contingency

英 [kənˈtɪndʒənsi]

美 [kənˈtɪndʒənsi]

n.  可能发生的事; 偶发(或不测、意外)事件

复数：contingencies　

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牛津词典

noun

• 可能发生的事；偶发（或不测、意外）事件
  an event that may or may not happen
  1. We must consider all possible contingencies.
     我们必须考虑一切可能发生的事。
  2. to make contingency plans (= plans for what to do if a particular event happens or does not happen)
     拟订应变计划
  3. a contingency fund (= to pay for sth that might happen in the future)
     意外开支准备金

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 可能发生的事;不测之事;突发事件
  Acontingencyis something that might happen in the future.
  1. I need to examine all possible contingencies.
     我需要审视一切可能出现的情况。
• ADJ (计划或措施)未雨绸缪的，应急的
  Acontingencyplan or measure is one that is intended to be used if a possible situation actually occurs.
  1. We have contingency plans.
     我们有应急方案。

英英释义

noun

• a possible event or occurrence or result
  Synonym:eventualitycontingence
• the state of being contingent on something

双语例句

• Research and Practice on Network and Information Security Contingency Plan
  关于网络与信息安全应急预案的研究与实践
• Contingency fund and additional expenditures
  应急基金和额外开支
• It's impossible to legislate for every contingency.
  为每一偶发事件都立法是不可能的。
• The modal logic of necessity and possibility and contingency.
  讨论必要性可能性与偶然性的模态逻辑。
• French officials say the government has made contingency plans in the event that the no's win.
  法国政府官员声称政府已经制定了应急计划，以防持异议者胜出。
• And telecoms firms, hospitals and businesses usually have contingency plans to deal with power failures or flooding.
  而电信公司，医院和商业企业通常都有应急预案来应付停电或者洪水等突发事件。
• Now they are falling back on a Plan C, for contingency.
  现在他们又回落到C计划，以防意外事情发生。
• Raised on the capital market safety assessment and contingency plans and measures to deal with.
  提出对资本市场的安全评估和应急计划和措施来对付。
• The UN has called on countries to check their contingency plans for a possible global epidemic, or pandemic.
  联合国已呼吁各国检查他们的应急计划，为可能的全球性流行病，或大流行。
• Contingency tables and measures of association.
  应急表和结社的措施。