| 单词 | potential |
| 释义 | potential (pətenʃəl ) Word forms: potentials 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 You use potential to say that someone or something is capable of developing into the particular kind of person or thing mentioned. The firm has identified 60 potential customers at home and abroad. ...potential party members. We are aware of the potential problems and have taken every precaution. Synonyms: hidden, possible, inherent, dormant potentially adverb B2 Clearly this is a potentially dangerous situation. Potentially this could damage the reputation of the whole industry. 2. uncountable noun B2 If you say that someone or something has potential, you mean that they have the necessary abilities or qualities to become successful or useful in the future. The boy has great potential. The school strives to help each pupil to achieve their full potential. Denmark recognised the potential of wind energy early. The natural beauty and economic potential of the region was apparent to everyone. Synonyms: ability, possibilities, capacity, capability 3. uncountable noun B2 If you say that someone or something has potential for doing a particular thing, you mean that it is possible they may do it. If there is the potential for something, it may happen. John seemed as horrified as I about his potential for violence. [+ for] The meeting has the potential to be a watershed event. The potential for conflict is great. Collocations: potential of technology We humans have long relished the gossip-spreading potential of technology. Times, Sunday Times Many consider that he overstates the potential of technology to solve problems and enhance life, while underplaying the threats of issues such as global warming, emerging infectious diseases and overpopulation. Times, Sunday Times We should also be optimistic about the potential of technology to end congestion, enhance the brain, improve the performance of government and raise agricultural productivity. Times, Sunday Times Here, long-considered plans for a new capital were finally able to come to fruition thanks to global enthusiasm for the potential of technology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Imprint, whose directors had bought stock two days two before its potential predator showed its hand, rose 38p to 214p. Times, Sunday Times The fish also appeared confused when they encountered a potential predator while exposed to the underwater noise. The Sun Traders questioned whether it may have caught the eye of a potential predator. Times, Sunday Times It flares its pectoral fins as a warning if disturbed by a potential predator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Aptly named, racers are very fast and typically flee from a potential predator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Moreover, the proposed protective package did not sufficiently address the potential problem of interference with jurors through their families. Times, Sunday Times For a start, the bags don't float, a potential problem after flooding disasters, and nor do they stack. Times, Sunday Times But it would surely be more honest simply to relax the capital rules than alter the definition of what constitutes a potential problem loan. Times,Sunday Times During the actual on-site interview, pointed discussion can be aimed at these potential problem areas. Christianity Today These days, however, some see that as a potential problem. Times, Sunday Times They both celebrate and salivate over their potential profit from their fast and furious sales. The Sun The easier and safer the project, the smaller the potential profit. Times, Sunday Times They didn't, so to generate more sales the company had to invest more in the business, further squeezing the amount available as potential profit. Times,Sunday Times Of course, buying abroad isn't all about a microscopic analysis of international currency movements and potential profit margins. Times, Sunday Times Some have even developed into de facto directors of football, determining transfer policy with one eye on the potential profit. Times, Sunday Times Not that as a potential recruit to the union you are likely to be inquiring in the first place. Times, Sunday Times If such terms are unacceptable, then the potential recruit can opt to withdraw from signing on the dotted line. ST How do you discover what motivates a potential recruit? Christianity Today Would this potential recruit, management supposedly wanted to know, be the sort who might sue the company? Times, Sunday Times Managers are alerted if a potential recruit gives all the right answers but walks out of the computer kiosk - so that they can run after him or her. Times, Sunday Times As well as the prevalence of smoking, other potential risk factors showed little change over time. Times, Sunday Times The filing also addressed potential risk factors that could affect growth. Times, Sunday Times Medics will then test the patient if they are deemed a potential risk - and if positive they will be taken to an isolation ward. The Sun One of the biggest lessons, he added, was the potential risk to them and their families from the worldwide publicity that followed the raid. Times, Sunday Times Reduce the potential risk by choosing organic processed foods that have a strictly controlled list of permitted additives. Times, Sunday Times He panicked that she might emerge as a potential rival. Times, Sunday Times The arrival of a potential rival in the online portal market comes amid soaring profits and revenues for the two dominant players. Times, Sunday Times A number of potential rival bidders are believed to have walked away once the scale of the task became apparent. Times, Sunday Times The delay gives potential rival bidders longer to put together their own offers, although no other companies have made a formal bid. Times, Sunday Times I see them as a potential rival because they're one of the six teams to fight for the title. The Sun You will need to agree on the school's aims, ethos, curriculum and attitudes to discipline, provide evidence of demand and identify a potential site. Times, Sunday Times The potential site covers 2,208 acres (8.9 km). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Site planning generally begins by assessing a potential site for development through site analysis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hull saw the potential of the resort, as he saw all the out-of-state license plates during a visit to the resorts potential site. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two real estate assessment were done, one on the value of the property as a working farm, the other on its value as a potential site for urban development. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One potential solution comes from the very cause of the diseases: breed structure. Times, Sunday Times I was asked to speak to him and explore a potential solution. Times, Sunday Times The actions of consumers are also part of the problem - but also offer a potential solution. Times, Sunday Times Far from being the problem, private schools provide the potential solution for the rest of the country. Times, Sunday Times In the 1960s, cloud seeding was seen as a potential solution to drought, but there were no conclusive results. Times, Sunday Times It also said that a lack of housing supply was a potential source of instability. Times, Sunday Times The operation to remove the stone can be done through a keyhole incision and will remove a potential source of future problems. The Sun Now seen as a potential source of trouble, relatives seeking answers have occasionally been detained or, according to some, roughed-up by police. Times, Sunday Times It has gone from being a potential source of income to a beloved symbol of home, and done so in a decade and a half. Times, Sunday Times The water, thought to be trapped under the planet's polar regions, may be another potential source of oxygen. Times, Sunday Times She wrote a business plan and sent 150 letters to potential sponsors, asking for funding to train. Times, Sunday Times Tell potential sponsors exactly what you can offer them. Times, Sunday Times I identified companies that would suit my needs and sent out an awful lot of letters to potential sponsors. Times, Sunday Times He will write to potential sponsors after this week's launch. 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 Local grievances and resentments were carefully catalogued by cadres, and detailed information was harvested on each potential supporter or recruit for later use. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The set up networks of activists in every county charged with visiting every potential supporter in a specified neighborhood, especially in the critical last days before the election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Another minister said that the focus on post-election negotiations risked alienating potential supporters. Times, Sunday Times Yet it isn't building a broad base of support, welcoming ideas or firing up potential supporters to act as envoys in person and online. Times, Sunday Times He resigned, then unresigned and at a stroke deprived thousands of potential supporters of a reason to trust him. Times, Sunday Times As a result detectives wasted 18 months looking for a potential suspect who did not exist. The Sun Now, 53 years later, police are looking into a potential suspect. The Sun That would happen only if the interviewee were seen as a potential suspect. Times, Sunday Times Evidence collection and preservation can also help in identifying a potential suspect(s). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Investigators have struggled with their search for information because of lack of access to the crash site and to witnesses and potential suspects. Times, Sunday Times And everywhere that isn't a 'safe space', a potential threat. Times, Sunday Times Some fighters suggest they are abandoned in hotspots to weaken the potential threat they pose to the government later. Times, Sunday Times They treated each approaching car as a potential threat. Times, Sunday Times Not once in the email did it say it was also a threat to the staff or a potential threat to their lives. The Sun Knowing they are present and in what quantity helps experts accurately estimate their potential threat to humans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But for the scheme, there was no potential use or value whatever in the right being granted. Times, Sunday Times They also demonstrated this tech's potential use in disaster relief missions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Valuing the properties depends on the potential use of the building, ie, whether residential planning permission could be obtained. Times, Sunday Times Researchers have begun studying the genetics of pennycress in order to improve its potential use as a biofuel crop. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One-dimensional photonic crystals can be either isotropic or anisotropic, with the latter having potential use as an optical switch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So, once you have lured your potential victim with the bait, you need to go all-out and reel them in like a big fish. The Sun Years later, he dies in an accident while stalking a potential victim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first attacks were carried out in the city centre but police believe that he later identified potential victims and followed them home. Times, Sunday Times The most recent figures show 55 different clubs and 350 potential victims could be involved. Times, Sunday Times The former rebels insisted that they would stick to peaceful protests but gave warning of potential violence if their demonstrations were forcibly put down. Times, Sunday Times Violence and potential violence were extreme, building suspense and rendering rescue or escape more exciting. The Times Literary Supplement Their work included attempting to prevent potential violence and documenting what they witnessed with photographs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By declaring her the constitutional successor it averted potential violence and military takeover of power, and brought the crisis to an end. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Oh, well, he has lost another potential voter. Times, Sunday Times If political parties used simpler and more direct words to tell potential voters what they stand for, those missing millions might just start listening. Times, Sunday Times The government has made citizenship available to the diaspora, gaining hundreds of thousands of potential voters. Times, Sunday Times Small wonder that many potential voters seem confused. Times, Sunday Times Potential voters, however, also told pollsters that they would prefer someone entirely new. Times, Sunday Times In another sign of potential weakness, people are buying more precious metals, a traditional safe haven, than mutual funds. Times, Sunday Times One other potential weakness comes to mind: the participatory preacher must affirm people's contributions and yet correct statements that are off the mark. Christianity Today His fondness for scoring off the back foot was viewed as a potential weakness at the start of the season. Times, Sunday Times The armguard and chest-guard were tell-tale signs of his potential weakness but there was not enough pace to hurry or worry him. Times, Sunday Times Yet the success of their top order has created potential weakness lower down. Times, Sunday Times He was also accused of authorising a payment of $3.7 million to buy the silence of a potential witness. Times, Sunday Times She will be dealt with as a potential witness instead. The Sun However, after a mix-up over a phone call from a potential witness, each cop has to assume the other's identity. The Sun Cops, meanwhile, yesterday re-interviewed another potential witness. The Sun It allegedly happened before his arrest, when he was quizzed as a potential witness. The Sun This newspaper has been chronicling the challenges and opportunities facing the territory as it begins to realize the potential of its oil and diamond assets. Globe and Mail The project then evolved into something that people came to watch, and helped his students realize their potential. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The most significant was a completely redesigned suspension (and parts of the space frame) to realize the potential of the mid-engine layout. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This analysis must be done carefully and objectively to realize any potential gains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This helped many young breakers to realize their potential by giving them a nation audience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So we are wise to recognize this potential bias in evaluating any argument. Christianity Today Proponents and researchers in this field recognize the potential of this technique to revolutionize the field of minimally invasive surgery by eliminating abdominal incisions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By applying life cycle thinking, businesses can recognize the potential impacts of their choices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, military innovators in the mid-18th century began to recognize the potential of an entire nation at war: a nation in arms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the first step was simply recognizing her potential. Christianity Today She said that the combination would produce 'significant potential synergies', boosting its buying power and saving on supply chain costs. Times, Sunday Times The door to the team and the mind of the head coach should remain open to significant potential changes. Times, Sunday Times There would also be very significant potential cost savings. Times, Sunday Times He has been advised that to continue playing could lead to 'significant potential risk of developing further complications'. Times, Sunday Times Close to three quarters of executives believe that managing demand for services and changing the way in which people behave offers significant potential to offset declining budgets. Times, Sunday Times We continued to remind him of his tremendous potential as a student and a leader. Christianity Today He has slowly and steadily rebuilt his life and has finally fulfilled his tremendous potential in the most impressive of fashions. Times, Sunday Times He opened a new railway line and told huge crowds that he saw 'tremendous potential for growth' in the state. Times, Sunday Times But as we explained in our first letter to shareholders, there's tremendous potential for technology more generally to improve people's lives. Christianity Today I think we've got tremendous potential here, with the arts. Smithsonian Mag I had no crystal ball but could see unlimited potential in that market. Times, Sunday Times The familiar forms of entertainment have the capacity to cross over different media and have demonstrated a seemingly unlimited potential for creative remix. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A global variable therefore has an unlimited potential for creating mutual dependencies, and adding mutual dependencies increases complexity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the subject of academic intelligence, he acknowledges some untapped potential. Times, Sunday Times Starting a new job, or learning course, could bring out all your untapped potential. The Sun You're in an incredible position to cultivate their untapped potential. Christianity Today There appears to be untapped potential for profitable joint ventures between lobbyists and lawyers. Times, Sunday Times You know you have untapped potential but now you have the extra determination - and opportunity - to show the world what you can do. The Sun Today climate change and vast potential natural resources, many of them in disputed waters, have made it a priority again. Times, Sunday Times Big data has vast potential to help us to understand illness and discover new treatments. Times,Sunday Times Academic research enabled him to introduce genes from wild and weedy species into the commercial crop - which had vast potential for improving food production worldwide. Times, Sunday Times They took delight in rubbishing us for belittling the vast potential of the web. The Sun The huge database offers vast potential for market research. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 潜在的, 潜能 Japanese: 可能性のある, 可能性 |
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