| 单词 | presence of mind |
| 释义 | presence of mind noun[U] approvinguk/ˌprez.əns əv ˈmaɪnd/us/ˌprez.əns əv ˈmaɪnd/C2 theabilityto make gooddecisionsand toactquicklyandcalmlyin adifficultsituationor anemergency: 镇定自若，处变不惊When thegunmencame into thebank, shehadthepresenceofmindtopressthealarm.持枪歹徒闯进银行时，她沉着冷静地按下了警报器。 Intelligence
presence of mind| American Dictionarypresence of mind noun[U] us/ˈprez·əns əv ˈmɑɪnd/theabilityto make gooddecisionsand toactquicklyin adifficultsituation Examplesofpresence of mindpresence of mind He had thepresenceofmindor the good sense to leave the water there, and lo and behold! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He would have lost a hand but for his ownpresenceofmind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was thwarted by the vigilance of the guards, and their courage andpresenceofmindprevented a serious loss of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Not every female has thepresenceofmindor coolness in a crisis to deal with these situations and something definitely needs to be done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He showed courage,presenceofmind, and leadership of a high order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many more would have died but for thepresenceofmindof the station staff, police, fire fighters ambulance staff, doctors and nurses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The headmaster, with greatpresenceofmind, told her gravely that she was clearly earning more than he was. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The 1998 budget has been undertaken with greatpresenceofmind. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English He said that he would describe subsidiarity as a "presenceofmind"on the basis that it"cannot be defined". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Fortunately, the bus driver had thepresenceofmindto get his passengers off the bus and no one was injured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to congratulate them on the coolness and courage they showed and theirpresenceofmindall through these operations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will take several years of training and the development of their own judgment andpresenceofmindbefore they can. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that the bus driver had thepresenceofmindto get the people off the bus. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What is better than thepresenceofmindin a railway accident. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They would not have thepresenceofmindto follow the example of my constituent, who tells me that he recorded the account of the conversation in police officer's fashion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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