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单词 contingent
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contingent
noun[C,+ sing/pl verb]
uk
/kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/us
/kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/
agroupofpeoplerepresentinganorganizationorcountry, or apartof amilitaryforce:
（代表某一组织或国家的）代表团；（军队的）分遣队，小分队
TheFrenchcontingentcertainlymadetheirpresenceknownat this year'sconference.法国代表团在今年的会议上确实表现出众。
alargecontingent ofvoluntarysoldiers一支由志愿兵组成的庞大分遣队
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Groups of people
contingent
adjective
formal
uk
/kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/us
/kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/
contingent on/uponsomething
dependingon somethingelsein thefutureinordertohappen:
视…而定的；因…而变的；取决于…的
Outdooractivitiesare, asever, contingent on theweather.室外活动从来都只能依天气而定。
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(Definition ofcontingentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

contingent| American Dictionary

contingent
noun[C]
us
/kənˈtɪn·dʒənt/

contingentnoun[C](GROUP)

agroupofpeoplerepresentinganorganizationorcountry, or apartof amilitaryforce:
Theconservativecontingentwalkedout of theconventionwhentheirplanwasrejected.
contingent
adjective
us
/kənˈtɪn·dʒənt/

contingentadjective(DEPENDING)

dependingon orinfluencedby somethingelse:
Buying the newhousewas contingent onsellingtheoldone.
(Definition ofcontingentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

contingent| Business English

contingent
adjective
uk
/kənˈtɪndʒənt/us
dependingon somethingelsein thefutureinordertohappen:
contingent on/upon sthThecontractis contingent onapprovalby the Board of Trustees.
(Definition ofcontingentfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontingent

contingent
First, one might hold that pairs of corresponding ' will ' and ' will-not ' propositions about future contingents are neither true nor false.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, ' will ' and ' will-not ' propositions about future contingents are said to be neither true nor false.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In so doing, the supervaluationist approach undermines the assumption that ' will ' and 'will not ' are contradictories, which in turn undermines the motivation for denying bivalence for future contingents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Although the percentage of right parties has no statistically significant influence for changes in total spending, legislatures with larger right-wing contingents are more likely to increase old-age pension expenditures.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Identifying the ethnic groups under study occasioned a silly sense of obligation to note that the selection ' does not signify the denial of the relevance of other contingents ' (p. 151).
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the days when it was the primary scientific institution have passed, because the scientific research contingents of other institutions have caught up in quality and quantity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Within a matter of days, not weeks, there were contingents, numbering several thousand, from many different countries.
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I think it has shown that the system of national contingents does not work.
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I think that we are right in taking the view that peace-keeping should be based on the supply of national contingents.
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The number of school contingents in the officers' training corps at its inception was 120 and is now 165.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Most other contributors have agreed to reinforce their contingents.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The provision of more detailed information on individual contingents would involve disproportionate cost and effort.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The senior and junior officers' training corps contingents were instituted in 1908; the cadet corps were first officially recognised in 1910.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Agreement in principle has now been reached on the selection of seven further national contingents.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Several contingents have been so supplied with instructors with very satisfactory results.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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