| 单词 | sector |
| 释义 | sector (sektəʳ ) Word forms: sectors 1. countable noun A particular sector of a country's economy is the part connected with that specified type of industry. ...the nation's manufacturing sector. ...the service sector of the Hong Kong economy. Synonyms: part, division, branch, category 2. See also private sector, public sector 3. countable noun A sector of a large group is a smaller group which is part of it. The poorest sector of the population tends to be disproportionately affected by a recession. [+ of] 4. countable noun A sector is an area of a city or country which is controlled by a military force. Officers were going to retake sectors of the city. [+ of] Synonyms: area, part, region, district 5. countable noun A sector is a part of a circle which is formed when you draw two straight lines from the centre of the circle to the edge. [technical] Collocations: automotive sector The company derives about a third of its sales from the automotive sector. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We need more students studying engineering to fill the shortage in the automotive sector. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The West Midlands region may have ceded its dominant position in the automotive sector to Eastern Europe and Asia, but it remains a stronghold of car manufacturing. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He said that, ideally, the banking sector should be made up of more, smaller participants that specialised in different activities. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The Treasury Committee continued its inquiry into competition and choice in the banking sector. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He stresses the centrality of the banking sector and net exports to economic recovery. Times, Sunday Times (2012) And there are 200,000 openings for work in Britain's growing care sector. The Sun (2010) Millions of low-paid workers in retail, hospitality and the care sector will benefit. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Health, public services and care sectors showed the largest increases, with a 50 per cent rise. The Sun (2015) He now works in the charitable sector. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Online giving sites have transformed the charitable sector. Times, Sunday Times (2009) There's a real risk that the good name of the charitable sector is going to be damaged by these kind of tactics. The Sun (2015) There is a strong and thriving Muslim charity sector. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He also continued a proactive role within the charity sector, rescuing numerous charities. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Breaking into the charity sector is tough - but canny staff have found a new route. The Sun (2011) The reality is the work they do is unwanted in the commercial sector. The Sun (2011) I spoke to not just the defence industry but also the wider commercial sector, from hoteliers to oil rig builders. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It's easily conceivable that people in the commercial sector will buy into this before long. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The grocery sector is already extremely competitive. Times, Sunday Times (2007) t's a fast moving, highly competitive sector and our staff need to be entrepreneurial. The Sun (2016) In the competitive world of fashion, there is no sector more fiercely competitive than the denim sector. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Health and safety is a high priority in the construction sector. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The construction sector accounts for 18 per cent of the country's economy. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Encouraging the construction sector is one of the ways to lift employment quickly. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Businesses are losing access to much-needed skills, and our education sector is being held back. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The Government has been encouraging another sort of mentoring relationship in the education sector, by asking universities to partner academy schools. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The higher education sector is doing its part in delivering a valuable student experience. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The UK depends on the engineering sector for one fifth of GDP. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Education and the lack of skills in key engineering sectors was one of the big concerns. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The firm provides support services to the marine, defence, rail and engineering sectors. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I feel this is the best time to enter the financial sector. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But more Kuwaiti women are entering the business sector. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Many people choosing to enter the sector are students who can fit jobs around their studies. The Sun (2012) But I hope that we can substantially expand the charitable sector of our economies. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The manufacturing sector expanded in July for the 14th consecutive month. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It is the only expanding sector of the fashion industry worldwide - thus, I suppose, Kids Fashion Week. Times, Sunday Times (2013) My point is that the financial sector is not competitive. Times, Sunday Times (2016) These tougher sanctions would cover oil and gas investment and the financial sector. Times, Sunday Times (2007) And he said there was still not enough money from the financial sector to breathe new life into small and medium-sized enterprises. The Sun (2015) In some London postcodes the supermarket chain claims to control 9 % of the grocery sector. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Overall, sales in the grocery sector dropped by 0.2 per cent in the period compared with last year. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The dusty department store chain has become the newest entrant in Britain's competitive grocery sector. Times, Sunday Times (2015) With government plans to expand free childcare, nurseries are a growing sector taking on more school-leavers. The Sun (2015) They constitute a huge obstacle to moving workers from stagnant to potentially growing sectors of the economy. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Property, construction, leisure, hospitality and automotive are the fastest growing sectors. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Up to 40,000 European jobs, mainly in the high-tech sector, depend on the project going ahead. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The key learning from the high-tech sector is, no form of arithmetic solves this problem. LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE, REVISED EDITION (2002) The Engineering Employers' Federation reports a strong revival for high-tech sectors, particularly electronics. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A slowdown in the housing sector is expected to weaken US consumer demand in the months ahead. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The housing sector's effect on the economy is not the only unknown. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He is involved in the UK's residential and social housing sectors. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The new organisation would oversee both the NHS and the independent sector. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Many who attack the independent sector have themselves benefited from it. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It will also have an effect on the independent sector, where it's increasingly hard to make dramas. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The industrial sector makes up about a sixth of the economy. The Sun (2013) But the output of the broader industrial sector rose by 0.5 per cent. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The move adds to growing concern in the US's industrial sector that low gas prices will not last. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The plans are further evidence of the strength of London's insurance sector. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The car insurance sector has proved adept at changing. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The US Treasury is said to be particularly concerned about the ability of the insurance sector to buy bonds. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There is good news from at least three key sectors: energy, housing and consumers. Times, Sunday Times (2012) No one wants to see labour shortages in key sectors. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The modernising of key sectors enabled France to compete successfully with West Germany. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994) As some areas of the British leisure sector blossom, others continue to struggle. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The leisure sector has proved a good barometer of economic conditions. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Elsewhere, the leisure sector is battling the effects of the wet weather last month. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The US manufacturing sector grew for the first time in 19 months in August. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The move is a major boost for our flagging manufacturing sector. The Sun (2016) America's manufacturing sector is slowing down, with sagging car sales a particular drag. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The mining sector has been hammered by a collapse in commodities prices. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The mining sector as a whole rose as a collapsing dollar boosted precious metals prices. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The boom is the result of a disparity between supply and demand in the mining sector. Times, Sunday Times (2007) For example, winter temperatures increase sales of cold remedies in the pharmaceutical sector. Times, Sunday Times (2016) She is one of the most senior women in the global pharmaceutical sector, an industry where she has spent her entire career. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The deal is one of the most expensive acquisitions in the pharmaceutical sector for years. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Figures published by the retail sector have suggested that it was a disappointing month for most of the high street. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Other parts of the retail sector embraced new technology to help to promote and sell their products years ago. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Any colour as long as it's pink: has the retail sector found its feminine side? Times, Sunday Times (2009) His ideas had a big impact on retail design as the sector boomed in the 1950s and 1960s. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The city has a booming infrastructure sector, as well as opportunities in green mobility and clean technology. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Britain's official statistics are failing to capture the impact of Britain's booming self-employed sector. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Every sector of society has a vested interest in meeting this challenge. ST All forms of democracy require true accountability and engagement between governments and every other sector of society. ST We've got to find a national campaign, coupled with real products and useful tools, that can help each sector of society protect themselves. Times, Sunday Times There has been an undoubted and unmistakable liberalization that has affected not just the economy, but every sector of society. The Times Literary Supplement As the sector of society most ill-equipped to afford the fiscal consequences of uncertainty, students set to return to privately rented accommodation later this year are in a difficult position. Times,Sunday Times I would think it extremely unlikely that the government could be persuaded to introduce any further regulation of a specific sector such as the internet. Times, Sunday Times The fact that some specific sector of the public at large might, like the claimant's witnesses, have special additional information enabling them to identify a third party was not relevant. Times, Sunday Times It also allows for specialization that can increase depth of knowledge in a specific sector or segment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many industry experts are encouraging job seekers to concentrate on industry specific sector sites. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are also mutual funds specializing in speculative trading (i.e. hedge funds), a specific sector, or cross-border investments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The lobbyists for the steel sector could be in danger of overdramatisation when they talk of an industry haemorrhaging and on lifesupport. Times, Sunday Times If we say we don't need the steel sector, how far down the supply chain do we go? Times, Sunday Times Any decision to reopen the plant would require an improvement in the global steel sector. Times, Sunday Times Removing national protection of the steel sector, after all, was one of the key driving forces in the establishment of the common market. Times, Sunday Times Sentiment in manufacturing has hit a six-year low, and forecasts for next year have been revised down, after a torrid period in the country's crisis-hit steel sector. Times, Sunday Times Big pharmaceutical and consumer goods companies have begun to target the sector. Times, Sunday Times Insurgents are targeting the sector. Times, Sunday Times Digital businesses are the most popular, with one in five targeting this sector. The Sun The technology sector is also expected to shrink. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The software company was once regarded as the brightest prospect in the British technology sector. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Demand for social media stocks has yet to feed into the wider technology sector. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Bristol also has a thriving creative sector. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Other thriving sectors include IT, financial and business services, and business process outsourcing. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Norway has no foreign debt, minimal unemployment and inflation and a thriving technology sector. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They achieve this primarily by ensuring the skills requirements of the various sectors of industry are identified, and that the appropriate skills are readily available. ST These people would be drawn from various sectors of society. ST Companies also liaise with various sectors of the larger community. Times, Sunday Times The president says that interest in new investments has increased significantly in various sectors over the past twelve months. Times, Sunday Times Another 30 are representatives of various sectors such as manufacturers, the medical profession and finance. Times, Sunday Times But they can do more to give vital sectors like manufacturing a fighting chance. The Sun Vital sectors such as automotive and aerospace, which continue to employ many thousands here, have used these supply chains as the foundation for global success. Times, Sunday Times Some armour was added as well in the vital sectors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cost of decarbonising the whole sector has been pitched at between $1.4 trillion and $1.9 trillion. Times,Sunday Times But if the whole sector chooses this path, the entire economy - and therefore the banks themselves - will end up in a much worse shape. Times, Sunday Times The uncertainty has cast a pall over a whole sector, from research academics to the bosses of international pharmaceutical companies. Times, Sunday Times It upgraded the whole sector yesterday, urging investors to take advantage of a 20 per cent fall in building stocks in the past three months. The Sun Certainly the smaller sorts of gifts matter: donations, membership and charitable trading still produce around half of the income of the whole sector. Times, Sunday Times Demand for social media stocks has yet to feed into the wider technology sector. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I spoke to not just the defence industry but also the wider commercial sector, from hoteliers to oil rig builders. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The NHS recognises that without social care funding both the NHS and wider care sector will suffer. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 领域 Japanese: 部門 |
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