单词 | contingency |
释义 | contingency (kəntɪndʒənsi ) Word forms: contingencies 1. variable noun A contingency is something that might happen in the future. [formal] I need to examine all possible contingencies. Synonyms: possibility, happening, chance, event 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A contingency plan or measure is one that is intended to be used if a possible situation actually occurs. [formal] We have contingency plans. Collocations: contingency arrangements She said that these contingency arrangements would be confirmed with schools this month. Times,Sunday Times In fact the contingency arrangements we had in place worked well. Times, Sunday Times Although this was the first riot we had faced for some years, we had well-tested contingency arrangements in place. Times, Sunday Times It says officials have failed to put in place detailed contingency arrangements to deal with the risk of delays in switching over to the new system. Times, Sunday Times A dismal concept borrowed from banking, such wills set out contingency arrangements for the orderly transition of clients and contracts in the event of a calamitous failure. Times, Sunday Times This contingency operation validated critical procedures for deployment, particularly the off loading of equipment from floating prepositioning ships and its distribution to arriving soldiers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Flew contingency operation, humanitarian airlift missions, and exercises worldwide, 1992. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They supported combat and contingency operations around the globe, with greater than 70 percent of the command and control, support group, and aircraft deployed simultaneously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During contingency operations, the group forward-deploys to facilitate air and support operations for varied missions, ranging from humanitarian airlift to presidential support. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since 1973 the 709th has trained for and flown airlift missions, participating in exercises and global humanitarian and contingency operations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 可能发生的事, 应变的 Japanese: 不測事態, 緊急に備えた |
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