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Proposition N Count Difficult Attractive Statement People Business 英[ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn

单词 proposition
音标
英[ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn] 美[ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃn]
解释
n.命题;建议;主张;v.提议;建议;
例句

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(难办或诱人的)事情,任务
If you describe something such as a task or an activity as, for example, a difficult proposition or an attractive proposition, you mean that it is difficult or pleasant to do.
例:Making easy money has always been an attractive proposition...轻松赚钱总是件诱人的事。
例:Even among seasoned mountaineers Pinnacle Ridge is considered quite a tough proposition.即使在经验丰富的登山者中,平纳克尔峰也被认为是很难攀登的。

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见解;观点
A proposition is a statement or an idea which people can consider or discuss to decide whether it is true.
例:The proposition that democracies do not fight each other is based on a tiny historical sample.认为民主国家互不争斗的观点是以一个极小的历史样本为根据的。

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(美国的)法律修正案
In the United States, a proposition is a question or statement about an issue of public policy which appears on a voting paper so that people can vote for or against it.
例:Vote Yes on Proposition 136, but No on Propositions 129, 133 and 134.对第136号修正案投赞成票,但对第129号、133号和134号修正案投反对票。

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提议;建议;提案
A proposition is an offer or a suggestion that someone makes to you, usually concerning some work or business that you might be able to do together.
例:You came to see me at my office the other day with a business proposition...几天前你带着一份商业提案来我的办公室见我。
例:I want to make you a proposition.我想给你提一个建议。

VERB
向…提出下流的要求;向…提出猥亵的要求
If someone who you do not know very well propositions you, they suggest that you have sex with them.
例:He had allegedly tried to proposition a colleague.据说他曾试图向一名同事求欢。
变形
third:propositions~done:propositioned~pl:propositions~adj:propositional~ing:propositioning~past:propositioned~

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