So it means in greater and greater quantities.

它的意思是越来越大的量。

This oxygen, released in great quantities into the atmosphere wreaked havoc on other primitive organisms, leaving the field clear for the cyanobacteria.

这种大量释放到大气中的氧气对其他原始生物体造成了破坏，为蓝藻细菌留下了广阔的繁殖空间。

They're both produced by the body, and both were consumed in great quantities by the Mongols.

它们都是由人体产生的，并且都被蒙古人大量食用。

It was named in honor of the codfish, because codfish are so plentiful in those waters, and they are caught and dried in great quantities and shipped everywhere.

因这里盛产鳕鱼而起的名字，当地海域鳕鱼资源丰富，人们捕捞大量的鳕鱼，晒干后运往各地。

The result is that the genes providing the highest resistance and toxicity will be passed on in greatest quantities to the next generations.

结果是，提供最高抗性和毒性的基因将大量传递给下一代。

But this was merely a mischievous report; it had no attraction except for snuff, which it seemed to draw to itself in great quantities.

但这只是一个恶作剧的报告。除了鼻烟之外， 它没有任何吸引力， 它似乎吸引了大量的鼻烟。

The prohibition, notwithstanding all the penalties which guard it, does not prevent the exportation of wool. It is exported, it is well known, in great quantities.

禁令，尽管对其进行了各种处罚，但并不妨碍羊毛的出口。众所周知，它大量出口。