单词 | propose |
释义 | propose (prəpoʊz ) Word forms: proposes , proposing , proposed 1. verb B2 If you propose something such as a plan or an idea, you suggest it for people to think about and decide upon. Britain is about to propose changes to some institutions. [VERB noun/verb-ing] It was George who first proposed that we dry clothes in that locker. [VERB that] Synonyms: put forward, present, suggest, advance 2. verb B2 If you propose to do something, you intend to do it. It's still far from clear what action the government proposes to take over the affair. [VERB to-infinitive] And where do you propose building such a huge thing? [VERB verb-ing] 3. verb B2 If you propose a theory or an explanation, you state that it is possibly or probably true, because it fits in with the evidence that you have considered. [formal] This highlights a problem faced by people proposing theories of ball lightning. [VERB noun] Newton proposed that heavenly and terrestrial motion could be unified with the idea of gravity. [VERB that] 4. verb If you propose a motion for debate, or a candidate for election, you begin the debate or the election procedure by formally stating your support for that motion or candidate. She was a pioneer in proposing that women should be able to control their own fertility. [VERB that] I asked Robin Balfour and Derek Haig to propose and second me. [VERB noun] proposer Word forms: proposers countable noun ...Mr Ian Murch, the proposer of the motion. 5. verb If you propose a toast to someone or something, you ask people to drink a toast to them. Usually the bride's father proposes a toast to the health of the bride and groom. [VERB noun] 6. verb B2 If you propose to someone, or propose marriage to them, you ask them to marry you. He had proposed to Isabel the day after taking his seat in Parliament. [VERB + to] Collocations: propose a reduction He did propose a reduction in the state income tax rate that the legislature rejected. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We have, therefore, reviewed resource levels in our services business and are now proposing a reduction of around 850 roles. Times, Sunday Times It proposes a reduction in the number of hospitals carrying out these increasingly complex operations, from 11 to about seven. Times, Sunday Times They proposed a reduction in the number of units by the amalgamation of existing authorities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These dates were considered considerably too high by scholars, who proposed a reduction of half a millennium each. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He proposed a referendum for a 1% property tax hike later in the same year, with the revenues to be targeted toward public transit improvements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2010 a local committee proposed a referendum for reunification. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Recognizing that a parliament dominated by the major parties might fail to implement a sweeping reform of this sort, the commission also proposed a referendum on the issue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Low-cost airlines, mobile phone companies and estate agents face being taken to court over the fairness of hidden charges under reforms proposed today. Times, Sunday Times Hundreds of thousands more people could be entitled to council tax benefit under reforms proposed by council chiefs. Times, Sunday Times Yet his report on regulatory reforms proposed an overhaul of remuneration. Times, Sunday Times The government has proposed a reform of the libel laws, but media lawyers say the new regime would not necessarily provide the required legal protection on a similar story. Times, Sunday Times The remedies proposed by politicians and commentators are not without precedent, he says. Times, Sunday Times Some concern about below-cost selling and price-flexing expressed, but no remedies proposed. Times, Sunday Times But it all leads to the financial crisis, and the remedies proposed to ensure that it can never happen again. Times, Sunday Times But there's another side to the ledger, and the remedies proposed by economic nationalists will entrench the bad side-effects. Times, Sunday Times However, the remedies proposed fall far short of the overhaul of the industry that campaigners were hoping to see. Times, Sunday Times The commission had proposed the rule after a two-year inquiry into the grocery sector. Times, Sunday Times The commission proposed a rule requiring public utility transmission providers to allow renewable power producers to schedule transmission service in 15-minute intervals instead of the current one-hour scheduling procedure. Times, Sunday Times At one point it proposed a rule prohibiting mandatory arbitration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scheme proposed a 245-bed four-star hotel, a two-screen cinema, 33 flats and four restaurants and was due to be finished by this summer. Times, Sunday Times The scheme proposes up to 5,000 homes. Times, Sunday Times In addition to this, she proposes a scheme to build affordable homes and to give communities the means to bring unused buildings back into use. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scheme proposed to use a large amount of public money to construct the hall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The winning scheme proposed an excavation of the site by volunteers, gradually creating a surface relief. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His new budget proposes a tax on some international mergers, retroactive to 1962. Times, Sunday Times And let me reassure you: we will be proposing a tax switch, not a tax rise. Times, Sunday Times It also proposed a tax on vacant land to promote the use of empty properties. Times, Sunday Times Instead, he proposed the tax on pension contributions above 40,000 for everyone, regardless of income. Times, Sunday Times Each time one of us takes a drink, the others have to drink as well and propose a toast. Times, Sunday Times I was to propose the toast on behalf of his guests. Times, Sunday Times On one occasion, he was present at a students' party, and tried to propose a toast for the old professors, and was rudely interrupted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I proposed a toast to his continued wellbeing. Times, Sunday Times In the party of the ceremony, the elder people sit in the middle and the youths will dance around the elders and propose a toast with the elders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Any authority proposing an increase above the 2 per cent threshold has to put its proposal to residents via an expensive local referendum. Times, Sunday Times The only reason she proposed an increase was because she did not get enough money last year, she added. Times, Sunday Times He said that any authority that proposed an increase of more than 5 per cent would risk being capped, including the 12 police authorities who have already defied this limit. Times, Sunday Times I, for one, have proposed an increase in the cigarette sales tax. Houston Chronicle In fall of 2007 the school proposed an increase in tuition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He must prove it by prioritising the proposed regulations. ST Scientists and non-governmental organisations this week said the proposed regulations were too lenient. ST Additionally, 'a large proportion' disagreed with the position on teaching about alternative lifestyles as set out in the proposed regulations. Times, Sunday Times The proposed regulations address this common problem. Christianity Today The proposed regulations are open to public comment before they become law. canada.com But the additional seven spatial dimensions that string theory proposes are not limitless - they curl up and fold back on themselves. Times, Sunday Times Entitlement theory proposes that poverty and famines occur because people lose their entitlement to live a productive life. Times, Sunday Times Further, conflict theory proposes that crime could be largely eliminated if the structure of society were to be changed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Symbolic threat theory proposes that intergroup bias and conflict result from conflicting ideals, not from perceived competition or opposing goals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The theory proposes that standpoints exert huge effect on how people's perceptions change from one thing to another. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 提议 Japanese: 提案する |
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