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单词
ambit
释义
ambit
am‧bit
/
ˈæmbɪt
/
noun
[singular]
formal
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
ambit
Origin:
1500-1600
Latin
ambitus
, from the past participle of
ambire
;
➔
AMBIENT
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
I recollect having urged Wigg on many occasions to limit the
ambit
of the Profumo affair.
Justice entailed bringing all relations within the
ambit
of divine order.
Restaurants, cafes and public houses are outside the
ambit
of that class of use and planning permission is therefore required.
The
ambit
of this appears very wide.
The
ambit
of this discretion will now be reviewed in more detail.
The first class is of wider
ambit
than the second and exists only during the period of employment.
The Government is proposing to bring the majority of these buildings within the
ambit
of local authority control.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
►
fall within the ambit of something
areas falling within the ambit of our research
the range or limit of someone’s authority, influence etc
→
remit
fall within the ambit of something
areas falling within the ambit of our research
随便看
reportedly
reported speech
reporter
reporting
repose
repository
repossess
repossession
reprehensible
represent
re-present
representation
representational
representative
repress
repressed
repression
repressive
repressively
repressiveness
reprieve
reprimand
reprint
reprisal
reprise
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