| 单词 | dimension |
| 释义 | dimension (daɪmenʃən , dɪ- ) Word forms: dimensions 1. countable noun B2 A particular dimension of something is a particular aspect of it. There is a political dimension to the accusations. This adds a new dimension to our work. Synonyms: aspect, side, feature, angle 2. plural noun B2 If you talk about the dimensions of a situation or problem, you are talking about its extent and size. He considers the dimensions of the problem. The dimensions of the market collapse were certainly not anticipated. 3. countable noun [usually plural] B2 A dimension is a measurement such as length, width, or height. If you talk about the dimensions of an object or place, you are referring to its size and proportions. Drilling will continue on the site to assess the dimensions of the new oilfield. [+ of] I don't think it would spoil the dimensions of the room. ...the grandiose dimensions of the building. 4. countable noun In mathematics and science, dimension is used in describing spatial concepts such as points, lines, and solids. 5. See also fourth dimension Collocations: emotional dimension But there was a keenly developed emotional dimension to the performance as well. Times, Sunday Times We intuit that our bond with them possesses some emotional dimension. Times, Sunday Times But compared to countless straight weddings there was an extra emotional dimension. Times, Sunday Times But it's become a problem, and one with an emotional dimension. Times, Sunday Times But he could, in his account, find no room for the emotional dimension of aesthetic experience, other than in the form of those emotions that are implicated in moral agency. The Times Literary Supplement Indeed, some might argue that the essential dimension of risk has been removed from the experience. Times, Sunday Times Two particularly clear biblical examples highlight this essential dimension of marriage. Christianity Today Basically, essential dimension measures the complexity of algebraic structures via their fields of definition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So what price now for foreign policy with an ethical dimension? Times, Sunday Times This week we'll return to the ethical dimension of our faith and discover deep hope. Christianity Today In the end, what clinched my plan to embark on a year of fashion-rationing was the ethical dimension. Times, Sunday Times That will require simplicity in the system, certainty that it will deliver some minimum return, and an ethical dimension to the actions of politicians, companies and asset managers. Times, Sunday Times Given what he describes as 'the awful things that have been happening overseas, and factories that aren't really fit for purpose', local manufacture also has an ethical dimension. Times, Sunday Times You may want to road-test the bed in-store before buying, but you can save time by checking availability and exact dimensions online. Times, Sunday Times With outfits stitched to your exact dimensions by skilled artisans, a clever couturier will mask your flaws and lavish everything in a layer of light-reflecting crystals. Times, Sunday Times She knows the exact dimensions that a face needs to be beautiful - and just how far short of that physical ideal her own falls. Times, Sunday Times The plan and exact dimensions of the temple have been heavily debated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The profile of the beams was gleaned from the shadowy remains on the plaster walls of the exact dimensions of the roof trusses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The property was to be constructed on a chassis (so it could be transported easily) and the external dimensions were set at 4m by 10m. Times, Sunday Times Up to a maximum of 150 sq metres may be changed, but must not result in an increase to the external dimensions of the building. Times, Sunday Times The external dimensions of the packing cases were identical so no adapter was needed for the smaller rockets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The external dimensions of the mausoleum are 5.8 x 6.0 metres, but the internal dimensions are 5.0 x 5.0 metres. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The external dimensions of the car are 3.47mft 1 long, 1.25mft 1 wide and 1.10mft 1 tall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's time for change and if the arguments listed above are insufficient, there's an extra dimension for 2008. Times, Sunday Times Like all speakers, he hopes to provide an extra dimension to each cruise. Times, Sunday Times It only works as an extra dimension to land or sea warfare. Times, Sunday Times He's strong and quick and has brought an extra dimension to our game. Times, Sunday Times It gave him an extra dimension, making him threatening even on a slow, low pitch where the advantages of his height and speed were negated. Times, Sunday Times But he's also a storyteller who understands the human dimension. Times,Sunday Times Government, even at its most transparent and high-minded, should not be blind to the human dimension. Times, Sunday Times They may not be the most glamorous club, or the one who play the most captivating football, but they have a human dimension. Times, Sunday Times With water stress come crises in public health, including disease, poor sanitation and malnutrition, and climate change takes on a very human dimension. Times, Sunday Times The human dimension - judgments not statistics - proved decisive. Times, Sunday Times Let me tell you something about an important dimension of martyrdom: stolen martyrdom. Christianity Today But when we cling to reductionist views about marriage-as if these things can be ideally pursued outside marriage-we miss another important dimension of marriage: covenant, a relationship forged by commitment. Christianity Today Computer-based mapping has also become an important dimension of restorative work, as has computer modeling. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two important dimensions of cognitive infocommunications are the mode of communication and the type of communication. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The added moral dimension puts sin in a completely different category from blunders. Christianity Today These arguments have an added moral dimension: it's not just about individual needs any more. Times, Sunday Times We expect sport to have a moral dimension. Times, Sunday Times His style developed to introduce a powerful moral dimension in books about nuclear fission, space travel and the prospects of encountering civilisations in other parts of the universe. Times,Sunday Times Both were solid detective stories, but also unmistakably serious works of literature with a strong sense of place, a clear moral dimension and frequent glimpses of the author's own enthusiasms. Times, Sunday Times He might never adapt to the multiple dimensions of the 15-a-side game. Times, Sunday Times Instead, political rifts are proliferating across multiple dimensions. Times, Sunday Times They were diverse across multiple dimensions. Times,Sunday Times His mastery has multiple dimensions. Times, Sunday Times These concepts describe symmetrical properties of shapes in multiple dimensions and helped to bridge the old-fashioned classical geometry with the more au courant and applied algebraic side of the discipline. Globe and Mail I'd love that, it'd add a new dimension to the show. The Sun And this year, the addition of a powerful exoskeleton suit brings a new dimension to the flow of the fights. The Sun How have you found the experience of adding this new dimension to your career? The Sun My advice to him would be to add a new dimension to his game. The Sun The new dimension of all-weather trials has added another imponderable. The Sun The first section has a dramatic personal dimension. The Times Literary Supplement The great solo singer-songwriters bring a deeply personal dimension to their performances. Times, Sunday Times The personal dimension of the book contributes to its readability and vitality. The Times Literary Supplement There has often been a personal dimension to these rows. Times, Sunday Times No matter how genuine some of the grievances, the personal dimension of this debate among former referees should not be underestimated. Times, Sunday Times People differ on a personality dimension called locus of control. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It may also be defined as a continuous aspect of personality, representing scores on different personality dimensions found throughout the population in varying combinations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Personality dimensions: an overview of modern trait psychology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When you put the ball in the opposition's penalty area and you fight for it, a physical dimension takes over. Times, Sunday Times As he points out, many of us are living less and less in a physical dimension. Times, Sunday Times Mechanical methods require a tunable resonator such as an absorption wavemeter, which has a known relation between a physical dimension and frequency. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition to the physical dimension, the spiritual dimension should be emphasized. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Normally, however, the term refers to processes whose products are much longer in one physical dimension than in the other two. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's now taken on a political dimension to it. Times, Sunday Times Without a political dimension, our war effort will be in vain. Times, Sunday Times State officials have issued mendacious denials of any political dimension to the row. Times, Sunday Times There was also a sinister, political dimension to existentialism. Times, Sunday Times But two extraordinary things happened, both adding a political dimension to what has until now been a deeply personal event. Times, Sunday Times But what was striking was the emphasis they placed on the psychological dimension of dependency. Times, Sunday Times But her work has a tense psychological dimension that was new in art. Times, Sunday Times He considers the point's psychological dimension. Times, Sunday Times This milestone represents the introduction of the human psychological dimension to spacecraft design. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Reviewers express admiration for the novel's suspense, a plot twist involving an unreliable narrator, its psychological dimension, and its examination of a marriage that has become corrosive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the book moves towards its end, the religious dimension, always present, becomes more insistent and intrusive. The Times Literary Supplement The religious dimension of 19th-century politics gave way to class identity and then, glacially during the 20th century, the link between class and voting intention declined. Times, Sunday Times He detects an existentially uncompromising religious dimension in the paintings. The Times Literary Supplement The storyline also has a strong religious dimension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her later poetry were filled of awareness of death and has a deepened religious dimension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was a deep moral and social dimension to it all. Times, Sunday Times Try persuading her to join you in a group class with a social dimension, such as yoga, dance or military fitness. Times, Sunday Times Replacing the board and the public company with faceless financial investors has a social dimension. Times, Sunday Times Businesses are there for profits; they have no intrinsic social dimension. Times, Sunday Times As well as the security of professional support, flotilla sailing offers a social dimension that you don't get if you go it alone. Times, Sunday Times The addition of a second spatial dimension raises the possibility of showing local perturbations of the spatial geometry by local curvature in the sheet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The table gives results for wave propagation in one horizontal spatial dimension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Or the concept of a fourth spatial dimension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The protagonist describes the passing of time, and also treats it as if it were a spatial dimension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A simplified form of the equation describes acoustic waves in only one spatial dimension, while a more general form describes waves in three dimensions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many efforts to help people with their problems completely ignore the spiritual dimension. Christianity Today However, with the added impact of the spiritual dimension, the possibilities are greater. Christianity Today Greater understanding of the spiritual dimension to human life. The Sun The battle for survival takes on a spiritual dimension. Times, Sunday Times He also expressed his belief in a spiritual dimension of military life. Times, Sunday Times What would happen to the geometry of music were it to include time, and why has music theory in general such difficulty incorporating rhythmic and temporal dimensions? The Times Literary Supplement Higher doses often cause intense and fundamental alterations of sensory perception, such as synesthesia or the experience of additional spatial or temporal dimensions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was long thought that the spatial and temporal dimensions were different in nature and independent of one another. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The script featured various visual and thematic elements to delineate the three primary sub-plots in both spatial and temporal dimensions, connected through the protagonist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They all see a vertical dimension of love and thought and thus the potential for ecstasy. The Times Literary Supplement The horizontal dimension represents body symmetry and the vertical dimension represents time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This vertical dimension refers to the fact that individuals vary in their state and trait levels of spiritual purity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The third scene layers everyone in the vertical dimension with a stilt dancer and a wind band in six levels, forming a gigantic face. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These words form a catena because they are linked together in the vertical dimension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 尺寸 Japanese: 寸法 |
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