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Contingent Group Large Kənˈtɪndʒənt People Kənˈtɪndʒəntli   [Usu   [Formal

word contingent
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/kəntɪ̱nʤ(ə)nt/
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词](警察、军队或军用车辆的)分遣队,小分队 A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them.
  [usu with supp]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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遣了一大批军队。

  • 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
[N-COUNT 可数名词]代表团;代表队;代表群体 A contingent is a group of people representing a country or organization at a meeting or other event.
  [usu with supp]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • The strong British contingent suffered mixed fortunes...

    实力雄厚的英国军团喜忧参半。

  • The whistles from the large contingent of England fans away to our left are deafening.

    我们左边一大群英格兰球迷发出震耳欲聋的口哨声。

3
[ADJ 形容词]取决于…的;由…决定的 If something is contingent on something else, the first thing depends on the second in order to happen or exist.
  [usu ADJ on/upon n/-ing]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • In effect, growth is contingent on improved incomes for the mass of the low-income population.

    事实上,发展有赖于大量低收入人群收入的增长。


Oxford con·tin·gent / kənˈtɪndʒənt ; NAmE kənˈtɪndʒənt /
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contingent contingents
noun [countable + singular or plural verb ] 1 a group of people at a meeting or an event who have sth in common, especially the place they come from, that is not shared by other people at the event (志趣相投、尤指来自同一地方的)一组与会者,代表团 The largest contingent was from the United States. 最大的会议代表团来自美国。 A strong contingent of local residents were there to block the proposal. 由当地居民组成的强大的代表团在那里阻止通过这项提案。 2 a group of soldiers that are part of a larger force (军队的)分遣队,小分队 the French contingent in the UN peacekeeping force 联合国维和部队的法国分队 adjective 1 contingent(on/upon sth) ( formal) depending on sth that may or may not happen 依情况而定的 All payments are contingent upon satisfactory completion dates. 所有的付款须视乎是否如期完成。 2 ~ worker/work/job ( business ) a person, or work done by a person, who does not have a permanent contract with a company 临时工;临时工作 the spread of contingent work throughout the economy 临时工作在整个经济领域的扩展 con·tin·gent·ly / kənˈtɪndʒəntli ; NAmE kənˈtɪndʒəntli / adverb con·tin·gent / kənˈtɪndʒənt ; NAmE kənˈtɪndʒənt / con·tin·gent·ly / kənˈtɪndʒəntli ; NAmE kənˈtɪndʒəntli /
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contingent1 adjective
contingent2 noun
contingentcon‧tin‧gent1 /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ ●○○ adjective formal
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depending on something that may happen in the future SYN  dependentcontingent on/upon Further investment is contingent upon the company’s profit performance.
contingent1 adjective
contingent2 noun
contingentcontingent2 noun [countable]
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1a group of people who all have something in common, such as their nationality, beliefs etc, and who are part of a larger group:  Has the Scottish contingent arrived yet?2a group of soldiers sent to help a larger groupcontingent of A large contingent of troops was dispatched.GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?Contingent is usually followed by a singular verb: · A large contingent of fans is travelling to the game.In British English, you can also use a plural verb: · A large contingent of fans are travelling to the game.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNS
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代表团(44%),取决于(36%),小分队(8%),不可预知的(4%),偶然的事情(4%),经验主义的(4%)
n.分遣队;偶然事件;分得部分;代表团
adj.因情况而异的;不一定的;偶然发生的;可能的;依情况而定的;偶然的;[逻]有条件的

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