| 单词 | cross-section |
| 释义 | cross-section also cross section Word forms: cross-sections 1. countable noun If you refer to a cross-section of particular things or people, you mean a group of them that you think is typical or representative of all of them. I was surprised at the cross-section of people there. [+ of] It is good that there is a wide cross-section of sport on television. [+ of] 2. countable noun [oft in NOUN] A cross-section of an object is what you would see if you could cut straight through the middle of it. ...a cross-section of an airplane. [+ of] The hall is square in cross-section. Collocations: cross-section of society Its hierarchy consisted of a cross-section of society including businessmen, sales representatives, a coal merchant, a lawyer, an attorney, a technical instructor and a mayor. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We now recruit from a broader cross-section of society. The Sun (2010) It would help a broad cross-section of society. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It shows around 300 outstanding objects, which represent a cross-section of the various parts of the collection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The studio audience for the programme was made up of 20 individuals, who were specially selected to represent a cross-section of society. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Typically, these polygons represent the cross-sections of polygonal, typically hexangonal joints, called columnar jointing, that formed as the result of the cooling of basaltic lava. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are 34 buildings in the district, predominantly residential and representing a cross-section of architectural styles from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Professional people, business people, and a wide cross-section of suburban families make up the congregation. Christianity Today And, as if that were not enough, a stamp duty surcharge introduced in 2016, which targets landlords and second-home buyers, has arbitrarily penalised a wide cross-section of property owners. Times,Sunday Times It has a mansard roof and measures 158 feet long and 54 feet wide, with an 86 feet long and 50 feet wide cross-section. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A key feature of these seminars was the wide cross-section of industries represented, thus providing outstanding technology transfer opportunities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today, as a day school, it comprises students from a wide cross-section of the community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 典型 Japanese: 代表例 |
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