| 单词 | contingent |
| 释义 | contingent¹ 1.(conditional)不可预料的；不一定的；依条件而定的 to be contingent upon sthorto be contingent on sth依…而看；视…而定 The raid was contingent on the weather.突袭取决于天气状况。 In effect, growth is contingent upon improved incomes for the mass of the low-income population.事实上, 增长依靠的是广大低收入群体收入的增加。 2.【逻】(sometimes true)(命题)偶真的, 非必要的 3.【语法】(系统语法中)与主句相依的 4.【哲】(not necessarily existing)(人或物)仅作为事实存在的；(逻辑上)未必存在的 contingent² 1.【军】分遣队；分队 Nigeria provided a large contingent of troops to the West African Peacekeeping Force.尼日利亚向西非维和部队派出了一大批军队。 There were contingents from the navies of virtually all EU countries.几乎欧盟各国都派出了海军分队。 2.(group)代表团；代表群体 The strong British contingent suffered mixed fortunes.强大的英国代表团运气时好时坏。 The whistles from the large contingent of England fans away to our left are deafening.我们左边的大批英格兰球迷吹着口哨, 声音震耳欲聋。 a powerful feminist contingent有影响力的女性主义组织 3.(possible event)可能事件；偶然事件 He will remain at Gibraltar for the purpose of meeting any possible contingency arising at Tangier.他会继续留在直布罗陀, 以应对丹吉尔可能发生的任何事情。 |
| 随便看 |
英汉双解词典包含368430条英汉词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。