| 单词 | individual |
| 释义 | individual (ɪndɪvɪdʒuəl ) Word forms: individuals 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1 Individual means relating to one person or thing, rather than to a large group. They wait for the group to decide rather than making individual decisions. Aid to individual countries would be linked to progress towards democracy. Divide the vegetables among four individual dishes. Synonyms: separate, single, independent, isolated individually adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] B2 ...cheeses which come in individually wrapped segments. There are 96 pieces and they are worth, individually and collectively, a lot of money. Synonyms: separately, independently, singly, one by one 2. countable noun B2 An individual is a person. ...anonymous individuals who are doing good things within our community. ...the rights and responsibilities of the individual. A child's awareness of being an individual grows in stages during the pre-school years. Synonyms: person, being, human, party [informal] 3. adjective If you describe someone or something as individual, you mean that you admire them because they are very unusual and do not try to imitate other people or things. [approval] It was really all part of her very individual personality. The language is highly individual. Synonyms: unique, different, special, original Collocations: individual initiative We have gone from individual initiative to collective responsibility. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Thereafter, the free enterprise system would protect the public from exploitation without destroying individual initiative and opportunity. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995) It is a challenge that the world will be heavily reliant on businesses, technology and individual initiative to solve. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Collectively we economists need to find some way of getting our messages across that goes beyond reliance on individual institutions. Times, Sunday Times It addresses market-wide convulsions rather than the woes of individual institutions, so use of it should carry less stigma. Times, Sunday Times This may have the effect of curbing the growth in tests set by individual institutions. Times, Sunday Times Individual institutions will certainly have to show collective self-restraint. The Times Literary Supplement Applications should be made direct to individual institutions. Times, Sunday Times These problems may have been exacerbated by the legacy of a troubled merger, an overweening individual investor and a mediocre management, but they are structural. Times, Sunday Times Is there a surge in individual investor participation in the markets? Globe and Mail It also detected a manipulative trading pattern by an individual investor to create artificial demand for the airline shares. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Widely hailed as a champion of the individual investor, he has been criticized for not pushing for tougher accounting rules. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Active management by an individual investor of core positions generally underperforms passive management after taxes and expenses in real return performance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Create a 'memory palace', a house full of objects, each of which you associate with an individual item. Times, Sunday Times Or pretend to be totally absorbed in each individual item, like a proper client? Times, Sunday Times Treat each bill as an individual item as and when it comes in and agree that the costs be split three ways. Times, Sunday Times The proven facts had to form a sufficient basis to sustain a finding of propensity but each individual item of evidence did not have to be proved. Times,Sunday Times It's when you fall in love with an individual item and don't think about the bigger picture. Times, Sunday Times A bit of elected authority passed to a parliament beyond national borders, to which the citizens of individual member states could never elect a majority. Times, Sunday Times Unincorporated associations, on the other hand, offer less protection for their members, because each individual member can be sued. Christianity Today Support, or lack of it, of the head of chambers could have a significant effect on the career of an individual member of chambers. Times, Sunday Times It may be well-intentioned but not what the individual member wants. Times, Sunday Times I'm better able to shepherd each individual member by knowing their stories. Christianity Today For the most psychologically dangerous prisoners, time and space are needed for treatment based on individual need. Times, Sunday Times Placements were long term and for up to 52 weeks a year, depending on individual need; 38 week placements were also available upon request. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The level of supportive services, such as case management and on-site medical care, varies based on individual need. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The use-value of a product therefore exists as a material reality vis-a-vis social needs regardless of the individual need of any particular person. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this phase, individual need for approval begins to diminish as the members examine their group's purpose and begin to set goals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now its musicians are older, with sleeker skills and a less individual personality. Times, Sunday Times They are a very likeable bunch, each with an individual personality, but fuelled by a collective gusto that spreads agreeably into the audience. Times, Sunday Times The explosion of online mapping, however, offers something even broader: a set of maps that combine to express individual personality. Times, Sunday Times He has a very intense and individual personality. Times, Sunday Times Interestingly, both bears and bulls often seem to be driven by their individual personality or psychology rather than economic events. Times, Sunday Times He devotes an entire chapter to the social sciences, arguing that by the end of the 1940s they had become fixated on an abstract notion of 'choice' and 'individual preference'. The Times Literary Supplement Continuity theory views both internal and external continuity as robust adaptive strategies that are supported by both individual preference and social sanctions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The particular deities worshipped are a matter of individual preference, although regional and family traditions can play a large part in influencing this choice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Arrow's book itself (p. 9) uses individual preference orderings rather than real-valued measures of preferences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bacon used for the meal can vary somewhat depending on individual preference. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Academics, whatever their political stripe, have a perfect individual right to enter that marketplace and sell themselves to the highest bidder. The Times Literary Supplement Recognizing an individual right of autonomy makes self-creation possible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although the decision was not unanimous, all justices endorsed an individual right viewpoint, but differed on the scope of that right. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Therefore, restrictions on legislators' voting can not infringe on the legislator's individual right to speech. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, this individual right could only be exercised by actively participating members of a functioning, organized state militia. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has the highest individual score (89), has scored the most fours (25) and hit ten sixes. Times, Sunday Times The highest individual score was 84 per cent. Times, Sunday Times It was the sixth-highest individual score in the history of county cricket. Times, Sunday Times Nor has there been an individual score of 150, for the first time in 18 years. Times, Sunday Times In both cases, the next highest individual score was ten. Times, Sunday Times Great piece of individual skill from the striker for the goal that settled the game. The Sun He's a game changer, he has the capacity to come up with an outstanding piece of individual skill to win games for his team. The Sun But neutrals would have thrilled to the individual skill involved from the fly-half. Times, Sunday Times This was all individual skill, a pick-up from behind the ruck and then, having decided to have a crack, he broke a tackle and saw daylight. Times, Sunday Times We saw a side brimming with strength, energy, pace, individual skill and swagger. The Sun It's an individual sport, but you can help each other and bounce ideas around. Times, Sunday Times Many people believe that it confounds the essence of tennis, diluting its significance as an individual sport. Times, Sunday Times But ultimately it's an individual sport and individual athletes need to make their own decisions. Times, Sunday Times As an individual sport, tennis probably stands alone in this respect. Times, Sunday Times It's an individual sport but there's more of a team spirit, which sends out a good vibe to the outside world and to potential sponsors. Times, Sunday Times That suggests in due course there should be healthy returns to be had from good individual stock selection. Times, Sunday Times The author of this 1973 classic argues against individual stock picks but nevertheless gives four rules for those who go ahead. Times, Sunday Times At times of irrational exuberance individual stock valuations can become even more absurd. Times, Sunday Times You would have to pay a broker fee and there may be a spread between the buying and selling price, as with any individual stock. Times, Sunday Times Participants in the stock market range from small individual stock investors to larger hedge fund traders investors, who can be based anywhere in the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Strike a balance, mixing antiques that reflect the age of your property with pieces that chime with your own individual style. Times, Sunday Times Mix and match to create your individual style. The Sun Your individual style gets you noticed and gives you a more exciting role to play at work. The Sun What didn't change, however, was their individual style; they were all oneoffs. Times, Sunday Times I put all these different styles in a pot and there was a certain alchemy that took place and it created my individual style. Times, Sunday Times He threw the former fly half's play book out the window and in doing so struck a massive blow for the individual talent. Times,Sunday Times They've too much individual talent and it's only when they sweat blood for each other that they have a chance. The Sun Preparation, discipline, a great captain, team spirit and individual talent were key to success. The Sun The major problem in a team undoubtedly full of exquisite individual talent appears to be a lack of good old-fashioned heft. Times, Sunday Times Too often they rely on individual talent rather than a coherent game plan. Times, Sunday Times By height, he means that of each individual user and by weight, the collective weight of all users. Christianity Today It's frustrating that the software in the despatch centre can only give approximate locations of the source of calls, tracking the nearest relay station but not the individual user. The Times Literary Supplement Over 4.5 million individual user accounts are now registered with the system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The choice for each letter depends on the preferences of the individual user. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Individual user stories, or relative priorities of different user stories, might change; estimates might prove wrong. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's wrong to make judgments about individuals when you don't know a particular individual. Times,Sunday Times Since the counselors are making personal gifts to a particular individual, the use of a qualified charitable organization would not be appropriate. Christianity Today Justifying the application of the rule to a particular individual would in many cases negate the purpose of having a rule. Times, Sunday Times They were then asked to rate the person in the single picture or a particular individual within that group for attractiveness. Times, Sunday Times That's why they aren't attributed to any particular individual. Times, Sunday Times They may be owned by a private individual, a company or a local authority, but they are subject to certain public rights. Times, Sunday Times He was a private individual; even his friends did not know more than a part of what there was to know. Times, Sunday Times A very private individual, he shuns industry events and never speaks to the press. Times, Sunday Times All conditions in the covenants would have to be 'for the benefit of the public, and not only for a private individual or family'. Times, Sunday Times You could be taken to court, either by a local authority, or the police, or even a private individual. Times, Sunday Times The role already requires a highly qualified individual. Times,Sunday Times There are no barriers to holy orders for any qualified individual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition to meeting strict guidelines, diabetic shoes must be prescribed by a physician and fit by a qualified individual, such as an orthotist, podiatrist or pedorthist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Volunteers from this selected group of qualified individuals may have been the source of most appointments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Due to the shortage of qualified individuals, implementing these employees results in high salaries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, this shall not apply if the potentially responsible individual intentionally makes information unavailable to impede the investigation. Christianity Today Corporate systems describe ownership as being attached to an identifiable group with an identifiable responsible individual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Follow up in a consistent and timely manner with the responsible individual(s) to track their progress and drive the action item to resolution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Gusty was a responsible individual raking leaves in the fall, mowing the grass in the summer, or sometimes just relaxing with a good book. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The responsible individuals ... should be held accountable and charged for such offences. ST If there's one lesson we've learnt from rogue trader scandals in the past, it's that culpability doesn't stop at a single individual. Times, Sunday Times It's never about a single individual - it can't be in a business operation that can be time-consuming, complex and intellectually rigorous. Times, Sunday Times Whatever the reason, it places emphasis on the unique wisdom and strength of personality of a single individual. Times, Sunday Times The calamity was too huge for any government, let alone a single individual, even to begin to think of repairing the loss. Times, Sunday Times Actually, neither circumstances nor any single individual have prevented you taking action. Times, Sunday Times It was not essential to prove actual knowledge of a specific infringement of a specific copyright work by a specific individual. Times, Sunday Times Anyone can apply for information regarding a specific individual. The Sun Many other examples of the use of personal budgets have illustrated how care providers can now respond to specific individual concerns. Times, Sunday Times These rings are fitted by licensed ornithologists and have a unique code engraved in them that allows specific individual geese to be identified. Times, Sunday Times But they were much more of a team, there was not one specific individual who stood out. The Sun He's a very talented individual, he needs encouraging. Times, Sunday Times That's sad enough for a young, talented individual, but when it's broadcast to millions of impressionable fans there's a danger it could affect their easily swayed mindset too. The Sun She was a talented individual and larger than life. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes, to ensure that a talented individual will work for you, or will stay working with you, you need to be flexible. Times, Sunday Times He was such a talented individual and liked by many. The Sun It's important to keep it really simple and simultaneously to accommodate everyone's unique individual circumstances. Times,Sunday Times Overall, he wanted students to have a strong training in traditional techniques, while developing their unique individual talent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a large organization (or classroom), a worker (or student) may feel like an anonymous number rather than a unique individual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only when we realize our potential to be a unique individual are we free. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the turn of 1980s and 1990s he became a pioneer in discovering and promoting ornament as a unique individual phenomenon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A wealthy individual could avoid enough tax using an artificial stamp-duty scheme to buy a family house in her constituency. Times, Sunday Times But when the wealthy individual comes in with the gold ring, we respond to it. Christianity Today Innocent's founders, though, had their heart set on a wealthy individual - someone 'with deep pockets'. Times, Sunday Times Last week national newspapers were served with a new super-injunction relating to a high-profile wealthy individual. Times, Sunday Times Wealthy individual sellers of superprime houses can afford to wait for buyers but developers now have the banks at the door, demanding that loans be repaid. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 单个的, 个人 Japanese: 個々の, 人 |
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