| 单词 | certain |
| 释义 | 1. being sure2. referring and indicating amount certain (sɜːʳtən ) being sure 1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJ that/wh] B1 If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it. She's absolutely certain she's going to make it in the world. We are not certain whether the appendix had already burst or not. It wasn't a balloon–I'm certain of that. [+ of] Synonyms: sure, convinced, positive, confident 2. adjective [oft ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] B1+ If you say that something is certain to happen, you mean that it will definitely happen. However, the scheme is certain to meet opposition from fishermen's leaders. It's not certain they'll accept the Front's candidate if he wins. Brazil need to beat Uruguay to be certain of a place in the finals. [+ of] The Prime Minister is heading for certain defeat if he forces a vote. Victory looked certain. 3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1 If you say that something is certain, you firmly believe that it is true, or have definite knowledge about it. One thing is certain, both have the utmost respect for each other. It is certain that Rodney arrived the previous day. Synonyms: known, true, positive, plain 4. graded adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 If you have certain knowledge, you know that a particular thing is true. He had been there four times to my certain knowledge. 5. for certain phrase B2 If you know something for certain, you have no doubt at all about it. She couldn't know what time he'd go, or even for certain that he'd go at all. Hill had to find out for certain. 6. make certain phrase B1 If you make certain that something is the way you want or expect it to be, you take action to ensure that it is. Firstly, they must make certain that their pension needs are adequately catered for. To make extra certain, a police helicopter kept watch from the skies. certain (sɜːʳtən ) referring and indicating amount 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 You use certain to indicate that you are referring to one particular thing, person, or group, although you are not saying exactly which it is. There will be certain people who'll say 'I told you so!' You owe a certain person a sum of money. Leaflets have been air dropped telling people to leave certain areas. 2. quantifier When you refer to certain of a group of people or things, you are referring to some particular members of that group. [formal] They'll have to give up completely on certain of their studies. [+ of] 3. adjective You can use a certain before the name of a person in order to indicate that you do not know the person or anything else about them. She managed to arrange for them to be hidden in the house of a certain Father Boduen. 4. adjective You use a certain to indicate that something such as a quality or condition exists, and often to suggest that it is not great in amount or degree. That was the very reason why he felt a certain bitterness. There is a certain impatience among some of the soldiers. I received a certain amount of sympathy immediately after the attack. Collocations: certain characteristics But they do have certain characteristics in common. Times, Sunday Times To give plastics certain characteristics like toughness, flexibility or color, certain chemicals are added which from strong bonds with the monomers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They will use data to work out how to help patients who share certain characteristics. Times, Sunday Times The researchers in this area have also shown that certain characteristics thought to be essential for entrepreneurship are, in fact, not that relevant. Times, Sunday Times Are we created by our parenting, or are we born with certain characteristics? Times, Sunday Times But because it comes across as being childlike, it has a certain charm. Times, Sunday Times But also, the new one has a certain charm. Times, Sunday Times Most critics hated the film, but it has a certain charm. Times, Sunday Times It had a certain charm that it doesn't now. Times, Sunday Times A ruin also holds a certain charm. Times, Sunday Times This will leave the choice between a cap on all excessive early exit fees and a flexible cap in certain circumstances. Times, Sunday Times Since the statements of science are inductive, they are in principle incapable of proof, though under certain circumstances they may be disproved. Christianity Today The new code includes a clause giving tenants the right, in certain circumstances, to switch tenancy agreements to a so-called market-rent-only option. Times, Sunday Times In certain circumstances, some people could face tax bills equivalent to twice their gross annual salary, and they will be expected to settle them immediately. Times, Sunday Times A world where in certain circumstances, light behaves like a wave, and in others like a particle. Christianity Today It all added up to another certain defeat, didn't it? The Sun In the face of certain defeat the government have pulled the business for today but the business will return and so will this important amendment. Times, Sunday Times Together they turned certain defeat into the narrowest of victories. The Sun Then, from the jaws of seemingly certain defeat, the home fires were rekindled. Times, Sunday Times My filibuster prevented certain defeat for the bill. Globe and Mail But the naturalistic mixture of toughness and vulnerability, dashed with a certain irony and everyday banality, was to prove a winning formula. Times, Sunday Times There was a certain irony in the timing of the announcement. Times, Sunday Times In the discussion that ensued, some wondered if there wasn't a certain irony to hundreds of lonely people finding company online, yet in remaining alone. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps, but there was a certain irony here. ST Traditionalists see a certain irony in all this. Times, Sunday Times There's a classicism to it, a dressiness, a certain kind of quaintness, despite the contemporary edge. Times, Sunday Times (2017) He was an ignorant fellow as far as book-learning went, but there was a lively intelligence there, of a certain kind. TESTIMONIES (2001) The humble gilet has become the wardrobe staple for a certain kind of woman. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Looking at fish biology made a certain kind of evolutionary sense. Smithsonian Mag (2017) To pursue a certain kind of fame is to invite people into your life. Times, Sunday Times (2013) That's why sunset clauses to time-limit dual-class shares or remove them when a founder's holding drops below a certain level are needed. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Under this system muggle-born wizards could spontaneously emerge when the repeats passed a certain level. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Above a certain level you get into the law of diminishing returns. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The 'suspect everyone' mantra has a certain logic. Times, Sunday Times Although there's a certain logic: you rip someone's reputation to pieces and get it wrong, you pay. Times, Sunday Times Once that epithet had a certain logic, and also a certain sting. Times, Sunday Times And, on the surface of it, the idea of longer sentences has a certain logic. Times, Sunday Times The government campaign has a certain logic, she admits. Times, Sunday Times Intentional breeding for certain traits became a feature of the canine world, whereas previously it had been applied mainly to horses. Times, Sunday Times Although they might seem to occupy opposite ends of the cultural spectrum, classical dance and juggling share certain traits. Times, Sunday Times People who maintain a healthy body weight over their life tend to have certain traits in common around eating and meal times. The Sun And in a place such as that, you have to suspend certain traits. Times, Sunday Times These businesses have certain traits in common - particularly the ability to apply data and insights to enhance decision-making. Times,Sunday Times His qualities do indeed stick out a mile in this team but the control he brings is of a certain type. Times, Sunday Times (2018) It takes a certain type of person to cough up the price of a small car for a car stereo. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It's this hustle and bustle that appeals to a certain type of downsizer. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Alou was typical of a certain type of officer common in the Air Force. DALE BROWN'S DREAMLAND (5) STRIKE ZONE (2002) We consider algebras with a single 𝑛-ary operation and a certain type of associativity. 2009, 'Classification of All Associative Mono-n-ary Algebras with 2 Elements', International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences And since we know we can't use a mobile phone while driving because it's a distraction, we can be fairly certain, calculators aren't allowed either. Times, Sunday Times I'm also fairly certain you could drop a lighted match into a pinta and the match would simply go out. The Sun And there's another problem, because astronomers are fairly certain there are no planets of any kind orbiting it. The Sun It's fairly certain you won't know how to cook a thing by the end, but you will be ringing your local takeaway with some measure of salivating urgency. Times, Sunday Times I am also fairly certain that one has a reason not to buy mortgagebacked securities because doing so will make one worse off in the future. The Times Literary Supplement We all crave a fair, predictable world where we can be reasonably certain how a person will think, feel and behave. Times, Sunday Times And, even now, they are reasonably certain that the story will not prove all that damaging. Times, Sunday Times Some things are reasonably certain. Times, Sunday Times Still, some things are reasonably certain. Times, Sunday Times If he turns it down, he can be reasonably certain that no other big job will be offered. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 确定的 Japanese: 確信している |
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