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ambit

/am-bit/US // ˈæm bɪt //UK // (ˈæmbɪt) //

氛围,氛围的影响

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : circumference; circuit.
    • : boundary; limit.
    • : a sphere of operation or influence; range; scope: the ambit of such an action.

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Examples

  • Now interestingly enough, a recent discovery has rather reinforced the architectural ambit of the Dionysiac Villa.

  • They have come within the ambit of law enforcement by violating some law: drunk driving for example.

  • This approach easily sweeps Assange and WikiLeaks into its ambit.

  • Whether they are in the ambit covered by Madoff's alleged help to the SEC is not publicly known.

  • Against this it was maintained that Kimberley was outside the ambit of the army's high and mighty consideration.

  • The correctional courts mentioned deal with the graver offences which are outside the ambit of the juge de paix.

  • I saw for the first time an horizon as an arc suggesting how wide is our ambit.

  • This simile to Nonconformity also holds good a little when we seek to ascertain the ambit of Richardson's popularity.

  • The whole surface of my ambit was spread out like a miniature map in my eye, and continues to be.