| 词汇 | example_english_musical-chairs |
| 释义 | Examples of musical chairsThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Another exercise, 'musicalchairs', was based on the children's game of the same name. In this game of musicalchairs, when should we expect a candidate to retire? Competition at equilibrium looks like nothing so much as a game of musicalchairs: there are four seats with five candidates frantically competing for one of the seats. This is like a game of musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We oppose any suggestions that musicalchairs should be banned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every time they play musicalchairs, the new spokesperson drops the old policies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The debate has been calm without any of the heat or games of musicalchairs that occurred yesterday. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the chance that the institution of parking meters will lead to a sort of musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Just as in a game of musicalchairs, it is impossible for everyone to win. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They broke it very effectively, and the result was that prices tumbled and a sort of musicalchairs took place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can envisage employers playing musicalchairs with some employees to get them out of the door. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Trying to get into the airport would be like playing "musicalchairs". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that sort of musicalchairs is to go on, the new organisation cannot possibly succeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The musicalchairs stopped in that direction at one stage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, this is an adult game of musicalchairs, so the number of chairs does not actually reduce. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The doctors will simply be playing musicalchairs between one centre and another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This will lead to a macabre game of musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that it has proved to be the most expensive game of musicalchairs in history. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They subsidise the constant musicalchairs, as householders trade up to improve their investments, particularly in the south-east. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We come back to the question of moving around, as in musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The politicians, he seems to think, must be kept amused, so let them get on with their little game of musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today, with the game of musicalchairs that is being played by the government, women make up 8% of the national parliament. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English What will be the costs of this unpopular game of military musicalchairs? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Outside, this has been described as musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From his point of view, privatisation appears to be a game of musicalchairs; every time the music stops he is sitting in the chair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not have the fun of musicalchairs, because the game involves thousands of human tragedies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our combined recollections of the period under the previous administration are that it was more like musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a game of musicalchairs in which a chair is removed every time, making one less place for the people to sit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Musicalchairs is a reasonable traditional game which has been enjoyed by children for generations and should continue to be so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certain grades negotiate directly with officials, but in other cases there is a game of musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will go on driving round and round, because they know that somebody will have to play "musicalchairs" when the hour is up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember an earlier speech of his about musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is like a game of musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has always been too much of an atmosphere of musicalchairs, with the music always liable to stop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was the most expensive game of musicalchairs that we have ever known. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where people bid for those licences, a certain amount of musicalchairs goes on with regard to some of the names. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a game of musicalchairs for which the only new resources are £5 million—a kind of transfer fee for the change of chairmanship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The allowances went to exams and as the musicalchairs developed and staff turnovers increased, the ordinary pupils lost out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Until then, it will not do just to play this game of musicalchairs at the expense of both the local residents and the caravan dwellers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they see that and see at the same time that the game of musicalchairs is being played in political circles and among statesmen, what will be their reactions? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want no repetition of the game of musicalchairs at the high table recently which resulted in nothing constructive or positive but only in red faces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The annual statement is the culmination of what seems to be something equivalent for local authorities to the game of musicalchairs that we used to play as children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is like musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To my mind this will lead to cutthroat competition between all the other nations of the world to try not to lose in this game of musicalchairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were ordered to play a game of musicalchairs in the management conference room. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If they are correct, they advance to the next round are told to walk over to the musicalchairs and sit down. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In a purely capitalist scenario, the last one holding the risk (like a game of musicalchairs) is the one who faces the potential losses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is similar to a raffle and musicalchairs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The series, according to the network, is a high-octane musicalchairs competition. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The high-stakes, high-octane, extreme musicalchairs show was initially picked up for 10 episodes and began airing in the summer of 2012. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The game progresses in much the same way as musicalchairs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If a contestant makes an error, he or she will forfeit her chance to get into the musicalchairs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other events include the 100m sprint, the teachers race, and musicalchairs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While cartoons and commercials aired, the children would play off-camera games such as musicalchairs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Here, it's exemplified by a well-staged sequence in which a man must choose who lives or dies during a particularly lethal variation of musicalchairs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The next drill is a form of musicalchairs where the 8 players go downfield as 7 machines send simulated punts deep. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The special election was the last in a series of five special elections in twelve months known as the special election musicalchairs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Like musicalchairs, the positions are not fixed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the non-competitive version of musicalchairs one chair but "no" player is eliminated in each round. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This was part of the special election musicalchairs of 1998-1999. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They spread my legs this way and that, shoving their things at me and into me, they were playing musicalchairs with parts of my body. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Each dance theme is considered to create a unique atmosphere as people dressed to match the theme waltz, tango, play musicalchairs, freeze dance, and square dance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are unique in that they are played more like a minigame which can consist of rock paper scissors, musicalchairs or even tug of war. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The four remaining men comply and start their first game, musicalchairs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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