| 单词 | unpredictable |
| 释义 | unpredictable (ʌnprɪdɪktəbəl ) adjective B2 If you describe someone or something as unpredictable, you mean that you cannot tell what they are going to do or how they are going to behave. He is utterly unpredictable. ...Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather. Synonyms: extraordinary, erratic, changeable, variable unpredictably adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] Monthly costs can rise or fall unpredictably. ...her son's unpredictably violent behavior to others. unpredictability (ʌnprɪdɪktəbɪlɪti ) uncountable noun [oft with poss] ...the unpredictability of the weather. [+ of] ...a reputation for unpredictability. Collocations: a bit unpredictable It speaks to us of life-sapping conformity: we prefer things a bit unpredictable and rough around the edges (or 'destroyed', as fashion editors say). Times, Sunday Times It's a bit unpredictable but it's just another way of doing things. Times, Sunday Times Because detective hours are a bit unpredictable and the stability of uniform provides a better 'work/life balance'. Times, Sunday Times The ability to be a bit unpredictable. The Sun Her occasionally unpredictable behaviour reveals a purposelessness in her existence. Times, Sunday Times The doctor said he had obsessive compulsive disorder and was prone to unpredictable behaviour. The Sun Road accidents involving horses are not always the result of a rider's or motorist's lack of concentration or a horse's unpredictable behaviour. Times, Sunday Times He was tied to a bed for most of the next 21 years because of his unpredictable behaviour. The Sun That chequered background could well be the key to his unpredictable behaviour — and his power on the pitch. Times, Sunday Times It would cause unpredictable currents, they said. Times,Sunday Times Crossing times are largely determined by the strong and sometimes unpredictable currents that operate in the strait. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, due to the estuary there are unpredictable currents at this end of the beach. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The narrow channels of the straits and the unpredictable currents, tides, and winds were constant hazards, especially to sailing vessels; steam-powered vessels had an easier passage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The legend told of a large monster that lived in the lake, and as it moved it would create dangerous and unpredictable currents, which could easily capsize a canoe. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A deprived, fraught and unpredictable environment reinforces any damage. Times,Sunday Times Does it require working in an unpredictable environment? Times, Sunday Times This may have prepared the offspring for coping with an unpredictable environment... Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A highly unpredictable environment can also lead to plasticity, in which individual organisms can shift along the spectrum of r-selected vs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Simply, inducible defences cause variations in the defence constituents of a plant, thereby making the plant a more unpredictable environment for insect herbivores. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That's the doctrine that has just sent us charging over a cliff into an unpredictable future. Times, Sunday Times It's unthinkable to risk all this and plunge ourselves into an uncertain and unpredictable future. Times, Sunday Times The unpredictable future success stories will all need it. Times, Sunday Times The late night votes, intrusive workload and unpredictable future are not easy for parents to juggle with sports days, school plays and bedtime stories. Times, Sunday Times It was an extraordinary, unpredictable outcome overlaid with fear that the worst could happen. Times, Sunday Times But the jitters are there for a good reason: default, or otherwise, will depend on the unpredictable outcome of a huge political fight that has only just begun. Times, Sunday Times Stories are four histories with the unpredictable outcome, four genres of cinema: absurdist comedy, social satire, thriller, melodrama. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But within that artificial world are myriad relations between pieces, which are manipulated by players subject to human frailties, and whose decisions have unpredictable outcomes. Times, Sunday Times But the generals also follow a long tyrannical tradition: throughout history dictators have tended to put their faith in the occult, with unpredictable outcomes. Times, Sunday Times I am terrified of birds - they have a very unpredictable pattern of movement. The Sun Those who have to puzzle over unpredictable patterns of adult behaviour may be anxious, diffident and unhappy. Times, Sunday Times The researchers suggested that the failures might have been down to unpredictable patterns of genes being turned on and off while the embryos were formed. Times, Sunday Times These verbs create unpredictable patterns of dative morphology assignment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now we know these simple equations can have unpredictable results, which means we cannot predict anything. Times, Sunday Times Searching for, and caring about, what the local community wants yields unpredictable results. Times, Sunday Times This could theoretically enable people to try to make changes to people's personalities, such as improving intelligence or physique, with unpredictable results that would persist across generations. Times, Sunday Times In other languages, doing so may yield unpredictable results. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, with each new clone errors appeared in the genetic material, leading to unpredictable results. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The capsule wardrobe has no answer for unpredictable weather, laundry cycles or your mood on any given morning. Times, Sunday Times Sales are also worryingly at the mercy of our unpredictable weather. Times, Sunday Times Builders also have to take into account unpredictable weather. Times, Sunday Times And sufficiently unpredictable weather to be worth talking about, unlike in many countries. Times, Sunday Times Each morning, anxious inmates checked on the unpredictable weather, as each season brought its own torment. The Times Literary Supplement The days are getting longer but it's a funny time of year weatherwise with unpredictable wind chills. Times, Sunday Times They said all windows must be sealed because of noise pollution and unpredictable wind pressures and temperatures, relying on ducted ventilation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With moving air as an additional factor, unpredictable winds can add an equally unpredictable horizontal velocity to a descending spacecraft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The planes run into unpredictable winds, fine dust storms and extreme changes in temperature. canada.com Furthermore, the lack of a roof can result in relatively strong and unpredictable winds inside the stadium. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even when he chases a stolen tanker into a dark tunnel and leaps subway trains in pursuit of the hijacker, the result is utterly unpredictable. Times, Sunday Times (2015) But with sport, it's utterly unpredictable. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The risk of regional and global conflict over coming decades is utterly unpredictable. The Sun (2006) They have such an illustrious team but they are still utterly unpredictable. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The only away game of this period is at Gloucester who are eighth and utterly unpredictable. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Yes, the weather can be wildly unpredictable. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But over the past five years they have become wildly unpredictable. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It is not just that the batsmen are struggling with the wildly unpredictable bounce. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Translations: Chinese: 不可预测的 Japanese: 予測できない |
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