quotas Production quotas were imposed on dairy farmers.fishing quotas The fishing quotas are strictly enforced.verbsimpose/introduce a quota (=officially start having one) 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.meet/make/achieve a quota (=do or get as much as is required) Some workers had difficulty meeting their quotas.enforce a quota (=make sure that it is obeyed) It is not possible to enforce the quota.lift/scrap a quota (=end it) The minister for trade lifted all quotas on imports and exports.fill a quota (=do or get as much as is required) They had already filled their quota, so they didn’t need to recruit any more people.exceed a quota The fishermen were accused of exceeding their quotas.THESAURUS: quota → amount |
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