单词 | in the event that |
释义 | > as lemmasin the event that c. in the event that: should it happen that; if. Also without that (chiefly U.S.). ΚΠ 1770 Lloyd's Evening Post 5 Dec. 546/3 The Author..lays down the properest methods for managing the war, in the event that matters should come to an extremity. 1820 Courier (London) 6 Apr. We warn the loyal and well-disposed inhabitants of this city [sc. Glasgow].., in the event that any rising, as is threatened, shall take place, to keep themselves and their families within doors. 1899 Virginia Law Reg. 4 808 The estate then..is only to go over to B in the event that A dies without issue. 1937 Tempo Nov. 3/2 What will happen in the event that a ‘dark horse’ enters the race is unpredictable. 1940 N. J. Eastman Expectant Motherhood vii. 108 In the event the bag of waters should break when you are downtown or some distance away from home, it is judicious to take a taxi direct to the hospital. 1966 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. 1964 42 8 Roll bar, a metal tubular structure over the cockpit which protects the driver in the event the car overturns. 1984 T. C. Boyle Budding Prospects (1985) iii. i. 130 This was his fire road—his escape route in the event that the primary road was blocked by fire. 2016 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 1 July 6 Mr Shorten was quizzed about whether he would remain leader after the election in the event that Labor lost. < as lemmas |
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