| 单词 | credible |
| 释义 | credible (kredɪbəl ) 1. adjective Credible means able to be trusted or believed. Her claims seem credible to many. [+ to] To maintain a credible threat of intervention, we have to maintain a credible alliance. credibly (kredɪbli ) graded adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] Ministers can equally credibly claim that the opposition is to blame. 2. adjective A credible candidate, policy, or system, for example, is one that appears to have a chance of being successful. Mr Robertson would be a credible candidate. The challenge before the opposition is to offer credible alternative policies for the future. credibly graded adverb [ADVERB with verb] He was the only figure who could credibly run the country. Collocations: credible account No credible account, however, can fail to mention it at all. Times,Sunday Times To salvage a credible account for the record will require at least nine months more. Times, Sunday Times Police say they now have 'a credible account' of where it came from. Times, Sunday Times It was bound with blue rope and police also say they now have a 'credible account' of where it came from. The Sun There are even credible accounts of gas chambers where chemical experiments are conducted on prison inmates. Times, Sunday Times More than that, in his prime he had a credible claim to be the world's strongest man. Times, Sunday Times With a height of approximately 113 m it has a credible claim to be the world's tallest lighthouse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There have been no credible claims of responsibility. Houston Chronicle In a written statement, it said it was 'committed to investigating all credible claims properly'. Times, Sunday Times His lawyers have argued that his injuries and incarceration make it almost impossible to mount a credible defence. Times, Sunday Times In the case of young defendants, where there was clear evidence that the youth had a credible defence of duress, the case should be discontinued on evidential grounds. Times, Sunday Times Against a player playing fair the computer could put up a credible defence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both cases are part of what the regulator has called its 'credible deterrence' policy. Times, Sunday Times But we must also invest in building credible deterrence. Times, Sunday Times Only rebalancing our nuclear arsenal, together with strengthening our high readiness air and land forces, would provide credible deterrence. Times, Sunday Times Credible deterrence needs to be cost effective, claims the report. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After all, a party with structures in disarray will be in no position to mount a credible election campaign, whatever its resources. ST As fpr the possibilities of a peaceful and credible election process? Outlook India Foreign governments have made a peaceful and credible election a condition for lifting sanctions and providing financial support. Times, Sunday Times Responsibility for ensuring credible elections also rests with the parties, however. Times, Sunday Times True democracy goes way beyond credible elections. ST I suppose that's just me finished as a credible force in journalism. Times, Sunday Times But it takes decades to build, train and integrate man and machine into a credible force. Times, Sunday Times In the end the squaddies on the ground will suffer because politicians want to show they've got muscle - but they won't spend enough to build a credible force. The Sun For the first time since confederation they became a credible force in forming government. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yesterday's dig drew a blank but police said they were acting on 'credible information'. The Sun We therefore have to provide more accurate and credible information. Times, Sunday Times Instead of taking the lead in providing credible information he instantly fell behind the pace of events. Smithsonian Mag After months of not knowing where they were being held, we received credible information about their location. The Sun Security officials say they have received 'credible information' that rebels have been planting parts of another aircraft at the crash scene. Times, Sunday Times We know that the police do a tough and difficult job, mostly very well, and that they have to act on credible intelligence. Times, Sunday Times It said that the police would order the streets to be cleared on the basis of 'credible intelligence' of a serious threat of disorder. Times, Sunday Times Still, officials said there was no specific, credible intelligence indicating an attack was likely. canada.com For the country to prosper it needs a stable government and a credible opposition able to contribute to the debate. The Sun But above all, it should demonstrate that democracy works best with a credible opposition. Times, Sunday Times The country urgently needs a credible opposition. Times,Sunday Times Democracy needs a healthy, credible opposition. The Sun She has not faced credible opposition since, and has been reelected eight more times by an average of 77 percent of the vote. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Of course, nationalisation was the right decision - and indeed was the only credible option from the very start of this disaster. Times, Sunday Times But they now have a credible option. The Sun Nevertheless, it's a credible option. Times, Sunday Times City sources see five credible options. Times, Sunday Times Follow up on every credible report. Globe and Mail Credible reports have emerged, despite systematic censorship, detailing the army's extraordinary brutality. Times, Sunday Times There are credible reports from these nightmarish institutions of chemical experiments being conducted on political prisoners. Times, Sunday Times There had been 'credible reports that foreign elements were using the compounds as hideouts'. Times, Sunday Times Unconfirmed, quite credible reports suggest that extinction for the species came a little later. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has been checked out and seems a credible source. The Sun Is a memory card a credible source of infection? Times, Sunday Times A credible source must tell us if they are a threat. The Sun Nobody any longer finds him a credible source. The Times Literary Supplement I was taught about whales in school, a reasonably credible source. Globe and Mail Police said that there was no credible threat behind the calls, but they caused widespread disruption. Times, Sunday Times Local law chiefs insist there was 'no credible threat'. The Sun It means you will never be able to use credible threat. Times, Sunday Times But he was then well and truly winded by a sucker punch from his own players as they failed to mount a credible threat. The Sun Officials called it a 'credible threat' — but serious doubts later emerged. The Sun In just 10 or 20 pages, the story writer must, like the novelist, create the illusion of a whole and entirely credible world. Times, Sunday Times I find this entirely credible. Times, Sunday Times Alternatively, it's feasible, if not entirely credible, that you've managed to accidentally pack five pairs of heavysoled brogues for your week in the sun — again. Times, Sunday Times This lends a rock-solid sense of authenticity, and the other actors give entirely credible performances as well. Times, Sunday Times But the novel doesn't quite work - the plot has many inconsistencies, the characters aren't entirely credible, the narrative voice strives too hard for effect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Others, most notably the officials who dismissed testimonies from some highly credible whistleblowers, were said to be rather less ecstatic. Times,Sunday Times Those who have interviewed him insist that he came across as highly credible. Times, Sunday Times They were a highly credible threat. The Sun Existing working groups have developed highly credible track records effecting conservation outcomes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 可信的 Japanese: 信用できる |
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