[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.
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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。
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[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.
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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。
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[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.
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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。
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con·tin·gent/kənˈtɪndʒənt; NAmEkənˈtɪndʒənt/
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contingentcontingentsnoun[countable + singular or plural verb ]1a 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。2a 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adjective1contingent(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 商) 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; NAmEkənˈtɪndʒəntli/adverbcon·tin·gent/kənˈtɪndʒənt; NAmEkənˈtɪndʒənt/con·tin·gent·ly/kənˈtɪndʒəntli; NAmEkənˈtɪndʒəntli/
depending on something that may happen in the futureSYN 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