| 单词 | independent |
| 释义 | independent (ɪndɪpendənt ) Word forms: independents 1. adjective B2 If one thing or person is independent of another, they are separate and not connected, so the first one is not affected or influenced by the second. Your questions should be independent of each other. [+ of] We're going independent from the university and setting up our own group. Two independent studies have been carried out. Synonyms: separate, unrelated, unconnected, unattached independently adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] B2 ...several people working independently in different areas of the world. The commission will operate independently of ministers. [+ of] 2. adjective B1+ If someone is independent, they do not need help or money from anyone else. Phil was now much more independent of his parents. [+ of] She would like to be financially independent. There were benefits to being a single independent woman. Synonyms: self-sufficient, free, liberated, unconventional independently adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB adjective/-ed] B1+ We aim to help students with disabilities to live and study independently. He is independently wealthy. Synonyms: separately, alone, solo, on your own 3. adjective B2 Independent countries and states are not ruled by other countries but have their own government. ...a fully independent state. Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975. [+ from] Synonyms: self-governing, free, autonomous, separated 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 An independent organization or other body is one that controls its own finances and operations, rather than being controlled by someone else. ...an independent television station. ...the Office of Government Ethics, an independent agency. ...a fully independent, not-for-profit organisation. 5. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An independent school does not receive money from the government or local council, but from the fees paid by its students' parents or from charities. [British] He taught chemistry at a leading independent school. Synonyms: private, public, private-sector, free-standing 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 An independent inquiry or opinion is one that involves people who are not connected with a particular situation, and should therefore be fair. The government ordered an independent inquiry into the affair. An independent opinion poll published today shows growing discontent with the government. 7. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 An independent politician is one who does not represent any political party. There's been a late surge of support for an independent candidate. ...the most powerful independent politician in France. An independent is an independent politician. ...Mr Brown has not ruled out the possibility of standing as an independent. Collocations: energy independent They now have so much natural gas they are energy independent. The Sun Additionally, there are also scramblase proteins that move phospholipids in both directions at the same time, down their concentration gradients in an energy independent manner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Contradictory forces in nature are found to have energy independent of each other, bringing them together simply unifies motion or energy already in existence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, an increase in oil prices in 2008 and a national desire to become more energy independent led to an increase in well drilling and oil exploration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The commission, an independent group of academics, politicians and educationalists, called the policy an experiment whose consequences would stretch for decades. Times, Sunday Times Thus insisted it was 'confident in its future as an independent group'. The Sun He revealed that at least one person was arrested in the explosion of anger and intimidation after he set up a new independent group. The Sun Here begin the minutes of a new independent group, as yet with no name. Times, Sunday Times It will require the industry to bear significant costs and hand important powers to an entirely independent group. Times, Sunday Times Human-rights groups are calling for an independent inquiry. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The Government is being urged to hold an independent inquiry into the alleged abuse. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The aid agency continues to demand an independent inquiry into the attack. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Yet an independent inquiry can run alongside such a process, not least in passing on any information to police. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Politicians and union bosses are demanding an independent inquiry. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He refuses to allow an independent investigation into alleged war crimes, or account for about 100,000 people who disappeared during the war. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Under the Act, investigators in an independent investigation have the powers of a police constable. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The independent investigation will focus on whether the pilot was the victim of a technical fault or human error. The Sun (2011) The narrow gauge railway, which opened more than ten years ago, was closed yesterday while an independent investigation is held. The Sun (2009) He said they were criminally negligent and corrupt and promised a comprehensive and independent investigation. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Within days the university finally took action, hiring an independent investigator. The Sun The hospital has now agreed to appoint a properly independent investigator. Times, Sunday Times In case of serious injury, the nature of the further inquiry necessary would depend on the facts discovered by the independent investigator. Times, Sunday Times A research fellow may act either as an independent investigator or under the supervision of a principal investigator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He resigned from his job as chief of security to work as an independent investigator over the next several months, helping people find what they had lost in the war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Certainly great advances have been made in the past 20 years: the rainbow nation has a liberal constitution, a free press and an independent judiciary. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But an independent judiciary should not be shy about answering ill-informed and damaging comments. Times, Sunday Times (2008) An independent judiciary is one of this country's great strengths. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Minority rights, an independent judiciary and a free press were established in Britain long before full universal suffrage arrived. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He first released the song on a tiny independent label in 1985 when it struggled to number 72 in the charts. Times, Sunday Times By the mid-1960s their chart success had dried up and the group drifted from one small independent label to another. Times, Sunday Times What a relief, then, to find an artist displaying his art on a small independent label, with repertoire selected after abundant musical thought and with little thought to fashion. Times, Sunday Times Rather than give in to their pressure for a more commercial sound, he gave back their money and released the album in its original form on a small independent label. The Sun It was released on a small independent label in both 12 vinyl and cassette tape formats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each student should also become an effective and independent learner by learning to accept responsibility for his or her learning outcomes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Creating independent learners and encouraging thinking skills are buzzwords in 21st-century education. Times, Sunday Times The system specifically focuses on reinforcing so called self-regulatory skills that promote both self monitoring and self assessment as one might expect of an independent learner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sixth-form students speak highly of the provision and are empowered to develop as increasingly independent learners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It helps students become independent learners and develop a disciplined work ethic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some villages will offer a flexible range of accommodation, from independent living to assisted living or a care home. Times, Sunday Times It should help to prepare all our young people for independent living. Times, Sunday Times The couple needed steady support from the agency's social workers through his childhood and as he progressed into more independent living as an adult. Times, Sunday Times She might go on like this for years, in her sheltered-housing flat, designed 'for independent living'. Times, Sunday Times There will be independent living homes and assisted living homes, where a menu of care options will be available. Times, Sunday Times The bank settled that and some other claims for $667 million - at the price of also being forced to bring in an independent monitor for two years to assess its systems. Times, Sunday Times As a part of the deal, the bank has been placed under the strict supervision of an independent monitor. Times, Sunday Times It was also forced to agree to install an independent monitor to oversee efforts to clean up its operations. Times, Sunday Times The court appointed an independent monitor to oversee implementation of these reforms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the close of the investigation an independent monitor was hired to assure proper governance and expenditures of the trust. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are plenty of small, independent nation states of a similar size or even smaller. Times, Sunday Times They did so in the hope that it signalled a fresh start as a sovereign and independent nation. The Sun The currency a newly independent nation adopts, having seceded from a unitary state, will powerfully affect its economic prospects and freedom of movement. Times, Sunday Times The ensuing turbulence would sap business confidence, creating havoc for the newly independent nation, economists have warned. Times, Sunday Times Nearly half their time as an independent nation has been under military rule. Times, Sunday Times We are an independent newspaper, moderate in temperament and liberal in outlook. Times, Sunday Times One would think an independent newspaper would seek more substantive grounds. ST It was an independent newspaper, and had a strong political message that was nationalistic but this was based on rational arguments and thinking. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From 1989 until 1991 it was published as an independent newspaper, and ceased in 1991. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has been locally owned by the same family for over 80 years, and claims to be the largest independent newspaper in the state. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The watchdog said that the live draw should have been conducted under the supervision of an independent observer. Times, Sunday Times Yet every independent observer who attended the trial had been shocked at the police conduct. Times, Sunday Times Furthermore, the diagnosis must be formulated in such a way that an independent observer can logically draw a conclusion based on the case history and findings. Times, Sunday Times An independent observer points out that the case did not become public until after the remains were found. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Likewise, there was no significant placebo effect in studies in which objective outcomes (such as blood pressure) were measured by an independent observer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He continued to work in the brokerage business as an independent operator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They decided in favour of an independent operator outside the chemical industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Smaller, independent operators were less likely to offer discounts. Times, Sunday Times Independent operators will be those who are free of any bias and who can recommend products from across the whole market. Times, Sunday Times Other trips and tours are offered at the ports and there are always taxis and independent operators waiting at the quayside. ST However, it also supported a proposal to introduce 'independent oversight' of the party's processes. Times, Sunday Times For that to happen there must be independent oversight of an independence referendum. Times, Sunday Times However, after months of discussions the industry has agreed to independent oversight of all the new policies so that progress can be objectively monitored. Times, Sunday Times The crackdown still relies on internal supervision by the party rather than independent oversight. Times, Sunday Times A source close to the situation acknowledged that the corporation needed to reform its outmoded practices and that there was not enough independent oversight of appointments. Times,Sunday Times It applied to run in the 1999 elections as an independent party, but pulled out before election day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Direct exports are goods and services that are sold to an independent party outside of the exporters home country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A complaint must be filed and reviewed by at least seven different staff members before a student can forward the complaint to an independent party. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was revived as an independent party in 2003, and won 1.9% of popular votes and 1 out of 72 seats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This did not mean that they either could continue to exist as independent parties or needed to do so. Times, Sunday Times Then he spent a couple of years as an independent producer. Times, Sunday Times But after two years he left to become an independent producer, a bold move since the studio system was still powerful. Times, Sunday Times He spent most of his 50-year movie career — spanning more than 40 films — as an independent producer, earning numerous awards. The Sun Three years ago it tried to offload the independent producer, but called off the auction after bids fell short of the rumoured 750m asking price. Times, Sunday Times The talks included a plan to combine their diamond operations, which they could keep inhouse or spin off as a big independent producer. Times, Sunday Times It suggests an independent provider charges an average of 243.94, less than half the 538.75 cost from a franchised dealer. The Sun He was rather in the category of an independent provider of services who was not in a relationship of subordination with the parties who received his services. Times, Sunday Times However, the cover tends to be as much as 280% more expensive with the lender rather than an independent provider. Times, Sunday Times This involves passing routine legal work - including document review in litigation and due diligence - to independent providers in low-cost locations. Times, Sunday Times Independent providers enjoy a range of advantages- the ability to tailor services to specific groups, closer integration into local communities and the freedom to innovate. Times, Sunday Times Fortunately, it was picked up by an independent publisher. Times,Sunday Times There was, instead, an intriguing novel by an author none of us had heard of from a small independent publisher. Times, Sunday Times For an independent publisher like us, the costs would be ruinous. Times, Sunday Times The company has built up a reputation as a leading independent publisher. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The publisher was founded as an independent publisher in 1990, providing technical databooks to the plastics industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rambling compound where he and his followers lived became a self-styled 'independent republic'. Times, Sunday Times The latter prevailed, and since the 1994 ceasefire it has functioned as a de-facto independent republic. Times, Sunday Times There was no police force, parliament or unified financial system in the self-proclaimed independent republic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After 1838 it was an independent republic and held regular elections. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Belvedere, like its neighbours, retreated into itself and in effect formed a little independent republic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Independent research shows that fire services that reflect their local population can help to save lives. Times, Sunday Times Independent research reveals that 86% of young people say they would participate so long as their friends could, too. Times, Sunday Times This seems to be backed up by independent research. Times, Sunday Times Not the usual marketing document masquerading as independent research, then. Times, Sunday Times Road maps that build consensus are important but are no substitute for rigorous independent research and evaluation. ST In it, an independent researcher uncovers a plot to falsify evidence in a world where the technology used to solve crimes has advanced. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was given a vague brief as an independent researcher and assigned the rank of private. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has, however, decisively influenced one recent independent researcher into the authorship heterodoxy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As an independent researcher and industry consultant, he developed programs for healthy living and pioneered concepts for dietary supplementation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each independent researcher then selects and answers questions when they are available. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Importantly, too, its traditional business as an independent retailer of mobile phone handsets continues to do well. Times, Sunday Times Yes, support the independent retailer; too many of our shopping centres are the same these days. Times, Sunday Times Rents have soared, forcing out many an independent retailer. Times, Sunday Times It has also gone back to its origins and 're-engaged' with its core independent retailer clients in a move that it said was driving sales again. Times, Sunday Times And second, how about reducing business rates for independent retailers? The Sun He's an independent spirit with an international reputation. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps if he had, he might have worked out in advance that an independent spirit joining such a restrictive institution wasn't going to end well. The Sun But the great satirists were loners, driven by an independent spirit of moral outrage. Times,Sunday Times Quirky, charming, influential, full of independent spirit and well worth a dust down for the now people of 2008. The Sun He was an independent spirit with a great sense of humour. Times, Sunday Times They even gave him an excuse: that it was not illegal to 'advocate the creation of an independent state'. The Sun The independent state prosecutor has this power, not the government. Times, Sunday Times It will eventually have one of the biggest concentrations of the independent state schools, alongside its famous public school. Times, Sunday Times By simply changing their assumptions, the two independent state institutions gave the chancellor the headroom to scale back his cuts. Times, Sunday Times Most see little prospect of either an independent state or improvements in their own lives. Times, Sunday Times It was the consequence of an independent streak that remained rock solid to the end. Times, Sunday Times Much as you enjoy the company of others, you have a fiercely independent streak. Times, Sunday Times But it was clear that she had a very independent streak, not just in her personal life, but professionally as well. Times, Sunday Times No one knows why, but the name stuck and people with a stubborn, independent streak became known as mavericks. Times, Sunday Times While you've a strong independent streak, when making decisions you always consider their impact on others. Times, Sunday Times No independent study, however, has confirmed those results. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, an independent study said the incinerators would probably run out of waste wood and would need to burn harvested trees. Times, Sunday Times Half said that they lacked the necessary independent study and research skills when they arrived. Times, Sunday Times Her fascinating little book makes a good framework for independent study and has a very useful bibliography. The Times Literary Supplement The study found many of them underestimated the difference between independent study and school homework. Times, Sunday Times The threat of an independent supplier from 2017 might be enough to bring the manufacturers to heel in providing cheaper engines. Times, Sunday Times The independent supplier confirmed that it was raising its standard dual fuel variable tariff prices from 820 to 1,060 a year. Times, Sunday Times We need a new independent supplier working from today's, not last year's, costs. Times, Sunday Times There has been particular concern over regular meetings between the 'big six' energy suppliers, from which smaller independent suppliers are understood to be excluded. Times, Sunday Times This was a rating far better than most independent suppliers. Times, Sunday Times She was an independent thinker and a great reader, and proved a wonderful match for his conversational fireworks. Times, Sunday Times In my mind this makes him a courageous independent thinker and his beliefs should be respected. Times, Sunday Times Guest was an outspoken, independent thinker and relatively unmoved by fluctuations in fame and attention. Times, Sunday Times Stubborn, determined and an independent thinker, he did not pander to executives whom he thought were stifling innovation. Times, Sunday Times What's the difference between being autonomous and being a strong, independent thinker? Christianity Today If you are an independent traveller, knowing your consumer rights will go a long way to ensuring that you do not lose out financially. Times, Sunday Times A walking break designed for the independent traveller might be more up your street. The Sun He enjoyed photography and gardening and was a keen independent traveller. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, independent travellers still planning to book directly with hotels are being advised to be cautious. Times, Sunday Times Savvy, independent travellers who live for their city breaks. Times, Sunday Times I also look forward to independent verification - or not - of the claims made by companies that sell us green products. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Given that so much is now riding on good-looking official mpg figures, surely the time has arrived for some independent verification of such claims. Times, Sunday Times (2008) No news was given of any plans to allow independent verification. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Regionally, the rise of the independent voter was even more apparent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But with the rise of the independent voter and no realigning election, scholars developed the theory of the dealigning election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An independent voter can hand-pick a candidate based upon their positions on various issues rather than on their political party. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Polling shows he has lost ground with independent voters, however. Times, Sunday Times His real base - independent voters and the media - was first wowed and then woke up. Times, Sunday Times I'm proud of them, for all their maddening limitations, because they allow me to lead a largely independent life. Times, Sunday Times A new generation of operators, at all levels, rode the wave of financial expansion, a rapidly growing source of wealth largely independent from what industry was actually producing. Times, Sunday Times However, the band took this transition period as an opportunity to start in new directions musically, going largely independent and releasing on smaller experimental labels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Modularity implies that different cognitive faculties may be largely independent of one another, and thus develop according to quite different timetables. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His drawings, both formal studies and caricatures, are largely independent of his pictorial work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was a time of political ferment in the newly independent country. Times, Sunday Times The currency a newly independent nation adopts, having seceded from a unitary state, will powerfully affect its economic prospects and freedom of movement. Times, Sunday Times The ensuing turbulence would sap business confidence, creating havoc for the newly independent nation, economists have warned. Times, Sunday Times A ruse to keep us trapped indefinitely and hobble us as a newly independent trading nation. The Sun We want only what any dispassionate observer would expect of a newly independent nation. The Sun As he usefully reminds us, it wasn't until the nineteenth century that a commercially supported, politically independent, fully staffed, mass-produced press came into being. The Times Literary Supplement Such sneering criticism has the great advantage of making the critic seem intellectual and substantial, as well as politically independent. Times, Sunday Times From our very first paper, 44 years ago, we have always remained politically independent. The Sun It would be run by a single politically independent trust-based board. Times, Sunday Times In truth, only an authoritative and politically independent inquiry can ensure faith in the administration. Times, Sunday Times It has happened elsewhere, where the rulings of the supposedly independent structure of the law have been perceived as pandering to those with political power. ST Our politicians hide behind supposedly independent 'pay review' bodies, denying the inevitably political nature of public sector settlements. Times, Sunday Times The supposedly independent accountant even advised the scheme's new sponsor to withhold information because it 'may not help the case' for the deal. Times, Sunday Times Now only the façade remains; there are elections, and a supposedly independent judiciary. The Times Literary Supplement I have since been through four police investigations and five supposedly independent inquiries that have dominated my life for two decades. Times, Sunday Times I remember well the sad demise of this system, when many of the schools had to become totally independent. Times,Sunday Times It needs to be better regulated by a new and totally independent body, including some of those wronged in recent scandals. The Sun While some customers wanted totally independent advice, others wanted the reassurance of a major branded network, which would be accountable in the event of anything going wrong. Times, Sunday Times He also had a totally independent mind. Times, Sunday Times So - yep, totally independent, totally free of bias. The Sun He always pays his way and stays anonymously, so you are guaranteed a truly independent voice. The Sun Together, they have strived to stop this country becoming truly independent once more. The Sun There needs to be a full public inquiry headed by someone truly independent from the police, law enforcement and the legal profession. The Sun A country that cannot control its own borders cannot be truly independent. The Sun To avoid any potential conflict of interest, logic would dictate that superstar footballers pay for truly independent medical opinion. Times, Sunday Times Accepted that a regulatory body wholly independent of the press 'might not be so dreadful'. Times, Sunday Times The investigation will have to be fully transparent, wholly independent, thorough, and as ruthless as the perpetrators who have covered up the truth. Times,Sunday Times He was always wholly independent in his opinions, though never pressing them hard on anybody. Times, Sunday Times The theoretical concept of the citizen wholly independent of the state has long passed. Times, Sunday Times Exercise of the prerogative powers was, by contrast, wholly independent of anything which the individual was willing or unwilling to do. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 独立的 Japanese: 独立した |
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