单词 | static |
释义 | static1 adjectivestatic2 noun staticstat‧ic1 /ˈstætɪk/ ●○○ adjective Word OriginWORD ORIGINstatic1 ExamplesOrigin: 1800-1900 Modern Latin staticus, from Greek statikos ‘causing to stand’, from histanai ‘to cause to stand’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► static electricity not moving, changing, or developing OPP dynamic: Economists predict that house prices will remain static for a long period. (=electricity that collects on a surface, for example on your clothes or a balloon)· He touched the door handle, and felt a jolt of static electricity. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► essentially· The entire interwoven pattern constituted an essentially static unity, whose focus was found in the spiritual authority of Rome.· He presented the earth as an essentially static, harmonious system that was being torn apart by human greed.· As a way of tackling the major problem of making something essentially static into something always forward-moving, I offer this tip.· A major problem with such economists' models is that they are essentially static.· Standards were set within the firm rather than externally and so organisations were essentially static rather than dynamic.· They thought of the world as essentially static and unchanging. ► less· Within this more or less static total, catalogue mail order credit has been expanding fairly fast.· Cotton sheets breathe, absorb moisture, and create less static electricity, which gives you a more comfortable rest.· There has never been a time in economic history when comparative advantage was less static.· During the whole of this period, arts figures remained more or less static at 43-4 percent. ► relatively· There have been no problems in staffing the committees and the membership has remained relatively static.· Employing organisations within this sector are a mixture of local and international companies competing within a relatively static market.· Consequently, at room temperature diamond is a relatively static crystal.· The relatively static lattice in a diamond ensures that the scattering is at a minimum and the thermal conductivity is exceptionally good. NOUN► display· Libraries are also being targeted and static displays are being used to highlight road safety.· The Executive Committee have decided that we should be represented and a static display stand has been booked for the five days.· There is a static display showing work and photographs, also possibility of the purchase of small hand forged items as mementoes. ► electricity· One disadvantage, however, is that it acquires static electricity, causing it to pick up dirt easily.· He felt spooky and luminous, felt as though he were wrapped in cool fur that was full of static electricity.· There was a crackle of static electricity.· Cotton sheets breathe, absorb moisture, and create less static electricity, which gives you a more comfortable rest.· Overhead, lightning flickered frequently as the static electricity accumulating in the ash cloud discharged.· When his hand touched the elevator signal it touched off the tiniest spark of static electricity.· Amelia's unsubtle lust for him darted out of her like static electricity.· It goes without saying that you should practise safe upgrading by observing all precautions to prevent damage by static electricity. ► model· This concept of structuration provides a bridge between our static models of class and the complex dynamic reality of changing inequality.· This discussion illustrates the limitations of a static model of human behaviour in social research.· All but the last two tested static models. ► position· A load torque produces a static position error, which can be deduced directly from the static torque/rotor position characteristic. static1 adjectivestatic2 noun staticstatic2 noun [uncountable] ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES word sets
WORD SETS► Broadcasting Collocationsaerial, nounairtime, nounAM, nounantenna, nounatmospherics, nounaudio, adjectiveband, nounBBC, the, beacon, nounbeam, verbBeeb, the, bleep, verbboom, nounboom box, nounBritish Broadcasting Corporation, nounbroadband, nounbroadcast, nounbroadcast, verbcable television, CB, nounCCTV, nounCeefax, nounchannel, nounclosed circuit television, nouncommunications satellite, nouncontrast, noundial, nounDJ, nounexposure, nounflash, verbFM, nounfrequency, nounham, nounHz, interference, nounjam, verbkHz, kilohertz, nounlinkup, nounlive, adjectivelocal radio, nounlong wave, nounloudspeaker, nounLW, mast, nounmedium wave, nounmegahertz, nounMHz, modulate, verbmonitor, nounmono, nounmono, adjectiveNBC, nounnetwork, nounnetwork, verbon-air, adjectiveover, prepositionpresenter, nounprogramming, nounquadraphonic, adjectiveradio, nounradio, verbreceive, verbreceiver, nounreception, nounrepeat, verbrepeat, nounrerun, nounrerun, verbroger, interjectionsatellite, nounsatellite dish, nounsatellite television, nounsaturation, nounscrambler, nounseries, nounset, nounshipping forecast, nounship-to-shore, adjectiveshort wave, nounsignal, nounsignature tune, nounsimulcast, verbSOS, nounsound, nounsound bite, nounsound check, nounstatic, nountelecast, nounTeletext, nountelevise, verbtelevision, nountelevision licence, nountelly, nountime signal, nountrack, verbtransistor, nountransistor radio, nountransmission, nountransmit, verbtransmitter, nountune, verbtuner, nountweeter, nountwo-way, adjectiveUHF, noununscramble, verbveejay, nounvideo, nounvideo, adjectivevideo jockey, nounvolume, nounwaveband, nounwavelength, nounwhite noise, nounwireless, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► static electricity 1noise caused by electricity in the air that blocks or spoils the sound from radio or TV2static electricity3especially American English informal complaints or opposition to a plan, situation, or action: His promotion has caused a lot of static.—statically /-kli/ adverb (=electricity that collects on a surface, for example on your clothes or a balloon)· He touched the door handle, and felt a jolt of static electricity. |
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