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单词 deposition
释义
deposition
noun
uk
/ˌdep.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌdep.əˈzɪʃ.ən/

depositionnoun(STATEMENT)

[C]lawspecialized
aformalwrittenstatementmade or used in alawcourt:
证言；书面证词
Before thecourtcase, we had tofile/givea deposition.开庭之前我们必须提供书面证词。
Ourlawyertooka deposition from us.律师从我们这里取走了书面证词。
asworndeposition经过宣誓的证言
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Official documents
  • accounts
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  • aleatory
  • annal
  • apostille
  • certify
  • driving licence
  • free pass
  • get-out clause
  • Green Paper
  • Hansard
  • id
  • proceedings
  • pt
  • PTO
  • recertification
  • recertify
  • recharter
  • renewable
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depositionnoun(REMOVAL)

[U]formal
theactofremovingsomeoneimportantfrom apowerfulposition:
罢免，免职，下台
Crowdscelebratedthe dictator's deposition.人们欢聚在一起庆祝独裁者下台。
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Firing staff
  • axe
  • be out onyourearidiom
  • castsomeoneadriftidiom
  • chop
  • constructive dismissal
  • decertification
  • get the pushidiom
  • givesomeonethe heave-hoidiom
  • heave-ho
  • invalidsomeoneout
  • laysomeoneoff
  • relieve
  • removal
  • remove
  • retire
  • rightsize
  • rightsizing
  • sack
  • terminate
  • termination
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depositionnoun(LEAVING STH)

[CorU]geology,sciencespecialized
theformingof alayerof asubstancesuch assoilorrock, or thelayerthat isformed:
In thestreambedyou canfindsmall,roundedcalcitepebblesformedby the deposition oflayeruponlayerofcalciuminsolution.
There is a deposition ofmineralsfrom thehot, hydrousfluidswithin the Earth'scrust.
[CorU]formal
theactofdepositing(=leaving)somethingsomewhere, or thesubstance,object, etc. that isleft:
Archaeologists havenotedritualdepositions ofmetalobjectssuch ascoinsorbronzevesselsinriversandmarshes.
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  • They areresearchingthegenesthatplayarolein the deposition offatin thebody.
  • Watericecloudsforminplanets' mesospheres byvapourdeposition atlowpressuresandtemperatures.
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  • hoodoo
  • interbed
  • Jurassic
  • karst
  • Mesozoic
  • plate tectonics
  • pyroclastic
  • Quaternary
  • sedimentation
  • selenologist
  • tectonic
  • the rock cycle
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Placing and positioning an object
(Definition ofdepositionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
deposition
noun
uk
/ˌdep.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌdep.əˈzɪʃ.ən/

depositionnoun(STATEMENT)

[C]lawspecialized
aformalwrittenstatementmade or used in alawcourt
证言；书面证词
Before thecourtcase, we had tofile/givea deposition.开庭之前我们必须提供书面证词。
Ourlawyertooka deposition from us.律师从我们这里取走了书面证词。
asworndeposition经过宣誓的证言

depositionnoun(REMOVAL)

[U]formal
theactofremovingsomeoneimportantfrom apowerfulposition
罢免，免职，下台
Crowdscelebratedthe dictator's deposition.人们欢聚在一起庆祝独裁者下台。

depositionnoun(LAYER)

[U]geologyspecialized
theformationof alayerof asubstancesuch assoilorrock, or thesubstancethatformsthelayer
沉淀，沉积

deposition| American Dictionary

deposition
noun
us
/ˌdep·əˈzɪʃ·ən,ˌdi·pə-/

depositionnoun(STATEMENT)

[C]law
aformalwrittenstatementby awitnessin alegalmatter

depositionnoun(CHANGE)

[U]chemistry
aprocessin which agaschangesto asolidwithout firstbecomingaliquid

depositionnoun(SUBSTANCE)

[C/U]earth science
theprocessby whichsolidmaterials, such asearthandrock, areaddedtograduallyby theactionofwindorwater, or thestructureresultingfrom thisprocess
(Definition ofdepositionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

deposition| Business English

deposition
noun[C]
LAW
uk
/ˌdepəˈzɪʃən/us
astatementmade by someone to say that something istrueand used in acourtoflaw:
give/make a deposition
say/state/testify sth in a depositionMrsGordon said in a deposition that shesignedtheloanguaranteeat her husband'srequest.
(Definition ofdepositionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeposition

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Such depositions are thus seen as ' psychic documents which recount particular predicaments ' (p. 201).
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Experts, however, did not examine patients, but based their opinion on depositions interpreted according to medical knowledge.
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However, the occupational status of over a third of the male litigants in cases for which depositions survive nonetheless remains unidentifiable.
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The closeness with which she reads these depositions is particularly striking.
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Furthermore, general patterns can be distinguished in the locations of these ritual depositions that may offer insight into the mythical geography of the landscape.
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The formation of rock strata from sandy sediments under the influence of high pressures exerted by later depositions is one such example.
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The authenticity and truthfulness of the depositions has been the subject of historical debate from the seventeenth century to the twentieth century.
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However, the evidence is suggestive, particularly given the fact that the depositions were intended to document rebel crimes not their efforts to assist or protect settlers.
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Interrogatories, depositions, and requirements to produce copies of documents such as medical records provide very effective means for a defendant to determine the severity of plaintiff's injury.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Increasing attention is also paid to the study of ritual depositions, being the context par excellence in which the basic ideas and values of a cultural group find their expression.
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The doctor-patient relationship and malpractice: lessons from plaintiff depositions.
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The decisive point, however, is that this information is not markedly different in content from the depositions and confessions subsequently given by captured thugs-be it in 1810 or 1829.
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Infestation by the psyllid may result in the death of the plant, but most often results in defoliation and growth of sooty mould on the depositions of honeydew.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The point of view and sphere of understanding one finds in the approver depositions and interviews, belonged to men from very different social and geographic backgrounds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The coroner's depositions in the inquest have still not arrived in this country.
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