| 词汇 | example_english_startling-figure |
| 释义 | startling figurecollocation in Englishmeanings of startlingand figureThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with figure. startling adjective uk /ˈstɑː.təlɪŋ/ us /ˈstɑːr.t̬əlɪŋ/ surprising and ... See more at startling figure noun[C] uk /ˈfɪɡ.ər/ us /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/ the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ... See more at figure Examples of startling figureThese 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. It still, however, leaves about £100,000,000—a startlingfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The startlingfigure was that in 1968 it was £70 million and in 1964 it had been £357 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a massive, dangerous and startlingfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of those between 20 and 26 the number who entered the industry totalled 23,720 and—a much more startlingfigure—20,000 left it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For instance, they show that injuries to workers cost us about 20 million man days per year, which is a very startlingfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The most startlingfigure was the £15 million used to pay agents who undertook 40 per cent, of the case load. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he agree that that is not a startlingfigure? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The average of non-fatal accidents in the mines was a startlingfigure compared with that of any other industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a very bad and startlingfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a very startlingfigure to all of us, including myself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not a startlingfigure—£400,000 out of £41 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All of us can see that, even on the difference of £250, the accumulated cost over 60 years will come to a startlingfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a startlingfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That really is a startlingfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a startlingfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The latest analysis produced a startlingfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a very startlingfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a startlingfigure, and it is doubtful if deliveries of coal can be maintained throughout the winter without using the more costly method of road transport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely that is a very startlingfigure, and this is the only country of which you can say that the area of the land under cultivation has gone down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That struck me as a startlingfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of startling Go to the definition of figure See other collocations with figure |
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