centralizing
present participle ofcentralize
| 单词 | centralizing |
| 释义 | centralizing present participle ofcentralize centralize verb[T] (UKalsocentralise)uk/ˈsen.trə.laɪz/us/ˈsen.trə.laɪz/toremoveauthorityin asystem,company,country, etc. fromlocalplacesto onecentralplaceso that thewholesystem, etc. is undercentralcontrol: Payment ofbillsis now centralized(=organizedat oneplaceinsteadof several). Synonym concentrate Opposite decentralize Managing and organizing
Examplesofcentralizingcentralizing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In a society gifted at generalisation, endowed with powerful ^centralizingstrategies, the historian moves in the direction of the frontiers of great regions already exploited. From theCambridge English Corpus In such a system, tension betweencentralizingand centrifugal tendencies was inevitable. From theCambridge English Corpus There is ongoing public discussion aboutcentralizingthe healthcare system to make it more efficient and to enforce structural reforms. From theCambridge English Corpus Issues of economic austerity and handling international pressure were bothcentralizing. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, local tax collectors, or percepteurs, initially selected by the mayors, were appointed directly by the government aftercentralizingreforms in 1802-4. From theCambridge English Corpus Aftercentralizingthe well, the next scene provides a zoom in the specified well. From theCambridge English Corpus There iscentralizingand raising, and there is raising and backing, as well as, of course, more standard low productions. From theCambridge English Corpus Firstly, there has been a strong trend towardscentralizingtreatment options by merging hospitals and departments into 'function-bearing units'. From theCambridge English Corpus He uses very little of the secondary literature that would provide a locally oriented and diversified balance to hiscentralizingthesis. From theCambridge English Corpus Information technologies, whatever else their impact, do make for a more efficient means ofcentralizingand creating greater efficiency within political and bureaucratic structures. From theCambridge English Corpus In spite of allcentralizingand moralizing tendencies, civic liberties were successfully defended, even in a highly contested area like public houses. From theCambridge English Corpus Early colonial rule reinforced thecentralizinginterests of limbo heads by introducing the formal office of village headman, without greatly intervening in the concentric settlement structure. From theCambridge English Corpus Calling entirely on national governments to move toward stricter control contributes to the trend of reducing institutional richness at all levels andcentralizingpower in national governments. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, these ethno-nationalist movements must be seen primarily as the e^orts of regional elites and their followers to achieve greater autonomy and democratic structures in a new,centralizingstate. From theCambridge English Corpus This was invariably due to their hosting multiplecentralizingfunctions and services, ranging from administrative and other governmental activities and offices, to the concentration of elite residence and cultural institutions. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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