| 单词 | large-scale |
| 释义 | large-scale also large scale 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 A large-scale action or event happens over a very wide area or involves a lot of people or things. ...a large scale military operation. Synonyms: wide-ranging, global, sweeping, broad 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A large-scale map or diagram represents a small area of land or a building or machine on a scale that is large enough for small details to be shown. ...a large-scale map of the county. Collocations: large-scale construction Success will depend on large-scale construction of wind turbines, both on- and off-shore. Times, Sunday Times The large-scale construction of the city was directly tied to the increase of the city's population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later stages followed during the off-season, and the large-scale construction was completed in 2010. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Authorities were alerted when a neighbor noticed the large-scale construction work being undertaken in the greenhouse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the onset of large-scale construction, a predetermined axis was typically established in congruence with the cardinal directions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also wrote to the prosecutor's office, accusing the bureaucrat of large-scale corruption. Times, Sunday Times They uncovered systemic and large-scale corruption in the police and local government with little or no support from senior officers. Times, Sunday Times Police officials and researchers alike have argued that in some countries, large-scale corruption involving the police not only exists but can even become institutionalized. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It thus seems that large-scale corruption at the highest political level and eradicating small-scale corruption at the utility level can coexist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The survey focused on petty corruption experienced by common citizens in daily life, rather than upon the large-scale corruption of the rich and powerful. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His costeffective, no-nonsense approach to engineering these structures helped to break up prevailing conservative building practices and render large-scale development more affordable. Times, Sunday Times A source said any large-scale development activity was 'at least a change of government away'. Times, Sunday Times The number of homes being built has risen from its 2001 low and the government has designated areas for large-scale development. Times, Sunday Times Large-scale development proposals and an increase in the number of new homes are altering the quality of life for residents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Large-scale development did not begin there until the mid-19th century, after other areas of the city had been built out. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The training for each year culminated in the annual large-scale exercise, or fleet problems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This held large-scale exercises in 1927 and 1928, demonstrating the practical utility of armoured units. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To equip all soldiers with practical fighting experience, large-scale exercises, up to division level are conducted several times a year, exposing almost every fighting unit to full-spectrum, full-scale war scenarios. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The audit failed to uncover large-scale fraud. Times, Sunday Times The move comes amid concerns that too many people accused of large-scale fraud escape punishment because complex and long-running trials - sometimes running into years - are ill-suited to the jury process. Times, Sunday Times Following the outcome, he criticized the government and the results, saying that large-scale fraud had occurred, which was completely shameful. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A person attempting large-scale fraud, from one computer, stands a good chance of being caught. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 First, most defendants in these large-scale frauds have legal aid lawyers whose rates have been increasingly reduced. Times, Sunday Times Will large-scale investment solve the shortage of homes to rent? Times, Sunday Times The trend illustrates the scale of investment needed to stay ahead in the globally competitive higher education sector and the power of top universities to attract large-scale investment. Times, Sunday Times We have a port, we have large-scale investment which will make it a major force once again. Times, Sunday Times It involved large-scale investment in national defense, technology, basic industries (including manufacturing, mining, metal, and electricity), transportation and other infrastructures investments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tests done in the pilot plant enable to assess operating costs, specific strengths and weaknesses of new biobased processes before costly, large-scale investments in production plant facilities are made. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sectors that could be busy next year include financial services, large-scale manufacturing and healthcare, while there will always be opportunities in the telecoms sector and among high-tech businesses. Times, Sunday Times The concerns of large-scale manufacturing and agro-processing concerns are not broadly shared by the bulk of available labour. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was popular for large-scale manufacturing in the 60s and early 70s, and continues to be used for short runs and prototypes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As demand for silver increased and large-scale manufacturing techniques emerged, silver products became much more standardized. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first specimen was manufactured in 1977, while large-scale manufacturing began in 1981. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each includes a large-scale map of the county and photographs to give a feel for the places mentioned. Times, Sunday Times On a large-scale map, 25 inches to the mile, the streets were then hand-painted in the colours that best reflected their class make-up. The Times Literary Supplement On such occasions, the game switches the display to a large-scale map of the encounter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These large-scale maps are the basis for maps at smaller scales. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rules above are to be obeyed for large-scale maps. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This burgeoning trade led to large-scale migration across national boundaries. Times, Sunday Times There are, of course, big disputes about the real impact of large-scale migration. Times, Sunday Times He will say that large-scale migration had brought mixed results across the country. Times, Sunday Times Instead of large-scale migrations, there were military takeovers by small groups of warriors and their families (who usually numbered in the tens of thousands). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The military said that it had launched a large-scale operation involving several thousand troops from seven battalions. Times, Sunday Times Police hunting the gang believe the volume of waste suggests a large-scale operation. The Sun The first large-scale operation was to dredge the lakes and other water features. 320,000 tonnes of silt had to be removed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The idea of carrying out a large-scale operation reflected conventional military thinking, ill-adapted to guerrilla warfare. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What started with a few nighttime drives turned into a large-scale operation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The gathering occasioned a large-scale painting of urban surfaces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In an 8-month period he had three solo exhibitions of large-scale painting, print, photographic and cinematic installation work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Large-scale paintings exploring the conservation of nature. Times, Sunday Times It was in the late 1990s when his passion for large-scale paintings took hold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From abstract expressionism he moved on to large-scale paintings which incorporate shiny metallic objects usually found on motorcycles or other vehicles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But quirks of the plant have made large-scale production cost-prohibitive, and many algae fuel start-ups have gone under in recent years. Smithsonian Mag By moving into large-scale production, he was able to reduce prices and undercut the opposition. Times, Sunday Times Even with large-scale production, he said the pay-back on a bus stop installation would be about two years. Times, Sunday Times Unfortunately, a variety of practical and technological hurdles have prevented large-scale production of these environmentally-friendly biofuels thus far. Smithsonian Mag Yet the company has not brought the field into large-scale production and has never made a profit. Times, Sunday Times It was the kind of large-scale project that probably only an architect would undertake, and that worked in our favour. Times, Sunday Times He writes with the authority of someone who has studied a large-scale project. Times, Sunday Times These include large-scale project management skills; negotiating; financial performance and dealing with uncertainty and risk. Times, Sunday Times In hindsight, this turned out as a major event, as this was the first large-scale project attributable to a single composer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It said the company appears to have paid 'top dollar' for several large-scale projects. Times, Sunday Times The plant has already been the focus of large-scale protests by green activists. Times, Sunday Times But it was thwarted by large-scale protests which made it impossible to push the new law through parliament. Times,Sunday Times Riots and large-scale protests had broken out before the elections in certain townships around the country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1999 and 2000, large-scale protests reversed the privatisation of the city's water supply. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were released before the end of their sentence when large-scale protests against what was alleged to be an inhumane and illegal incarceration swept the country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His large-scale sculpture and design work brings him into contact with architects and developers, so he has experience in both the aesthetics and practicalities of building. Times, Sunday Times The on-site exhibition included other works in both metal print and large-scale sculpture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The welded steel of the final, large-scale sculptures were allowed to weather and darken to match the surface quality and color created in his mock-ups. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Large-scale sculptures are installed on the first floor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Men can halve their risk of prostate cancer with low level exercise such as gardening, walking and pottering around the house, a large-scale study has found. Times,Sunday Times By 'macro' he meant macroeconomics, the large-scale study of national economies. Times, Sunday Times Smartphones, tablets and other digital devices have resulted in longer working hours, higher stress levels and blurred boundaries between personal and working life, according to a large-scale study. Times, Sunday Times Further large-scale studies all found no evidence of such a link. Times, Sunday Times If these large-scale studies are conducted, the findings could generate large-scale intervention studies conducted with a faster life cycle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition to pushing ahead with large-scale trials of the hearing vest, he has the responsibility of running the lab. Times, Sunday Times Other studies have confirmed this, though there haven't been many large-scale trials. Times, Sunday Times But the large-scale trials showed that it can give significant extra protection over current malaria controls such as insecticide-treated bed nets. Times, Sunday Times Breath tests to detect cancer that experts hope will speed up diagnosis are being assessed in large-scale trials. Times, Sunday Times Because of the lack of large-scale trials, only anecdotal evidence existed as to the efficacy of the treatment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 大规模的 Japanese: 大規模な |
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