| 单词 | competent |
| 释义 | competent (kɒmpɪtənt ) 1. adjective Someone who is competent is efficient and effective. He was a loyal, distinguished and very competent civil servant. ...a competent performance. Synonyms: able, skilled, capable, clever competently adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] The government performed competently in the face of multiple challenges. 2. adjective [oft ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] If you are competent to do something, you have the skills, abilities, or experience necessary to do it well. Most adults do not feel competent to deal with a medical emergency involving a child. Synonyms: fit, qualified, equal, appropriate Collocations: competent driver It works seamlessly and makes you look a much more competent driver than you actually are. The Sun Regular speedo checks should not cause concern for a competent driver. Times, Sunday Times He said the jury found that no careful or competent driver would have done so. Times, Sunday Times A competent driver for 82 years, his last words were about his car. Times, Sunday Times I was pulled over by police, told that the manoeuvre 'fell below the standard expected of a reasonable, prudent and competent driver' and issued with a three-point penalty. Times, Sunday Times The public and politicians can therefore legitimately demand - and deserve nothing less than - competent employees who possess the requisite skills and political acumen. ST That's why the job centres of the world are full of competent employees. Times, Sunday Times So how do managers even go about spotting their long-disregarded, hard-working and competent employees? Globe and Mail Sometimes owners were simply too frugal or greedy to pay for good equipment or competent employees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I suspect not, though a deeper investigation might ask whether competent experts with rough accents hit a crystal-glass ceiling. Times, Sunday Times For a successful presentation to the community, we surrounded ourselves with competent experts, first-rate engineers who knew and dealt with storm water. Christianity Today The opinions of the collector of the port and of the board of official appraisers were no more admissible on this question than those of any other competent experts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One would have thought a competent lawyer would see the difference in the two stratagems. Times, Sunday Times This means that he needs a competent lawyer and such lawyers will never be cheap. Times, Sunday Times Because of inborn talent and rational approach in legal decision, he attained not only a very good reputation but also proved himself a competent lawyer in very early age. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Any competent leader would stop this from happening. Times, Sunday Times It may be that his deep baritone appeals to people's caveman instincts of what constitutes a strong and competent leader. Times, Sunday Times Or they change tack, abandon wokery, and unearth a strong, competent leader, who might be up to the mammoth task of rebuilding the broken party. The Sun While by no means a military genius, his sheer determination and ability to spring back from errors made him a competent leader. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was a competent leader despite problems, avoiding major conflicts and winning minor skirmishes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not exactly a shining star, she can nonetheless portray herself as adept at competent management of an often impenetrable and incompetent government bureaucracy. Times, Sunday Times Efficiency and competent management can compensate for some of these losses, however. Times, Sunday Times Salt, as in earlier dynasties, was an important source of state revenue, but required constant and competent management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The presence of a more certified and competent management and increased levels of inspection were also provided for. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The others that remained were typically insufficiently funded, lacking competent management, without new machinery and living from day to day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We've a 100 per cent record; a competent manager; we're playing with a method; and winning's become a habit. The Sun The region has plenty of businesses with sound finances and competent managers who are set fair to weather the turbulence, according to advisers and lenders. Times, Sunday Times We also simply do not have the time or expertise to act as competent managers. Times, Sunday Times Hospitals have to be run independently by competent managers, held to account by the political departments. ST It's what all competent managers try to do. The Sun A competent performance in front of the back four. The Sun They and the uniformly competent performance of the cast make it a moderately entertaining, if rather somnolently paced, story-book film. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The learner pigeons displayed competent performance on the task, and thus it was concluded that the learner pigeons had formed a response-outcome association while observing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Three in four companies 'had trouble' hiring competent staff. The Sun The backbone of a fully operational and functional hospital was the competent staff found under the canvas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Critics have attacked their lack of funding, competent staff, and sufficient infrastructure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It serves the community through various out-patient and in-patient services manned by a competent staff both medical and non-medical. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This will be attained with a nurturing, motivated, competent staff; a relevant, rigorous curriculum; and a safe, orderly, positive environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was a compelling as well as competent witness. Times, Sunday Times Further, the idea that a competent witness was barred from testifying, in and of itself, was held to be an unconstitutional predetermination on the part of the state legislature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The witnesses must be halakhically competent witnesses, and so can not be a blood relative of the couple. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It can take many forms, including deliberately undermining a competent worker by constant criticism, exclusion or victimisation, spreading malicious rumours, unfair treatment or insulting someone. The Sun Some do manage to slip their hands through the cuff, though competent workers prevent this from happening. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then it focuses on some of today's schools nationwide that are attaining great results in college preparation, high test scores, and graduating competent workers for tomorrow's economy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When sober, they can be charming, loyal, loving, highly competent, humorous, caring, chivalrous — all the good things people love in each other. Christianity Today Actors do that kind of thing - they make highly competent mirrors. Times, Sunday Times Previously, sponsors of academies appointed superb architects together with highly competent project directors. Times, Sunday Times Keys, whatever his personality traits, has always been a highly competent presenter. Times, Sunday Times The pottery produced there was tin and lead glazed terracotta and, while highly competent, was not especially memorable. Times, Sunday Times These are perfectly competent good people who are effectively being openly criticised. Times, Sunday Times And other than that single ... um ... lack of judgment, perfectly competent. The Sun While the newsreaders are on strike, the autocues are being read by their perfectly competent colleagues. Times, Sunday Times She then received a perfectly competent cut, and her manicure. Times, Sunday Times The 24-year-old, an inherently shy character, did not have the confidence to offer much of a discourse, but he admirably produced two perfectly competent sentences. Times, Sunday Times With those who fought seats at recent elections, it can be established whether they are professionally competent and whether they are able and willing to give their time. Times, Sunday Times It was established in 1997 with the aim to create professionally competent manpower in the field of engineering and technology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These steps were necessary to ensure that a politically reliable yet professionally competent military would concentrate on the task of military reform. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A sensible government should be falling over itself to hand over to reasonably competent families, neighbours, charities, friends or faith communities. Times, Sunday Times There's no reason why not, as long as you are reasonably competent - you need basic carpentry, plumbing and decorating skills. Times, Sunday Times You need to be a reasonably competent rider, able to spend five hours in the saddle and cover up to 18 miles a day. Times, Sunday Times I also had to spend weeks learning how to ride a horse and look reasonably competent on one. The Sun The test for this would be whether a reasonably competent mechanic would have made the recommendation in the first place. Times, Sunday Times Those who waited for a second marshmallow turned out to be more socially competent, self-assertive and academically successful. Times, Sunday Times Those who had waited, were more socially competent, coped better with stress and frustration, and got better grades. Christianity Today With a history of being shy, she may have always struggled to feel socially competent, but felt protected when she was living at home. Times, Sunday Times Hiring individuals who are technically competent but do not share the values of the company's leaders can have dire consequences. Times, Sunday Times The lithographs and grey-wash watercolours are technically competent, often rather beautiful. Times, Sunday Times It's not necessarily about being technically competent in whatever sport, it's about managing programmes well and having the right leadership skills and knowing what's involved in driving high-performance teams. Times, Sunday Times Students are right to demand not only technically competent instruction but also someone ready to provoke thought. Times, Sunday Times No matter how technically competent or academically able they are, they also need to feel comfortable having difficult discussions. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 胜任的 Japanese: 有能な |
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