decommissioning
present participle ofdecommission
| 单词 | decommissioning |
| 释义 | decommissioning present participle ofdecommission decommission verb[T] uk/ˌdiː.kəˈmɪʃ.ən/us/ˌdiː.kəˈmɪʃ.ən/to takeequipmentorweaponsout of use: Thegovernmenthasdecidedto decommission twobattleships. It wouldcost$300 million to decommission thenuclearinstallation. Providing weapons or taking weapons away
Examplesofdecommissioningdecommissioning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Without effective vessel resale markets ordecommissioninggrants fishing incomes can fall to very low levels before participants leave the fishery. From theCambridge English Corpus This, we are told, involves adecommissioningscheme costing £80 million. From theCambridge English Corpus Thedecommissioningof nuclear reactors is now an ongoing operation throughout the world as useful and safe lifespan comes to an end. From theCambridge English Corpus Vesseldecommissioning, as required by effort reduction programs, would inflict a huge loss on fishery owners. From theCambridge English Corpus Removing the boats with the highest capacity first would involve the minimumdecommissioning(in terms of boat numbers) and leave the largest fleet size that could take the target catch. From theCambridge English Corpus As far as other countries are concerned, we all recognise that the problem ofdecommissioningis not a local or even a national one but a global concern. From theCambridge English Corpus Having agreed the rules of procedure and agenda for the opening plenary the talks are now addressing the issue ofdecommissioning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Calculations that have been made indicate that there is advantage in allowing radioactivity to decay beforedecommissioningis undertaken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is unsustainable because of problems withdecommissioningnuclear power stations and disposing of wastes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some people want to treatdecommissioningas a matter that can simply be pre-emptively imposed on the paramilitaries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The first is for the paramilitaries to make a start todecommissioningbefore all-party negotiations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that we must address thedecommissioningissue across the board, and that includes loyalist paramilitaries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, we hope that the loyalist paramilitaries will respond bydecommissioningarms themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Self-evidently the best way to generate the necessary confidence is for the paramilitaries to make a start to thedecommissioningprocess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is instructive to remember that this time last year the talks participants were still deadlocked on thedecommissioningquestion. 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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