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单词 proposal
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Definition of proposal in English:

proposal

noun prəˈpəʊz(ə)lprəˈpoʊzəl
  • 1A plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration by others.

    提议,建议;计划;提案

    a set of proposals for a major new high-speed rail link

    关于建设一条新高速铁路主连接线的一整套提案。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The councillors met with the developer and were shown the grounds and the proposals for the site.
    • There he will provide a number of alternative proposals for delivering summer shinty.
    • The plan includes proposals for the Boreham homes and a new railway station in the area.
    • There are also proposals for a major public square in the heart of a new commercial district and a luxury hotel.
    • An action group today pledged to halt proposals for a new community centre outside its village.
    • He set out a variety of proposals for new types of legal practice in a consultation paper in March.
    • Countryside campaigners have long fought any proposals for the reopening of the quarry.
    • He said, while he supports the proposals for the land, he cannot support the way it has been done.
    • Sale of the land on which the present one stands would be a major kick-start to our proposals for a new venue.
    • He wrote a formal proposal, but lost it down the back of a radiator.
    • The inspector has also removed a proposed bypass and proposals for a new junior school.
    • The first draft plan on the proposals was submitted to the Army Board on Wednesday.
    • He said if the junction plan became a formal proposal he would contact residents and organise a campaign.
    • The latest proposals for a relevant curriculum focus upon relating school to the world of work.
    • Parents have hit out at proposals for cutting special needs teaching places in the borough.
    • Or, if all else fails, he may try to come up with actual proposals for a second term.
    • He has led opposition against the proposals for two years and pledged to vote against the law.
    • I have given consideration to current proposals for reform in the laws of adoption.
    • He insisted councillors were properly briefed on outline proposals for the access.
    • Exciting proposals for more youth music events in Witham are set to be considered by town bosses.
    Synonyms
    scheme, plan, project, programme, manifesto, motion, bid, proposition, presentation, submission, approach, suggestion, overture, draft, recommendation, tender, terms
    rare proffer
    1. 1.1mass noun The action of proposing a plan or suggestion.
      提出(计划或建议)
      the proposal of a flexible school-leaving age

      变通离校年龄的提议。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • His proposal to object to the application was narrowly defeated by five to four votes.
      Synonyms
      putting forward, suggesting, proposing, advancing, offering, presentation, submitting, submission, preferring, filing, lodging, tabling, introduction, initiation, tendering, bidding, projecting, recommendation, advocacy, propounding, proffering, positing
  • 2An offer of marriage.

    求婚

    surely a woman as beautiful as you has had proposals?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is then that she receives a marriage proposal from an educated person whom she also likes.
    • A woman scorned, she refused to help him and turned down his marriage proposal.
    • I offered my proposal in the heat of passion, and I will withdraw it while the pot still boils.
    • So for Valentine's Day this year I got one card, a bunch of flowers and a proposal of marriage.
    • After all, convicted murderers always get more marriage proposals than other men.
    • She rejected his proposal of marriage and, for many weeks, we heard no more of him.
    • I am about to make a proposal of marriage and want to know if it is the right decision.
    • What looked like a proposal of marriage between the two biggest insurers in Britain turned out to be a brief encounter.
    • The two plays focus on a woman who rejects a marriage proposal and is attacked by the jilted lover.
    • She accepted his marriage proposal, not telling him the truth about her sister.
    • She did not want to lose the doctor and accepted his proposal of marriage.
    • Still, none of these proved quite as attractive to me as the marriage proposal.
    • Two thousand miles is a long way to go to have your marriage proposal turned down.
    • I understand that you have accepted a proposal of marriage from Charles.
    • A young girl in an evangelically strict household receives a proposal of marriage from a young man.
    • We do not know exactly what Harry said to Bess, but it must have amounted to a proposal.
    • The interval was interrupted by a marriage proposal, accepted with haste by the prospective bride.
    • They report to him of her beauty and great qualities, and he sends her a proposal of marriage.
    • I know that many prefer the type of stories that begin with a proposal of marriage or even a wedding or dance.
    • Men on the receiving end of a marriage proposal should be flattered, said Richard.

Rhymes

disposal, counterproposal

Definition of proposal in US English:

proposal

nounprəˈpōzəlprəˈpoʊzəl
  • 1A plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration or discussion by others.

    提议,建议;计划;提案

    a set of proposals for a major new high-speed rail link

    关于建设一条新高速铁路主连接线的一整套提案。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He wrote a formal proposal, but lost it down the back of a radiator.
    • The first draft plan on the proposals was submitted to the Army Board on Wednesday.
    • Parents have hit out at proposals for cutting special needs teaching places in the borough.
    • He insisted councillors were properly briefed on outline proposals for the access.
    • He set out a variety of proposals for new types of legal practice in a consultation paper in March.
    • Or, if all else fails, he may try to come up with actual proposals for a second term.
    • Sale of the land on which the present one stands would be a major kick-start to our proposals for a new venue.
    • The councillors met with the developer and were shown the grounds and the proposals for the site.
    • He said if the junction plan became a formal proposal he would contact residents and organise a campaign.
    • He has led opposition against the proposals for two years and pledged to vote against the law.
    • He said, while he supports the proposals for the land, he cannot support the way it has been done.
    • There he will provide a number of alternative proposals for delivering summer shinty.
    • The plan includes proposals for the Boreham homes and a new railway station in the area.
    • An action group today pledged to halt proposals for a new community centre outside its village.
    • I have given consideration to current proposals for reform in the laws of adoption.
    • There are also proposals for a major public square in the heart of a new commercial district and a luxury hotel.
    • The latest proposals for a relevant curriculum focus upon relating school to the world of work.
    • The inspector has also removed a proposed bypass and proposals for a new junior school.
    • Exciting proposals for more youth music events in Witham are set to be considered by town bosses.
    • Countryside campaigners have long fought any proposals for the reopening of the quarry.
    Synonyms
    scheme, plan, project, programme, manifesto, motion, bid, proposition, presentation, submission, approach, suggestion, overture, draft, recommendation, tender, terms
    1. 1.1 The action of proposing a plan or suggestion.
      提出(计划或建议)
      the proposal of flexible work hours
      Example sentencesExamples
      • His proposal to object to the application was narrowly defeated by five to four votes.
      Synonyms
      putting forward, suggesting, proposing, advancing, offering, presentation, submitting, submission, preferring, filing, lodging, tabling, introduction, initiation, tendering, bidding, projecting, recommendation, advocacy, propounding, proffering, positing
  • 2An offer of marriage.

    求婚

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I understand that you have accepted a proposal of marriage from Charles.
    • What looked like a proposal of marriage between the two biggest insurers in Britain turned out to be a brief encounter.
    • We do not know exactly what Harry said to Bess, but it must have amounted to a proposal.
    • Men on the receiving end of a marriage proposal should be flattered, said Richard.
    • The two plays focus on a woman who rejects a marriage proposal and is attacked by the jilted lover.
    • A young girl in an evangelically strict household receives a proposal of marriage from a young man.
    • She rejected his proposal of marriage and, for many weeks, we heard no more of him.
    • A woman scorned, she refused to help him and turned down his marriage proposal.
    • I know that many prefer the type of stories that begin with a proposal of marriage or even a wedding or dance.
    • After all, convicted murderers always get more marriage proposals than other men.
    • They report to him of her beauty and great qualities, and he sends her a proposal of marriage.
    • She did not want to lose the doctor and accepted his proposal of marriage.
    • I offered my proposal in the heat of passion, and I will withdraw it while the pot still boils.
    • I am about to make a proposal of marriage and want to know if it is the right decision.
    • So for Valentine's Day this year I got one card, a bunch of flowers and a proposal of marriage.
    • Still, none of these proved quite as attractive to me as the marriage proposal.
    • She accepted his marriage proposal, not telling him the truth about her sister.
    • It is then that she receives a marriage proposal from an educated person whom she also likes.
    • Two thousand miles is a long way to go to have your marriage proposal turned down.
    • The interval was interrupted by a marriage proposal, accepted with haste by the prospective bride.
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