Definition of condition in English:

condition

noun kənˈdɪʃ(ə)nkənˈdɪʃ(ə)n

1mass noun, usually with adjective The state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order.
情况；状态，状况
the wiring is in good condition
线路情况良好。
in singular the bridge is in an extremely dangerous condition
这座桥处于极度危险状态。
Example sentencesExamples
- Sections of the footpaths are in an extremely dangerous condition, and all the more so given that it is our old folk who use them most.
- It boasts numerous rare and unique examples of the highest quality in exceptional condition.
- The yacht is powered by two 675 hp diesel engines, fully equipped with high quality furnishings in top condition.
- The Holy Trinity Church is one of the West's architectural treasures but the cost of maintaining it in such condition is extremely high.
- Less than two percent of the Chapman and Greenough river foreshores are regarded as in excellent condition.
- These items were in good working order and condition; they are now completely defunct.
- In addition to smell, sneakers are judged on appearance and overall condition.
- Since the aircraft is being built to airworthy condition, the best quality materials are being used.
- This less-than-desirable condition indirectly impacts air quality and energy costs.
- This Monday, an ice storm once again left the university parking lots in extremely unsafe and dangerous condition.
- A topping height of 6 cm will leave paddocks in good condition to produce quality grass for subsequent rotations.
- However, he then came to think about the poor quality and condition of his people's clothing back home in Korea.
- Thankfully, our chosen casks were in good condition so we ordered fresh samples for our final selection to be forwarded to Kendal.
- This property is most likely to appeal to golfing enthusiasts looking for a modern, high quality home in walk-in condition.
- Cosmetics are products designed to improve the appearance and condition of the body.
- It is clearly unsafe and in a very dangerous condition.
- But they also feel the present road condition could be dangerous at times.
- That care shows most in the quality and condition of the Czech cars on display.
- Finally, rate how well the ceilings have been able to retain their appearance and condition.
- Subsequent inspection by another garage well versed in Minis revealed that the car was in extremely dangerous condition.
Synonyms
state, shape, order
British informal nick
1. 1.1 A person's or animal's state of health or physical fitness.
  （人或动物的）健康状况
  the baby was in good condition at birth
  in singular she was in a serious condition
  她的病情严重。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I was shocked by her appearance, her weak condition and the fact that the trolley was vibrating with her trembling.
  It merely inhibits him and irritates his dangerous psychological condition.
  Not wanting to take chances, now the puppies are given syrup as a booster dose to improve their health condition, says the animal keeper.
  High-quality and sufficient sleep ensures an energetic physical condition and a good mental outlook.
  Children, the old and people in weak physical condition or with an impaired immune system are less able to resist such diseases.
  Was Scott's condition or appearance such as to show that he obviously needed attention?
  Asked if a second operation would have made a difference he said it would have probably improved his condition but was dangerous given his clinical history.
  He was taken to hospital with a gaping hole burnt in his neck; his condition was regarded as hopeless.
  Breaking the sound barrier in his condition was a dangerous move.
  He was given antibiotics and kept under constant observation but it was decided to monitor him intermittently when his condition appeared to improve.
  Get yourself into good physical condition before you even consider racing
  Sometimes we hold onto animals to monitor their physical condition or to check their paperwork.
  The job applicants were evaluated in eight categories, including physical condition, health and personality.
  His physical condition is likely to be important in considering whether he has reached the requisite degree of distress.
  It appears that his condition deteriorated and he is currently in ICU.
  The submission is that his condition should properly be regarded as at the top end of the ‘moderately severe’ class.
  Peter demonstrated his own physical condition and belief in physical fitness by taking part in many of the exercises himself.
  What then happens to that animal depends on its species and the individual's physical condition.
  Although after the accident his condition was grave, his parents were given some hope when it appeared his condition was stabilising.
  Actual gains for specific animals will be dependent on their physical condition.
  Synonyms
  fitness, physical fitness, health, state of health, form, shape, trim, fettle
2. 1.2count noun, often with modifier An illness or other medical problem.
  病，疾病
  a heart condition
  心脏病。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A higher seat and shorter crank are usually what the doctor orders for this condition.
  Anorexia is a very dangerous condition - the ultimate survival rate is quite low.
  Self-injurious behaviour is an extremely difficult and distressing condition for staff to manage.
  An accurate diagnosis of this condition is mandatory in order to avoid unnecessary treatments.
  This condition appears in close to one per cent of the population.
  I suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, a most distressing and dangerous condition which dictates my life completely.
  The condition was detected extremely quickly, and the club and Lisbie thanked the nursing staff who cared for the player.
  The most dangerous thing about this condition is that it is so contagious.
  In order to treat this condition, you will need to visit the vet.
  Little Stephen has been diagnosed with chronic bronchialitis, a serious asthmatic condition.
  In order to diagnose this condition, I am going to have to make a lot of assumptions based on e-mail.
  The mortality appears high when this condition occurs at the extremes of age.
  The patient had rheumatoid arthritis, a condition associated with pyoderma gangrenosum.
  It is a potentially dangerous condition, as it can cause severe internal bleeding.
  Severe haemorrhage, if untreated, is a very dangerous condition.
  Altering a gene in order to treat one condition may leave the patient vulnerable to other problems.
  Although this is an extremely difficult condition to live with, Eloise was in high spirits throughout the trip.
  When symptoms return, this is regarded as another condition for which yet another treatment must be found.
  Doctors considered he had already lived longer than expected with his condition but his health was deteriorating all the time.
  Obesity is a dangerous and highly prevalent condition in the United States.
  Synonyms
  disorder, problem, defect, disease, illness, complaint, ailment, weakness, infirmity, malady, indisposition, malaise, sickness, affliction, infection, upset
  informal bug, virus
  British informal lurgy
3. 1.3in singular The situation in life of a particular group.
  the sorrows of the human condition
  Example sentencesExamples
  To leave the world a bit better by thought, deed, or redeemed social condition.
  What is important is their political and social condition and their status as Indian citizens.
  Women and men of any ethnic group, any age, any social condition are seeing their innocent lives destroyed.
  To force everyone into being one way is not respecting the complexities of the human condition.
  How does the art of the colonized Africans express their social and political condition?
  They hope to change their current economic or social condition, either through education or a job.
  In our new mobile condition we minimise social encounters with strangers on the street and avoid face-to-face contact.
  What, then, determines how people propose to better their condition or achieve social approval?
  Marx reduced man to being entirely defined by his social condition.
  The social condition of the entire Gujarat state has changed after the riots and it had an impact on me and my family also.
  She was a very fine commentator on the social condition of Victorian England.
  Psychology addresses this situation by attempting to address the human condition.
  Artists through the ages have formed questions, comments and concerns about the human condition.
  Alleged experts on the human condition voiced concern that the recipients would be somehow damaged.
  The ravaging of Africa by these forces and the desperate condition of its population are deeply felt.
  Like his paintings, his opportunities too are limited by his social condition.
  He may have been the first general in history to declare war on his own population in order to improve their condition!
  Rank, social position, economic condition have no direct effect on the gradation from the standpoint of caste.
  He saw radical skepticism as a necessary consequence of the misery of the human condition.
  People need the wherewithal to live and the prospect of improving their condition, plus reasonable freedom of expression.
4. 1.4archaic Social position.
  〈古〉社会地位；身份
  those of humbler condition
  地位卑贱的人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is good for such boys to measure themselves with their equals in age, of a humbler condition in life.
  Born in December 1864, in Fère-en-Tardenois, France, Camille grew up in a family of humble condition.
  Synonyms
  standing, rank, ranking, position, social position, station, level, footing, place
2conditionsThe circumstances or factors affecting the way in which people live or work, especially with regard to their well-being.
（尤指涉及人身安全和幸福的）环境（或因素）；（影响生活或工作的）环境（或因素）
harsh working conditions
艰苦的工作和生活环境。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was also aimed at revealing the poor conditions under which people lived in the province.
- Difficult social and economic conditions are not regarded as grounds for granting asylum, Ask said.
- We still have much more to do, as too many are still living in poor conditions denied the opportunities that many of the rest of us have.
- She is living with them in conditions of domestic comfort but emotional torpor in White Point, a fishing community north of Perth.
- This time, the floods had hit families living under better socio-economic conditions.
- Most of these captive elephants live in dirty conditions and suffer from poor treatment and callous management.
- We would not have to do so if we didn't have so many people who have no pride or concern for the conditions in which they live.
- It was further agreed that no person is expected to continue living in conditions unfit for human habitation.
- Workers and their families continued living in wretched conditions in the shadows of the buildings they had made.
- It's not part of our national consciousness - the conditions under which people live in Iraq, Rwanda, Paraguay.
- Is society not responsible for the conditions in which people live?
- However, Benin is improving the health and living conditions of its people.
- Soldiers make low salaries and in many cases live in quite poor conditions.
- Most of them have little education and live in poor economic conditions.
- The bigger concern is living bodies, people living in unsanitary conditions.
- A proper sense of proportion requires us to have regard to the conditions in which hospitals and doctors have to work.
- Migrant labor populations live in poor economic conditions, compared to native residents.
- This can be attributed to the changing living conditions of the people.
- Although we were living in poor conditions, we were all so happy.
- With respect to refugees, we accept that many have had to live in extreme conditions.
Synonyms
circumstances, surroundings
environment, situation, state of affairs, set-up, position, context, background, setting, ambience, atmosphere, climate, milieu, habitat, way of life
informal circs
1. 2.1 The factors or prevailing situation influencing the performance or outcome of a process.
  （影响某一进程的运作或结果的）情况（或形势）
  present market conditions
  目前的市场形势。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Environmental conditions may present risk factors whether inside or outdoors.
  Can we hope to find a mathematical model (in other words a stochastic process) satisfying these conditions?
  Most of the quality traits show a continuous variation, strongly influenced by environmental conditions.
  Ideally we would want to replicate the in vivo conditions and mimic the outcome of nuclear division in vivo.
  Under some conditions, path dependent processes can lead to outcomes that are inefficient.
  The sector performed well, despite tough trading conditions in key markets.
  The influence of different conditions during the combustion process was investigated by altering the speed and load of the test engine.
  There are few comprehensive explorations of their performance under actual field conditions.
  Once we understand these issues, then we can try to set the conditions for a reversal process.
  In this manner, we launched the process of creating the conditions for a true free market.
  For the private sector employer, the ability to vary the cost base to market conditions and company performance is vital.
  It then addresses the processes and geochemical conditions at the time of deposition that controlled the observed isotopic signal.
  In only 12 states can teacher pay vary at all based on performance or marketplace conditions.
  We know neither the conditions then nor the processes by which life ignited.
  Present market conditions are more favorable now than they have been for a long time.
  With this larger sample, it would be possible to take into account the influence of local conditions over cultural factors.
  He cannot let external conditions exert influence upon the results of his thinking.
  Samples were stored in reduced media and anaerobic conditions until further processing.
  In the market conditions which now prevail, you can choose your supplier.
  Other authorial alterations were not due to censorship but to changes in time, space, or other conditions of performance.
  Synonyms
  circumstances, context, conditions, situation, environment, milieu, scene, scenario, framework, atmosphere
2. 2.2 The prevailing state of the weather, ground, or sea at a particular time, especially as it affects a sporting event.
  （尤指影响体育比赛项目的天气、地面、海洋或大气等的）情况，状况
  the appalling conditions determined the style of play
  恶劣的天气情况决定了比赛方式。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pleasant weather conditions should prevail from Sunday to next Thursday.
  The conditions had a major influence on this game with a strong, gusting wind blowing up the field, bringing with it freezing showers of rain and hail.
  This was a tremendous achievement for Seamus, as the weather conditions were appalling.
  Weather conditions, ground conditions, selection policies, and match fixes are too innumerable to measure or adjust for.
  Again, the advance was halted because of the appalling conditions on the ground.
  The weather conditions had grounded the air ambulance usually used for the transfer.
  The reactions of vines and grapes to seasonal conditions or weather events can also differ widely according to soil type within an area.
  Their success was built on an excellent defensive performance in blustery conditions.
  The weather conditions were not particularly good, but it was a really enjoyable day.
  Annual variability in weather conditions may also affect timing of surveys.
  The heat wave weather conditions of the weekend added to the enjoyment of the occasion.
  The ceremony was witnessed by about a hundred people, in atrocious weather conditions, but the event still went off well.
  These occur naturally, particularly when weather conditions are wet and warm.
  This was back in the days when aircraft were much more susceptible to being grounded due to weather conditions.
  This is a very important feature, particularly under severe weather conditions.
  Terrain and unpredictable weather conditions affect communications at high altitudes.
  This is because of the North's cooler climactic conditions and past Islamic influence.
  Work in this area was originally postponed due to poor ground conditions and inclement weather.
  In the event of unkind weather conditions, the show will be moved indoors.
  However, the speed of walking and underfoot conditions would preclude certain outcomes.
3A situation that must exist before something else is possible or permitted.
（先决）条件；前提
for a member to borrow money, three conditions have to be met
会员必须满足三个条件才能借钱。
all personnel should comply with this policy as a condition of employment
全体员工都必须遵守这项政策，这是获得聘用的前提。
Example sentencesExamples
- As regards the second condition, peaceful relations have indeed developed among the consolidated democracies of the West.
- Safety will be high on the agenda this year and all anglers will be required as a condition of entry to wear a life jacket.
- A condition of entry is that the beef must meet all EU veterinary and hygiene standards.
- But a condition of the package is the 89 islanders must repay £1m to the Land Fund within two years.
- After an initial spell at a university, I was required, as a condition of the fellowship, to visit at least three of America's larger regions.
- All three face being struck off if they are found guilty of running the practice in order to circumvent conditions imposed by the Law Society.
- He added that the smells could be got up to three miles away and there was no doubt the company had breached the conditions with regard to smell.
- As a condition of her bail she must return to a London police station on April 4.
- With regard to the second condition, the ruling elite has severe reservations regarding Merkel.
- I have argued that participatory democracy is an element and condition of social justice.
- As a condition of the licence, both the adult and child must order a meal.
- The bail out comes with conditions relating to restructuring and rationalisation and follows two reports on the theatre.
- The payment required by this section is taken to be a condition of every aquaculture permit.
- The same condition has not been regarded as necessary when the initiative is taken by a State.
- A condition of the money is that the actors encourage participation in the wider community.
- Agent causation, it may be argued, is a condition of the possibility of morally responsible agency.
- They were given no ownership of the concept and took no real part in the process that decided the conditions and clauses in the bill.
- Mr Johnson recommends that a condition of acceptance is that windows and doors must be kept shut to minimise noise.
- It was he who suggested that they have a child - in fact he demanded it as a condition of staying with her.
- They then agree to allow the surviving parent to live there - which must not be a condition of the will.
Synonyms
stipulation, constraint, prerequisite, precondition, requirement, rule, term, specification, provision, proviso, qualification
necessity, essential, demand, restriction

verbkənˈdɪʃ(ə)nkənˈdɪʃ(ə)n

[with object]

1Have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something)
制约；影响；决定（方式，结果）
national choices are conditioned by the international political economy
一个国家的抉择受到国际政治经济的制约。
Example sentencesExamples
- The relations between the revelation to Muhammad and the earlier revelations are thus conditioned by the ongoing, looming presence of God and by the nature of the revelation to Muhammad.
- Individual diet is also strongly conditioned by local economic conditions.
- In this network, the behaviour of each is heavily conditioned by the behaviour of others.
- But insofar as the development of capitalism has been decisively conditioned by the simultaneous deployment of the project of social and individual autonomy, modernity is finished.
- Gelbard's call for civilian control over the Indonesian military is also conditioned by longer-term economic considerations.
- And I think that is conditioned by the winter approach and by Ramadan.
- Politics here is completely conditioned by an armed band that wants to impose its criteria through extortion and killing.
- As the result makes clear, democratic peace, if it exists, is conditioned by economic development.
- On the contrary, the inevitability of economic conflicts conditions the existence of arms.
- Child poverty levels are also affected by economic changes that condition the job security and income levels of their guardians.
- It is this subtle consciousness, conditioned by all of our previous karma, that exits the body at death and carries along with it our entire karmic history.
- Marriage, likewise, is conditioned by the values and sensibilities of the social context.
- The gods were derived from the world of nature for the simple reason that life in Mesopotamia was controlled or conditioned by the seasons.
- In particular, this study has shown that social factors condition individuals' economic conduct.
- But there is now a narrative of the left… which sees in the US an imperial predator whose actions - all actions - are conditioned by this aspect of its being.
- In contrast, the approach of Tehran's realists is conditioned by the requirements of the nation-state and its demands for stability.
- So I think that the judgement as to what is a legitimate religion is always value-laden and conditioned by our social and cultural values.
- How to distinguish the accidental from the fixed, given that the fixed cannot enter into the world without covering itself in some form, which is itself conditioned by the concrete circumstances?
- That effect may be conditioned on the influence of outside factors and participant attributes and may change over time.
- The supposed privacy and sanctity of the home are very relative concepts, whose application is heavily conditioned by racial and economic status.
Synonyms
constrain, control, govern, determine, decide
exert influence on, affect, have an effect on, act on, work on, touch, have an impact on, impact on
change, alter, modify, transform, form, shape, guide, sway, bias
1. 1.1 Train or accustom to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances.
  训练…使以某种方式行事（或使接受）；使适应；使受影响；使习惯于
  our minds are heavily conditioned and circumscribed by habit
  with object and infinitive they are beliefs which he has been conditioned to accept
  Example sentencesExamples
  Why is it that New Zealanders condition themselves to accept 4 percent growth?
  The Kaisers were also tired of being conditioned to accept everyone else's values, and when their pursuit of fame turned on them and failed them, they were sick of that too.
  It's almost like listening to a lighthouse keeper who's conditioned to pause every five seconds, whether the foghorn's on or not.
  This freeplay of subjects has been conditioned by his internalisation through years of experimenting with them.
  The audience has been actively conditioned into being receptive.
  It was that I had been conditioned into making a grab for a seat, by watching everyone else do the same thing and deciding to copy them.
  Both boys and girls were being conditioned into adopting this stereotyped image of men and women and this indirectly affected their personalities, the study has pointed out.
  But I would also say there is a pleasure in self-display that should be shared with those men and boys who have been conditioned into thinking that the only gratification and power is in looking.
  We have forgotten the supreme controller as we have been conditioned to accept the material world as containing everything that we need.
  I had to actually ask what that meant in terms of the APR and in two cases they even had to go and look it up because they've been so conditioned into only revealing the monthly figure.
  We've been conditioned to accept discrimination because for a long time we believed we were what the majority said we were: defective.
  As a result of our meat-centred culture, we have been conditioned to think that a meal is necessarily the meat that is included.
  It is simply that, although human beings are conditioned by social circumstances into behaving in atrocious ways, those circumstances must have something to operate on.
  Al Qaeda's preference for huge statements, for bold acts of extreme violence in place of a long term incremental strategy, appeals to the expectations of a society which is conditioned by the same global imagery as the west.
  If stepping back is possible, then rationality and thought are not entirely conditioned by language and circumstance.
  The bottom line is that we are all being fleeced and are being conditioned to accept less and less every year and pay more for it.
  We will always have to acknowledge that the natural self, and the human passions, are shaped and conditioned by forces of culture, learning, and history.
  They are beliefs which he has been conditioned to accept.
  We have become conditioned into being, behaving, reacting to any situation in a certain way, and we perpetuate this conditioning by the way we think.
  Mr Noon is right - we, the public, looking back, have been conditioned to have only one reaction: ‘What's the point of objecting!’
  Synonyms
  train, teach, educate, coach, tutor, guide, groom, drill, accustom, adapt, habituate, mould, inure
2Bring (something) into the desired state for use.
使达到所要求的状态（以供使用）
a product for conditioning leather
鞣制皮革用的产品。
Example sentencesExamples
- Perhaps the water needs to be conditioned prior to being separated into hydrogen/oxygen gas.
- Then there are the lime products produced as part of the purification process which are sold under the LimeX brand for soil conditioning - 58,000 tonnes of it.
- Redwing boots also sells products to help you condition your boots, like Boot Oil or Mink Oil.
- In addition to preparing, training and conditioning ourselves for war, we must also chart the Army Reserve's course in Army Transformation.
- Besides, being outside was much better, what with Pacific trade winds conditioning our air.
- In some of the experiments eggs obtained from the infected females were conditioned for 30 days prior to hatching.
- The cost of professionally produced and conditioned seed of agronomic crops is only two to four percent of the cost of production.
- The pouches were conditioned at ASTM standard test conditions for 48 hours prior to testing.
- Synaptic function recorded in the same region is protected against thermal stress by both prior thermal conditioning and exogenous Hsp 70 application.
- He invented a device for putting water vapor into the air to condition yarn produced in textile plants.
- This separates analog signal conditioning in hardware from digital signal processing in software and results in significant advantages.
- Wax cleaners and bodywork conditioning shampoos keep the exteriors looking new while upholstery cleaner sprays take care of the seats and door panels.
- The slabs or sheet bars are then conditioned prior to being hot rolled on a finishing mill.
- But the calcium scale produced when conditioned water is heated will still produce scum with soap, and will not dissolve existing scale.
- To comply with these demands requires optimum training, conditioning and preparation on a full-time basis - there is no compromise on this.
Synonyms
treat, prepare, make ready, ready, prime, temper, process, acclimatize, acclimate, adapt, adjust, soften, season
1. 2.1often as adjective conditioned Make (a person or animal) fit and healthy.
  使（人，动物）健康
  he was six feet two of perfectly conditioned muscle and bone
  他高六英尺二英寸，肌肉和骨骼十分强健。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Julio Franco, 45, still is playing because he is superbly conditioned.
  An aerobic and body conditioning classes are held on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. in the D.D.A.I. Centre in Ballindine.
  The bigger players will probably do two strength and two conditioning sessions a week in the gym… some blokes have to put it on and others take it off.
  Bouts can take a very long time and if you're not conditioned you will struggle.
  A circuits and body conditioning class will be held upstairs in The CBD Sports Complex, starting on Thursday March 3rd from 8 to 9pm.
  He was previously conditioned by Ken McPeek, who saddled him to his victory in the Belmont Stakes along with his win in the 2002 Sir Barton Stakes.
  A weights and conditioning expert who has previously worked extensively with rugby teams was introduced, and an intensive weights programme provided for those needing it.
  The strength / conditioning sessions are continuing on Saturdays 12-1pm in Carlow TC.
  Their Pilates conditioning studio will also be open soon.
  Fortunately, common sense has prevailed and a number of the international players who had been pulled out of pre-season action for a strength and conditioning programme will be released back to their clubs in time.
  Laffit is conditioned by trainer Frank Olivares.
  Aerobics and body conditioning classes are being held in Tolerton Hall each Monday night from 8-9pm.
  Combined fat-burning/body conditioning classes have commenced since September 9th at the Anchor night club, Belmullet.
  Or if you tell them to do so, do you follow up to be sure they are staying conditioned?
  In a regime devised by his friend and conditioning trainer, ex-paratrooper Owen Lennon, Harrison dons a Bergen rucksack with 30 lb weight in it.
  Are off-season conditioning programs and individual training regimens preventing injuries or contributing to them?
  The horse is conditioned by trainer Sid Attard and owned by Tucci Stables and Lucio Tucci.
  Keep doing this with the express intent of conditioning yourself.
  The horse, who is conditioned by trainer Tommy Stack, covered one mile over a firm course in 1: 34.99.
  This horse, conditioned by trainer Jerry Atkin, completed the trip over a slow track in 1: 13.28.
  Synonyms
  improve, make healthy, build up, nourish, tone, tone up, get something into shape
2. 2.2often as adjective conditioned Bring (beer) to maturation after fermentation while the yeast is still present.
  （发酵后，在酵母仍存在时）使（啤酒，黑啤酒）酿熟
  in combination cask-conditioned real ales
  桶酿散装啤酒。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Keg or brewery conditioned beer is produced so that it is ready to drink as soon as it leaves the brewery.
  After this it will be stored for conditioning, filtered, then packaged in bottles, cans or kegs.
  It isn't ale, either, and although the bottled versions are bottle conditioned, they are much bubblier than English bottle conditioned beers.
  Her beers are traditionally brewed, mostly organic and bottle conditioned.
3. 2.3no object (of a beer) become conditioned.
  brews that are allowed to condition in the bottle
  可在瓶里酿熟的酒。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Until fairly recently bottled Guinness was a real ale: the beer wasn't filtered or pasteurized but allowed to condition in the bottle.
  Beers being allowed to condition naturally in the cask calls for a certain care in handling.
3Apply a conditioner to (the hair)
I condition my hair regularly
我定期保养头发。
Example sentencesExamples
- Its four-part conditioning system gives hair a smooth, silky finish.
- If I take a shower, the hair is washed and conditioned.
- One print ad underscores the company's strategy of focusing on the end-result the product renders: silky, conditioned, luxurious hair.
- She had conditioned her mousy blond hair so that it was shiny and soft.
- Gabrielle quickly shampooed and conditioned her hair and scrubbed her entire body with some shower gel she hadn't bothered to read.
- I don't pause to think and realize that I haven't even shampooed or conditioned my hair yet.
- Be sure to keep your hair well moisturized and conditioned to counter the sun's damaging effects.
- He took a shower (shampooing and conditioning his hair), brushed his teeth, brushed his hair, and put on clothes that he made sure matched.
- In addition, chemical processes were used to tint, wave, curl, straighten, and condition the hair.
- Always apply as much hair conditioning protection as possible.
- After washing and conditioning your hair, comb it from the crown to the ends and let it air-dry.
- Good quality gels will also moisturize and condition your hair for many days.
- I washed my hair with green apple shampoo and conditioned my hair.
- After shampooing and conditioning, the model sat under the dryer until her hair was 90-percent dry, and then I finished it with a blow-dryer.
- Natural and relaxed hair should be conditioned every time you wash.
- A new-and-improved formula has the added benefit of jojoba and wheat protein to condition hair as it colors.
- Bigfish Shampoo is also enriched with panthenol to nourish, moisturize and condition your hair.
- By the time his memory was finished, Sam's hair was conditioned and rinsed thoroughly.
- She quickly conditioned her hair and hopped out of the shower.
- I quickly got to my feet and proceeded to shampoo and condition my hair and then soap my body.
Synonyms
improve, make healthy, build up, nourish, tone, tone up, get something into shape
4Set prior requirements on (something) before it can occur or be done.
（就某事）提出条件；加条件于
Congressmen have sought to limit and condition military and economic aid
国会议员们试图提出条件以限制军事及经济援助。
Example sentencesExamples
- Mr. Parlon said that farmers will not let themselves be conditioned by the trade into taking a lower price for this year's malting barley crops.
- The discretion should be conditioned on the existence of some need to remove the ship from the Australian Territorial sea; and the Act should provide standards by which it is to be exercised.
- There's another $40 million that could be paid out over three years, conditioned upon the company meeting certain financial hurdles.
- But other Washington players will argue for substantial government assistance conditioned on radical corporate restructuring.
- My continued support, however, is conditioned on one idea: the war on terror should be voluntarily financed.
- Next, we generated 100 parametric bootstrap replicates conditioned upon this phylogeny and the corresponding estimated model of evolution.
- Therefore, it can't be conditioned - I mean, the cracking down on these groups can't be conditioned to anything.
- In view of its location adjacent to residential development, any such development would have to be designed or conditioned so has not to generate unacceptable environmental problems.
- The prediction equation is from Equation 2, where p ijkl is the probability of the lth QTL genotype conditioned on marker genotype only.
- At the same time, Giolitti, always walking a tightrope between the conservative and progressive components of his own majority, was heavily conditioned in what he could offer.
- The council's executive planner indicated there was the potential for overlooking of the neighbouring site from the master bedroom, but that this matter may be conditioned.
- The new refrain is that, while the amendment does indeed protect an individual right, the exercise of this right is conditioned on the existence of and participation in a state militia.
- For the next 13 years after that, the companies would be prohibited from conditioning promotional money on the prices contained in advertisements they do not pay for.
- Instead, they now claim that the right, although belonging to individuals, was conditioned on service in an organized militia.
- The Developers have been conditioned by the planners to rebuild this wall, under the supervision of Conservation Architects.
- The server, previously conditioned to listen for specific MAC addresses, responds with the correct IP address for the node.
- Disease-allele counts, further conditioned on the current count, may be realized by use of rejection sampling, but this is ineffective.
- The probability model defines the joint posterior distribution of the model variables, conditioned on the observed marker data Y.
- Is it conditioned upon the absence of risk to our own troops?
- To model the stochastic yield conditioned upon N levels, we use a conditional beta distribution (Nelson and Preckel).

Phrases

in (or out of) condition

In a fit (or unfit) physical state.
健康状况良好（或不佳）
what difference should it make to the coach what I do after hours as long as I keep in condition?
‘I'm out of condition,’ she panted
Example sentencesExamples
- In the meantime, Ramsden may return to All Blacks during the Knights' off-season to keep in condition.
- Long hair quickly gets out of condition if it isn't treated right.
- But not every one is going to be in condition to play every three days.
- A horse that is resting its back very quickly gets out of condition and it can take months to restore it to racing fitness.
- Now, I know that someone who has great natural shape but is out of condition won't beat someone with a lesser shape who is in condition.
- But the fact remains that a worrying number of British children are becoming seriously overweight and out of condition.
- Alma Hodgson, chairwoman, said: ‘The lady felt that her son was too young to use the bike and that it would be out of condition by the time he was old enough.’
- Early pre-season practice should stress conditioning and fundamentals because the team must be in condition before the first game.
- Many of the area penners have been practicing and keeping their horses in condition this winter for the first time.
- It is a condition of mind in which the mind is out of condition.
Synonyms
unfit, unhealthy, out of shape, in poor condition, in poor shape, flabby, debilitated, weak, infirm, decrepit

in no condition to do something

Certainly not fit or well enough to do something.
（健康状况，身体状况）不适宜做某事
you're in no condition to tackle the stairs
你的身体不适宜爬楼梯。
Example sentencesExamples
- Obviously you are in no condition to think straight.
- She certainly was in no condition to drive herself to the hospital, and it didn't appear that she was going to be able to draw anyone near this place anytime soon.
- But off-camera the consensus was that by election time those listed would be in no condition to cast a ballot, let alone offer themselves as candidates.
- But it was obvious he was in no condition to continue.
- The collapsing Soviet Union was in no condition to dissuade its ally.

on condition that

With the stipulation that.
如果…就；只有在…条件下
I got three years' probation, on condition that I stay at the hostel for a year
我得到三年试用期，条件是我必须在招待所待满一年。
Example sentencesExamples
- They stressed, however, that they would only support this option on condition that there was no reduction in the level of healthcare provision.
- Reisz had accepted the job on condition that he would be allowed to produce a series of non-advertising documentaries.
- He marries the King of Kent's daughter on condition that she be allowed to keep her Christianity.
- He was given special leave from school on condition that upon his return he gives a presentation to his year group about his African experiences.
- The city surrendered on August 10, on condition that the garrison be allowed to leave peacefully.
- On an earlier occasion he had been convicted of an offence of dishonesty, placed on probation on condition that he resided at a mental home for treatment.
- When he became too old to work on the farm, Banneker sold it to the Ellicot family on condition that he was allowed to live in the farm house for the rest of his days.
- However, it is allowed on condition that claims are filed within the prescribed 12 month period.
- After escaping and being recaptured three times he was allowed his freedom on condition that he left New Zealand.
- The judge allowed him to walk free but put him on probation for three years on condition that he received medical treatment.
Synonyms
on condition that, provided, provided that, providing, providing that, presuming, presuming that, supposing, supposing that, assuming, assuming that, on the assumption that, allowing, allowing that, as long as, given that, with the provision that, with the proviso that, on the understanding that, with the understanding that, if and only if, contingent on, in the event that

Origin

Middle English: from Old French condicion (noun), condicionner (verb), from Latin condicio(n-) 'agreement', from condicere 'agree upon', from con- 'with' + dicere 'say'.

verdict from Middle English:
After the Norman Conquest, French became the language of the law in England and many French legal terms made their way into English. Verdict came immediately from French, but goes back to Latin verus ‘true’, source also of verify (Middle English), veritable (Late Middle English), and very (Middle English), and dicere ‘to say’, from which addict (mid 16th century) originally ‘assigned by decree’ and so bound to something; condition (Middle English) speaking with, agreement; contradiction (Late Middle English) ‘speaking against’; dictate (early 17th century); predict (late 16th century) ‘speaking in advance’; and numerous other words derive.

Definition of condition in US English:

condition

nounkənˈdɪʃ(ə)nkənˈdiSH(ə)n

1The state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order.
情况；状态，状况
the wiring is in good condition
线路情况良好。
in singular the bridge is in an extremely dangerous condition
这座桥处于极度危险状态。
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition to smell, sneakers are judged on appearance and overall condition.
- Subsequent inspection by another garage well versed in Minis revealed that the car was in extremely dangerous condition.
- A topping height of 6 cm will leave paddocks in good condition to produce quality grass for subsequent rotations.
- This less-than-desirable condition indirectly impacts air quality and energy costs.
- It is clearly unsafe and in a very dangerous condition.
- That care shows most in the quality and condition of the Czech cars on display.
- Thankfully, our chosen casks were in good condition so we ordered fresh samples for our final selection to be forwarded to Kendal.
- Finally, rate how well the ceilings have been able to retain their appearance and condition.
- Cosmetics are products designed to improve the appearance and condition of the body.
- The yacht is powered by two 675 hp diesel engines, fully equipped with high quality furnishings in top condition.
- Less than two percent of the Chapman and Greenough river foreshores are regarded as in excellent condition.
- The Holy Trinity Church is one of the West's architectural treasures but the cost of maintaining it in such condition is extremely high.
- These items were in good working order and condition; they are now completely defunct.
- But they also feel the present road condition could be dangerous at times.
- Sections of the footpaths are in an extremely dangerous condition, and all the more so given that it is our old folk who use them most.
- This Monday, an ice storm once again left the university parking lots in extremely unsafe and dangerous condition.
- This property is most likely to appeal to golfing enthusiasts looking for a modern, high quality home in walk-in condition.
- However, he then came to think about the poor quality and condition of his people's clothing back home in Korea.
- It boasts numerous rare and unique examples of the highest quality in exceptional condition.
- Since the aircraft is being built to airworthy condition, the best quality materials are being used.
Synonyms
state, shape, order
1. 1.1 A person's or animal's state of health or physical fitness.
  （人或动物的）健康状况
  in singular she was in a serious condition
  她的病情严重。
  he is in fairly good condition considering what he has has been through
  考虑到他的经历，他的健康状况算是相当良好了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I was shocked by her appearance, her weak condition and the fact that the trolley was vibrating with her trembling.
  It merely inhibits him and irritates his dangerous psychological condition.
  Not wanting to take chances, now the puppies are given syrup as a booster dose to improve their health condition, says the animal keeper.
  Sometimes we hold onto animals to monitor their physical condition or to check their paperwork.
  Actual gains for specific animals will be dependent on their physical condition.
  Get yourself into good physical condition before you even consider racing
  He was taken to hospital with a gaping hole burnt in his neck; his condition was regarded as hopeless.
  Peter demonstrated his own physical condition and belief in physical fitness by taking part in many of the exercises himself.
  Asked if a second operation would have made a difference he said it would have probably improved his condition but was dangerous given his clinical history.
  Although after the accident his condition was grave, his parents were given some hope when it appeared his condition was stabilising.
  High-quality and sufficient sleep ensures an energetic physical condition and a good mental outlook.
  The submission is that his condition should properly be regarded as at the top end of the ‘moderately severe’ class.
  His physical condition is likely to be important in considering whether he has reached the requisite degree of distress.
  What then happens to that animal depends on its species and the individual's physical condition.
  The job applicants were evaluated in eight categories, including physical condition, health and personality.
  It appears that his condition deteriorated and he is currently in ICU.
  Was Scott's condition or appearance such as to show that he obviously needed attention?
  Breaking the sound barrier in his condition was a dangerous move.
  He was given antibiotics and kept under constant observation but it was decided to monitor him intermittently when his condition appeared to improve.
  Children, the old and people in weak physical condition or with an impaired immune system are less able to resist such diseases.
  Synonyms
  fitness, physical fitness, health, state of health, form, shape, trim, fettle
2. 1.2often with modifier An illness or other medical problem.
  病，疾病
  a heart condition
  心脏病。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Anorexia is a very dangerous condition - the ultimate survival rate is quite low.
  I suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, a most distressing and dangerous condition which dictates my life completely.
  Although this is an extremely difficult condition to live with, Eloise was in high spirits throughout the trip.
  Severe haemorrhage, if untreated, is a very dangerous condition.
  It is a potentially dangerous condition, as it can cause severe internal bleeding.
  An accurate diagnosis of this condition is mandatory in order to avoid unnecessary treatments.
  The patient had rheumatoid arthritis, a condition associated with pyoderma gangrenosum.
  Doctors considered he had already lived longer than expected with his condition but his health was deteriorating all the time.
  In order to treat this condition, you will need to visit the vet.
  Self-injurious behaviour is an extremely difficult and distressing condition for staff to manage.
  Obesity is a dangerous and highly prevalent condition in the United States.
  This condition appears in close to one per cent of the population.
  In order to diagnose this condition, I am going to have to make a lot of assumptions based on e-mail.
  The most dangerous thing about this condition is that it is so contagious.
  Little Stephen has been diagnosed with chronic bronchialitis, a serious asthmatic condition.
  Altering a gene in order to treat one condition may leave the patient vulnerable to other problems.
  When symptoms return, this is regarded as another condition for which yet another treatment must be found.
  A higher seat and shorter crank are usually what the doctor orders for this condition.
  The mortality appears high when this condition occurs at the extremes of age.
  The condition was detected extremely quickly, and the club and Lisbie thanked the nursing staff who cared for the player.
  Synonyms
  disorder, problem, defect, disease, illness, complaint, ailment, weakness, infirmity, malady, indisposition, malaise, sickness, affliction, infection, upset
3. 1.3in singular A particular state of existence.
  生存状态
  a condition of misery
  悲惨的生活。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They hope to change their current economic or social condition, either through education or a job.
  Women and men of any ethnic group, any age, any social condition are seeing their innocent lives destroyed.
  What, then, determines how people propose to better their condition or achieve social approval?
  The ravaging of Africa by these forces and the desperate condition of its population are deeply felt.
  Like his paintings, his opportunities too are limited by his social condition.
  The social condition of the entire Gujarat state has changed after the riots and it had an impact on me and my family also.
  What is important is their political and social condition and their status as Indian citizens.
  He saw radical skepticism as a necessary consequence of the misery of the human condition.
  Rank, social position, economic condition have no direct effect on the gradation from the standpoint of caste.
  To force everyone into being one way is not respecting the complexities of the human condition.
  How does the art of the colonized Africans express their social and political condition?
  Psychology addresses this situation by attempting to address the human condition.
  To leave the world a bit better by thought, deed, or redeemed social condition.
  People need the wherewithal to live and the prospect of improving their condition, plus reasonable freedom of expression.
  He may have been the first general in history to declare war on his own population in order to improve their condition!
  In our new mobile condition we minimise social encounters with strangers on the street and avoid face-to-face contact.
  Marx reduced man to being entirely defined by his social condition.
  She was a very fine commentator on the social condition of Victorian England.
  Artists through the ages have formed questions, comments and concerns about the human condition.
  Alleged experts on the human condition voiced concern that the recipients would be somehow damaged.
4. 1.4archaic Social position or rank.
  〈古〉社会地位；身份
  those of humbler condition
  地位卑贱的人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is good for such boys to measure themselves with their equals in age, of a humbler condition in life.
  Born in December 1864, in Fère-en-Tardenois, France, Camille grew up in a family of humble condition.
  Synonyms
  standing, rank, ranking, position, social position, station, level, footing, place
2conditionsThe circumstances affecting the way in which people live or work, especially with regard to their safety or well-being.
（尤指涉及人身安全和幸福的）环境（或因素）；（影响生活或工作的）环境（或因素）
harsh working and living conditions
艰苦的工作和生活环境。
Example sentencesExamples
- She is living with them in conditions of domestic comfort but emotional torpor in White Point, a fishing community north of Perth.
- However, Benin is improving the health and living conditions of its people.
- We would not have to do so if we didn't have so many people who have no pride or concern for the conditions in which they live.
- Is society not responsible for the conditions in which people live?
- The bigger concern is living bodies, people living in unsanitary conditions.
- This time, the floods had hit families living under better socio-economic conditions.
- Most of these captive elephants live in dirty conditions and suffer from poor treatment and callous management.
- Difficult social and economic conditions are not regarded as grounds for granting asylum, Ask said.
- It was further agreed that no person is expected to continue living in conditions unfit for human habitation.
- It's not part of our national consciousness - the conditions under which people live in Iraq, Rwanda, Paraguay.
- Migrant labor populations live in poor economic conditions, compared to native residents.
- With respect to refugees, we accept that many have had to live in extreme conditions.
- This can be attributed to the changing living conditions of the people.
- Workers and their families continued living in wretched conditions in the shadows of the buildings they had made.
- Soldiers make low salaries and in many cases live in quite poor conditions.
- A proper sense of proportion requires us to have regard to the conditions in which hospitals and doctors have to work.
- Although we were living in poor conditions, we were all so happy.
- Most of them have little education and live in poor economic conditions.
- We still have much more to do, as too many are still living in poor conditions denied the opportunities that many of the rest of us have.
- It was also aimed at revealing the poor conditions under which people lived in the province.
Synonyms
circumstances, surroundings
1. 2.1 The factors or prevailing situation influencing the performance or outcome of a process.
  （影响某一进程的运作或结果的）情况（或形势）
  present market conditions
  目前的市场形势。
  Example sentencesExamples
  For the private sector employer, the ability to vary the cost base to market conditions and company performance is vital.
  Other authorial alterations were not due to censorship but to changes in time, space, or other conditions of performance.
  It then addresses the processes and geochemical conditions at the time of deposition that controlled the observed isotopic signal.
  Ideally we would want to replicate the in vivo conditions and mimic the outcome of nuclear division in vivo.
  He cannot let external conditions exert influence upon the results of his thinking.
  Under some conditions, path dependent processes can lead to outcomes that are inefficient.
  In the market conditions which now prevail, you can choose your supplier.
  Present market conditions are more favorable now than they have been for a long time.
  Most of the quality traits show a continuous variation, strongly influenced by environmental conditions.
  In only 12 states can teacher pay vary at all based on performance or marketplace conditions.
  We know neither the conditions then nor the processes by which life ignited.
  The sector performed well, despite tough trading conditions in key markets.
  The influence of different conditions during the combustion process was investigated by altering the speed and load of the test engine.
  In this manner, we launched the process of creating the conditions for a true free market.
  There are few comprehensive explorations of their performance under actual field conditions.
  With this larger sample, it would be possible to take into account the influence of local conditions over cultural factors.
  Environmental conditions may present risk factors whether inside or outdoors.
  Once we understand these issues, then we can try to set the conditions for a reversal process.
  Can we hope to find a mathematical model (in other words a stochastic process) satisfying these conditions?
  Samples were stored in reduced media and anaerobic conditions until further processing.
  Synonyms
  circumstances, context, conditions, situation, environment, milieu, scene, scenario, framework, atmosphere
2. 2.2 The prevailing state of the weather, ground, sea, or atmosphere at a particular time, especially as it affects a sporting event.
  （尤指影响体育比赛项目的天气、地面、海洋或大气等的）情况，状况
  the appalling conditions determined the style of play
  恶劣的天气情况决定了比赛方式。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The conditions had a major influence on this game with a strong, gusting wind blowing up the field, bringing with it freezing showers of rain and hail.
  The ceremony was witnessed by about a hundred people, in atrocious weather conditions, but the event still went off well.
  The weather conditions were not particularly good, but it was a really enjoyable day.
  In the event of unkind weather conditions, the show will be moved indoors.
  This is a very important feature, particularly under severe weather conditions.
  Pleasant weather conditions should prevail from Sunday to next Thursday.
  The heat wave weather conditions of the weekend added to the enjoyment of the occasion.
  This was back in the days when aircraft were much more susceptible to being grounded due to weather conditions.
  Their success was built on an excellent defensive performance in blustery conditions.
  Again, the advance was halted because of the appalling conditions on the ground.
  These occur naturally, particularly when weather conditions are wet and warm.
  This was a tremendous achievement for Seamus, as the weather conditions were appalling.
  Terrain and unpredictable weather conditions affect communications at high altitudes.
  The reactions of vines and grapes to seasonal conditions or weather events can also differ widely according to soil type within an area.
  Weather conditions, ground conditions, selection policies, and match fixes are too innumerable to measure or adjust for.
  This is because of the North's cooler climactic conditions and past Islamic influence.
  However, the speed of walking and underfoot conditions would preclude certain outcomes.
  The weather conditions had grounded the air ambulance usually used for the transfer.
  Work in this area was originally postponed due to poor ground conditions and inclement weather.
  Annual variability in weather conditions may also affect timing of surveys.
3A state of affairs that must exist or be brought about before something else is possible or permitted.
（先决）条件；前提
for a member to borrow money, three conditions have to be met
会员必须满足三个条件才能借钱。
all personnel should comply with this policy as a condition of employment
全体员工都必须遵守这项政策，这是获得聘用的前提。
I'll accept your offer on one condition
答应我一个条件，我就接受你的提议。
Example sentencesExamples
- As a condition of the licence, both the adult and child must order a meal.
- All three face being struck off if they are found guilty of running the practice in order to circumvent conditions imposed by the Law Society.
- Agent causation, it may be argued, is a condition of the possibility of morally responsible agency.
- With regard to the second condition, the ruling elite has severe reservations regarding Merkel.
- The payment required by this section is taken to be a condition of every aquaculture permit.
- They were given no ownership of the concept and took no real part in the process that decided the conditions and clauses in the bill.
- Safety will be high on the agenda this year and all anglers will be required as a condition of entry to wear a life jacket.
- Mr Johnson recommends that a condition of acceptance is that windows and doors must be kept shut to minimise noise.
- He added that the smells could be got up to three miles away and there was no doubt the company had breached the conditions with regard to smell.
- I have argued that participatory democracy is an element and condition of social justice.
- But a condition of the package is the 89 islanders must repay £1m to the Land Fund within two years.
- The same condition has not been regarded as necessary when the initiative is taken by a State.
- The bail out comes with conditions relating to restructuring and rationalisation and follows two reports on the theatre.
- It was he who suggested that they have a child - in fact he demanded it as a condition of staying with her.
- As a condition of her bail she must return to a London police station on April 4.
- After an initial spell at a university, I was required, as a condition of the fellowship, to visit at least three of America's larger regions.
- A condition of entry is that the beef must meet all EU veterinary and hygiene standards.
- As regards the second condition, peaceful relations have indeed developed among the consolidated democracies of the West.
- They then agree to allow the surviving parent to live there - which must not be a condition of the will.
- A condition of the money is that the actors encourage participation in the wider community.
Synonyms
stipulation, constraint, prerequisite, precondition, requirement, rule, term, specification, provision, proviso, qualification

verbkənˈdɪʃ(ə)nkənˈdiSH(ə)n

[with object]

1Have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something)
制约；影响；决定（方式，结果）
national choices are conditioned by the international political economy
一个国家的抉择受到国际政治经济的制约。
Example sentencesExamples
- The gods were derived from the world of nature for the simple reason that life in Mesopotamia was controlled or conditioned by the seasons.
- But insofar as the development of capitalism has been decisively conditioned by the simultaneous deployment of the project of social and individual autonomy, modernity is finished.
- Individual diet is also strongly conditioned by local economic conditions.
- In contrast, the approach of Tehran's realists is conditioned by the requirements of the nation-state and its demands for stability.
- How to distinguish the accidental from the fixed, given that the fixed cannot enter into the world without covering itself in some form, which is itself conditioned by the concrete circumstances?
- It is this subtle consciousness, conditioned by all of our previous karma, that exits the body at death and carries along with it our entire karmic history.
- As the result makes clear, democratic peace, if it exists, is conditioned by economic development.
- And I think that is conditioned by the winter approach and by Ramadan.
- Marriage, likewise, is conditioned by the values and sensibilities of the social context.
- That effect may be conditioned on the influence of outside factors and participant attributes and may change over time.
- Gelbard's call for civilian control over the Indonesian military is also conditioned by longer-term economic considerations.
- In particular, this study has shown that social factors condition individuals' economic conduct.
- On the contrary, the inevitability of economic conflicts conditions the existence of arms.
- Child poverty levels are also affected by economic changes that condition the job security and income levels of their guardians.
- The supposed privacy and sanctity of the home are very relative concepts, whose application is heavily conditioned by racial and economic status.
- But there is now a narrative of the left… which sees in the US an imperial predator whose actions - all actions - are conditioned by this aspect of its being.
- Politics here is completely conditioned by an armed band that wants to impose its criteria through extortion and killing.
- The relations between the revelation to Muhammad and the earlier revelations are thus conditioned by the ongoing, looming presence of God and by the nature of the revelation to Muhammad.
- So I think that the judgement as to what is a legitimate religion is always value-laden and conditioned by our social and cultural values.
- In this network, the behaviour of each is heavily conditioned by the behaviour of others.
Synonyms
constrain, control, govern, determine, decide
1. 1.1 Train or accustom (someone or something) to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances.
  训练…使以某种方式行事（或使接受）；使适应；使受影响；使习惯于
  we have all been conditioned to the conventional format of TV
  the child is conditioned to dislike food
  这个孩子养成厌食的习惯。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Kaisers were also tired of being conditioned to accept everyone else's values, and when their pursuit of fame turned on them and failed them, they were sick of that too.
  We will always have to acknowledge that the natural self, and the human passions, are shaped and conditioned by forces of culture, learning, and history.
  We have become conditioned into being, behaving, reacting to any situation in a certain way, and we perpetuate this conditioning by the way we think.
  Why is it that New Zealanders condition themselves to accept 4 percent growth?
  Al Qaeda's preference for huge statements, for bold acts of extreme violence in place of a long term incremental strategy, appeals to the expectations of a society which is conditioned by the same global imagery as the west.
  It is simply that, although human beings are conditioned by social circumstances into behaving in atrocious ways, those circumstances must have something to operate on.
  If stepping back is possible, then rationality and thought are not entirely conditioned by language and circumstance.
  We have forgotten the supreme controller as we have been conditioned to accept the material world as containing everything that we need.
  But I would also say there is a pleasure in self-display that should be shared with those men and boys who have been conditioned into thinking that the only gratification and power is in looking.
  The audience has been actively conditioned into being receptive.
  Mr Noon is right - we, the public, looking back, have been conditioned to have only one reaction: ‘What's the point of objecting!’
  Both boys and girls were being conditioned into adopting this stereotyped image of men and women and this indirectly affected their personalities, the study has pointed out.
  It was that I had been conditioned into making a grab for a seat, by watching everyone else do the same thing and deciding to copy them.
  We've been conditioned to accept discrimination because for a long time we believed we were what the majority said we were: defective.
  They are beliefs which he has been conditioned to accept.
  The bottom line is that we are all being fleeced and are being conditioned to accept less and less every year and pay more for it.
  I had to actually ask what that meant in terms of the APR and in two cases they even had to go and look it up because they've been so conditioned into only revealing the monthly figure.
  It's almost like listening to a lighthouse keeper who's conditioned to pause every five seconds, whether the foghorn's on or not.
  As a result of our meat-centred culture, we have been conditioned to think that a meal is necessarily the meat that is included.
  This freeplay of subjects has been conditioned by his internalisation through years of experimenting with them.
  Synonyms
  train, teach, educate, coach, tutor, guide, groom, drill, accustom, adapt, habituate, mould, inure
2Bring (something) into the desired state for use.
使达到所要求的状态（以供使用）
a product for conditioning leather
鞣制皮革用的产品。
Example sentencesExamples
- Synaptic function recorded in the same region is protected against thermal stress by both prior thermal conditioning and exogenous Hsp 70 application.
- The pouches were conditioned at ASTM standard test conditions for 48 hours prior to testing.
- To comply with these demands requires optimum training, conditioning and preparation on a full-time basis - there is no compromise on this.
- Perhaps the water needs to be conditioned prior to being separated into hydrogen/oxygen gas.
- Then there are the lime products produced as part of the purification process which are sold under the LimeX brand for soil conditioning - 58,000 tonnes of it.
- The cost of professionally produced and conditioned seed of agronomic crops is only two to four percent of the cost of production.
- The slabs or sheet bars are then conditioned prior to being hot rolled on a finishing mill.
- Redwing boots also sells products to help you condition your boots, like Boot Oil or Mink Oil.
- But the calcium scale produced when conditioned water is heated will still produce scum with soap, and will not dissolve existing scale.
- Wax cleaners and bodywork conditioning shampoos keep the exteriors looking new while upholstery cleaner sprays take care of the seats and door panels.
- In some of the experiments eggs obtained from the infected females were conditioned for 30 days prior to hatching.
- This separates analog signal conditioning in hardware from digital signal processing in software and results in significant advantages.
- Besides, being outside was much better, what with Pacific trade winds conditioning our air.
- In addition to preparing, training and conditioning ourselves for war, we must also chart the Army Reserve's course in Army Transformation.
- He invented a device for putting water vapor into the air to condition yarn produced in textile plants.
Synonyms
treat, prepare, make ready, ready, prime, temper, process, acclimatize, acclimate, adapt, adjust, soften, season
1. 2.1often as adjective conditioned Make (a person or animal) fit and healthy.
  使（人，动物）健康
  he was six feet two of perfectly conditioned muscle and bone
  他高六英尺二英寸，肌肉和骨骼十分强健。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Aerobics and body conditioning classes are being held in Tolerton Hall each Monday night from 8-9pm.
  This horse, conditioned by trainer Jerry Atkin, completed the trip over a slow track in 1: 13.28.
  In a regime devised by his friend and conditioning trainer, ex-paratrooper Owen Lennon, Harrison dons a Bergen rucksack with 30 lb weight in it.
  An aerobic and body conditioning classes are held on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. in the D.D.A.I. Centre in Ballindine.
  Or if you tell them to do so, do you follow up to be sure they are staying conditioned?
  The strength / conditioning sessions are continuing on Saturdays 12-1pm in Carlow TC.
  Are off-season conditioning programs and individual training regimens preventing injuries or contributing to them?
  Bouts can take a very long time and if you're not conditioned you will struggle.
  The bigger players will probably do two strength and two conditioning sessions a week in the gym… some blokes have to put it on and others take it off.
  A weights and conditioning expert who has previously worked extensively with rugby teams was introduced, and an intensive weights programme provided for those needing it.
  The horse is conditioned by trainer Sid Attard and owned by Tucci Stables and Lucio Tucci.
  He was previously conditioned by Ken McPeek, who saddled him to his victory in the Belmont Stakes along with his win in the 2002 Sir Barton Stakes.
  A circuits and body conditioning class will be held upstairs in The CBD Sports Complex, starting on Thursday March 3rd from 8 to 9pm.
  Combined fat-burning/body conditioning classes have commenced since September 9th at the Anchor night club, Belmullet.
  Their Pilates conditioning studio will also be open soon.
  Laffit is conditioned by trainer Frank Olivares.
  Julio Franco, 45, still is playing because he is superbly conditioned.
  The horse, who is conditioned by trainer Tommy Stack, covered one mile over a firm course in 1: 34.99.
  Fortunately, common sense has prevailed and a number of the international players who had been pulled out of pre-season action for a strength and conditioning programme will be released back to their clubs in time.
  Keep doing this with the express intent of conditioning yourself.
  Synonyms
  improve, make healthy, build up, nourish, tone, tone up, get something into shape
2. 2.2often as adjective conditioned Bring (beer or stout) to maturation after fermentation while the yeast is still present.
  （发酵后，在酵母仍存在时）使（啤酒，黑啤酒）酿熟
  cask-conditioned real ales
  桶酿散装啤酒。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It isn't ale, either, and although the bottled versions are bottle conditioned, they are much bubblier than English bottle conditioned beers.
  After this it will be stored for conditioning, filtered, then packaged in bottles, cans or kegs.
  Her beers are traditionally brewed, mostly organic and bottle conditioned.
  Keg or brewery conditioned beer is produced so that it is ready to drink as soon as it leaves the brewery.
3. 2.3no object (of a beer or stout) undergo conditioning.
  （啤酒，黑啤酒）继续发酵，酿熟
  brews that are allowed to condition in the bottle
  可在瓶里酿熟的酒。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Beers being allowed to condition naturally in the cask calls for a certain care in handling.
  Until fairly recently bottled Guinness was a real ale: the beer wasn't filtered or pasteurized but allowed to condition in the bottle.
3Apply a conditioner to (the hair)
I condition my hair regularly
我定期保养头发。
Example sentencesExamples
- Gabrielle quickly shampooed and conditioned her hair and scrubbed her entire body with some shower gel she hadn't bothered to read.
- After washing and conditioning your hair, comb it from the crown to the ends and let it air-dry.
- Its four-part conditioning system gives hair a smooth, silky finish.
- I washed my hair with green apple shampoo and conditioned my hair.
- Always apply as much hair conditioning protection as possible.
- After shampooing and conditioning, the model sat under the dryer until her hair was 90-percent dry, and then I finished it with a blow-dryer.
- A new-and-improved formula has the added benefit of jojoba and wheat protein to condition hair as it colors.
- Be sure to keep your hair well moisturized and conditioned to counter the sun's damaging effects.
- By the time his memory was finished, Sam's hair was conditioned and rinsed thoroughly.
- I quickly got to my feet and proceeded to shampoo and condition my hair and then soap my body.
- Good quality gels will also moisturize and condition your hair for many days.
- Natural and relaxed hair should be conditioned every time you wash.
- She quickly conditioned her hair and hopped out of the shower.
- I don't pause to think and realize that I haven't even shampooed or conditioned my hair yet.
- In addition, chemical processes were used to tint, wave, curl, straighten, and condition the hair.
- Bigfish Shampoo is also enriched with panthenol to nourish, moisturize and condition your hair.
- He took a shower (shampooing and conditioning his hair), brushed his teeth, brushed his hair, and put on clothes that he made sure matched.
- She had conditioned her mousy blond hair so that it was shiny and soft.
- One print ad underscores the company's strategy of focusing on the end-result the product renders: silky, conditioned, luxurious hair.
- If I take a shower, the hair is washed and conditioned.
Synonyms
improve, make healthy, build up, nourish, tone, tone up, get something into shape
4Set prior requirements on (something) before it can occur or be done.
（就某事）提出条件；加条件于
Congressmen have sought to limit and condition military and economic aid
国会议员们试图提出条件以限制军事及经济援助。
Example sentencesExamples
- Therefore, it can't be conditioned - I mean, the cracking down on these groups can't be conditioned to anything.
- My continued support, however, is conditioned on one idea: the war on terror should be voluntarily financed.
- Mr. Parlon said that farmers will not let themselves be conditioned by the trade into taking a lower price for this year's malting barley crops.
- Instead, they now claim that the right, although belonging to individuals, was conditioned on service in an organized militia.
- The server, previously conditioned to listen for specific MAC addresses, responds with the correct IP address for the node.
- At the same time, Giolitti, always walking a tightrope between the conservative and progressive components of his own majority, was heavily conditioned in what he could offer.
- The prediction equation is from Equation 2, where p ijkl is the probability of the lth QTL genotype conditioned on marker genotype only.
- The discretion should be conditioned on the existence of some need to remove the ship from the Australian Territorial sea; and the Act should provide standards by which it is to be exercised.
- There's another $40 million that could be paid out over three years, conditioned upon the company meeting certain financial hurdles.
- Is it conditioned upon the absence of risk to our own troops?
- The council's executive planner indicated there was the potential for overlooking of the neighbouring site from the master bedroom, but that this matter may be conditioned.
- To model the stochastic yield conditioned upon N levels, we use a conditional beta distribution (Nelson and Preckel).
- The new refrain is that, while the amendment does indeed protect an individual right, the exercise of this right is conditioned on the existence of and participation in a state militia.
- But other Washington players will argue for substantial government assistance conditioned on radical corporate restructuring.
- For the next 13 years after that, the companies would be prohibited from conditioning promotional money on the prices contained in advertisements they do not pay for.
- The probability model defines the joint posterior distribution of the model variables, conditioned on the observed marker data Y.
- The Developers have been conditioned by the planners to rebuild this wall, under the supervision of Conservation Architects.
- Next, we generated 100 parametric bootstrap replicates conditioned upon this phylogeny and the corresponding estimated model of evolution.
- Disease-allele counts, further conditioned on the current count, may be realized by use of rejection sampling, but this is ineffective.
- In view of its location adjacent to residential development, any such development would have to be designed or conditioned so has not to generate unacceptable environmental problems.

Phrases

in (or out of) condition

In a fit (or unfit) physical state.
健康状况良好（或不佳）
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of the area penners have been practicing and keeping their horses in condition this winter for the first time.
- It is a condition of mind in which the mind is out of condition.
- Long hair quickly gets out of condition if it isn't treated right.
- But not every one is going to be in condition to play every three days.
- Now, I know that someone who has great natural shape but is out of condition won't beat someone with a lesser shape who is in condition.
- In the meantime, Ramsden may return to All Blacks during the Knights' off-season to keep in condition.
- But the fact remains that a worrying number of British children are becoming seriously overweight and out of condition.
- Alma Hodgson, chairwoman, said: ‘The lady felt that her son was too young to use the bike and that it would be out of condition by the time he was old enough.’
- A horse that is resting its back very quickly gets out of condition and it can take months to restore it to racing fitness.
- Early pre-season practice should stress conditioning and fundamentals because the team must be in condition before the first game.
Synonyms
unfit, unhealthy, out of shape, in poor condition, in poor shape, flabby, debilitated, weak, infirm, decrepit

in no condition to do something

Certainly not fit or well enough to do something.
（健康状况，身体状况）不适宜做某事
you're in no condition to tackle the stairs
你的身体不适宜爬楼梯。
Example sentencesExamples
- But off-camera the consensus was that by election time those listed would be in no condition to cast a ballot, let alone offer themselves as candidates.
- But it was obvious he was in no condition to continue.
- Obviously you are in no condition to think straight.
- She certainly was in no condition to drive herself to the hospital, and it didn't appear that she was going to be able to draw anyone near this place anytime soon.
- The collapsing Soviet Union was in no condition to dissuade its ally.

on condition that

With the stipulation that.
如果…就；只有在…条件下
he proposed deep cuts in offensive forces, on condition that an agreement be reached
Example sentencesExamples
- He was given special leave from school on condition that upon his return he gives a presentation to his year group about his African experiences.
- The city surrendered on August 10, on condition that the garrison be allowed to leave peacefully.
- When he became too old to work on the farm, Banneker sold it to the Ellicot family on condition that he was allowed to live in the farm house for the rest of his days.
- The judge allowed him to walk free but put him on probation for three years on condition that he received medical treatment.
- On an earlier occasion he had been convicted of an offence of dishonesty, placed on probation on condition that he resided at a mental home for treatment.
- They stressed, however, that they would only support this option on condition that there was no reduction in the level of healthcare provision.
- He marries the King of Kent's daughter on condition that she be allowed to keep her Christianity.
- After escaping and being recaptured three times he was allowed his freedom on condition that he left New Zealand.
- However, it is allowed on condition that claims are filed within the prescribed 12 month period.
- Reisz had accepted the job on condition that he would be allowed to produce a series of non-advertising documentaries.
Synonyms
on condition that, provided, provided that, providing, providing that, presuming, presuming that, supposing, supposing that, assuming, assuming that, on the assumption that, allowing, allowing that, as long as, given that, with the provision that, with the proviso that, on the understanding that, with the understanding that, if and only if, contingent on, in the event that

Origin

Middle English: from Old French condicion (noun), condicionner (verb), from Latin condicio(n-) ‘agreement’, from condicere ‘agree upon’, from con- ‘with’ + dicere ‘say’.

词汇	condition
释义	Definition of condition in English: condition noun kənˈdɪʃ(ə)nkənˈdɪʃ(ə)n 1mass noun, usually with adjective The state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order. 情况；状态，状况 the wiring is in good condition 线路情况良好。 in singular the bridge is in an extremely dangerous condition 这座桥处于极度危险状态。 Example sentencesExamples Sections of the footpaths are in an extremely dangerous condition, and all the more so given that it is our old folk who use them most. It boasts numerous rare and unique examples of the highest quality in exceptional condition. The yacht is powered by two 675 hp diesel engines, fully equipped with high quality furnishings in top condition. The Holy Trinity Church is one of the West's architectural treasures but the cost of maintaining it in such condition is extremely high. Less than two percent of the Chapman and Greenough river foreshores are regarded as in excellent condition. These items were in good working order and condition; they are now completely defunct. In addition to smell, sneakers are judged on appearance and overall condition. Since the aircraft is being built to airworthy condition, the best quality materials are being used. This less-than-desirable condition indirectly impacts air quality and energy costs. This Monday, an ice storm once again left the university parking lots in extremely unsafe and dangerous condition. A topping height of 6 cm will leave paddocks in good condition to produce quality grass for subsequent rotations. However, he then came to think about the poor quality and condition of his people's clothing back home in Korea. Thankfully, our chosen casks were in good condition so we ordered fresh samples for our final selection to be forwarded to Kendal. This property is most likely to appeal to golfing enthusiasts looking for a modern, high quality home in walk-in condition. Cosmetics are products designed to improve the appearance and condition of the body. It is clearly unsafe and in a very dangerous condition. But they also feel the present road condition could be dangerous at times. That care shows most in the quality and condition of the Czech cars on display. Finally, rate how well the ceilings have been able to retain their appearance and condition. Subsequent inspection by another garage well versed in Minis revealed that the car was in extremely dangerous condition. Synonyms state, shape, order British informal nick 1.1 A person's or animal's state of health or physical fitness. （人或动物的）健康状况 the baby was in good condition at birth in singular she was in a serious condition 她的病情严重。 Example sentencesExamples I was shocked by her appearance, her weak condition and the fact that the trolley was vibrating with her trembling. It merely inhibits him and irritates his dangerous psychological condition. Not wanting to take chances, now the puppies are given syrup as a booster dose to improve their health condition, says the animal keeper. High-quality and sufficient sleep ensures an energetic physical condition and a good mental outlook. Children, the old and people in weak physical condition or with an impaired immune system are less able to resist such diseases. Was Scott's condition or appearance such as to show that he obviously needed attention? Asked if a second operation would have made a difference he said it would have probably improved his condition but was dangerous given his clinical history. He was taken to hospital with a gaping hole burnt in his neck; his condition was regarded as hopeless. Breaking the sound barrier in his condition was a dangerous move. He was given antibiotics and kept under constant observation but it was decided to monitor him intermittently when his condition appeared to improve. Get yourself into good physical condition before you even consider racing Sometimes we hold onto animals to monitor their physical condition or to check their paperwork. The job applicants were evaluated in eight categories, including physical condition, health and personality. His physical condition is likely to be important in considering whether he has reached the requisite degree of distress. It appears that his condition deteriorated and he is currently in ICU. The submission is that his condition should properly be regarded as at the top end of the ‘moderately severe’ class. Peter demonstrated his own physical condition and belief in physical fitness by taking part in many of the exercises himself. What then happens to that animal depends on its species and the individual's physical condition. Although after the accident his condition was grave, his parents were given some hope when it appeared his condition was stabilising. Actual gains for specific animals will be dependent on their physical condition. Synonyms fitness, physical fitness, health, state of health, form, shape, trim, fettle 1.2count noun, often with modifier An illness or other medical problem. 病，疾病 a heart condition 心脏病。 Example sentencesExamples A higher seat and shorter crank are usually what the doctor orders for this condition. Anorexia is a very dangerous condition - the ultimate survival rate is quite low. Self-injurious behaviour is an extremely difficult and distressing condition for staff to manage. An accurate diagnosis of this condition is mandatory in order to avoid unnecessary treatments. This condition appears in close to one per cent of the population. I suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, a most distressing and dangerous condition which dictates my life completely. The condition was detected extremely quickly, and the club and Lisbie thanked the nursing staff who cared for the player. The most dangerous thing about this condition is that it is so contagious. In order to treat this condition, you will need to visit the vet. Little Stephen has been diagnosed with chronic bronchialitis, a serious asthmatic condition. In order to diagnose this condition, I am going to have to make a lot of assumptions based on e-mail. The mortality appears high when this condition occurs at the extremes of age. The patient had rheumatoid arthritis, a condition associated with pyoderma gangrenosum. It is a potentially dangerous condition, as it can cause severe internal bleeding. Severe haemorrhage, if untreated, is a very dangerous condition. Altering a gene in order to treat one condition may leave the patient vulnerable to other problems. Although this is an extremely difficult condition to live with, Eloise was in high spirits throughout the trip. When symptoms return, this is regarded as another condition for which yet another treatment must be found. Doctors considered he had already lived longer than expected with his condition but his health was deteriorating all the time. Obesity is a dangerous and highly prevalent condition in the United States. Synonyms disorder, problem, defect, disease, illness, complaint, ailment, weakness, infirmity, malady, indisposition, malaise, sickness, affliction, infection, upset informal bug, virus British informal lurgy 1.3in singular The situation in life of a particular group. the sorrows of the human condition Example sentencesExamples To leave the world a bit better by thought, deed, or redeemed social condition. What is important is their political and social condition and their status as Indian citizens. Women and men of any ethnic group, any age, any social condition are seeing their innocent lives destroyed. To force everyone into being one way is not respecting the complexities of the human condition. How does the art of the colonized Africans express their social and political condition? They hope to change their current economic or social condition, either through education or a job. In our new mobile condition we minimise social encounters with strangers on the street and avoid face-to-face contact. What, then, determines how people propose to better their condition or achieve social approval? Marx reduced man to being entirely defined by his social condition. The social condition of the entire Gujarat state has changed after the riots and it had an impact on me and my family also. She was a very fine commentator on the social condition of Victorian England. Psychology addresses this situation by attempting to address the human condition. Artists through the ages have formed questions, comments and concerns about the human condition. Alleged experts on the human condition voiced concern that the recipients would be somehow damaged. The ravaging of Africa by these forces and the desperate condition of its population are deeply felt. Like his paintings, his opportunities too are limited by his social condition. He may have been the first general in history to declare war on his own population in order to improve their condition! Rank, social position, economic condition have no direct effect on the gradation from the standpoint of caste. He saw radical skepticism as a necessary consequence of the misery of the human condition. People need the wherewithal to live and the prospect of improving their condition, plus reasonable freedom of expression. 1.4archaic Social position. 〈古〉社会地位；身份 those of humbler condition 地位卑贱的人。 Example sentencesExamples It is good for such boys to measure themselves with their equals in age, of a humbler condition in life. Born in December 1864, in Fère-en-Tardenois, France, Camille grew up in a family of humble condition. Synonyms standing, rank, ranking, position, social position, station, level, footing, place 2conditionsThe circumstances or factors affecting the way in which people live or work, especially with regard to their well-being. （尤指涉及人身安全和幸福的）环境（或因素）；（影响生活或工作的）环境（或因素） harsh working conditions 艰苦的工作和生活环境。 Example sentencesExamples It was also aimed at revealing the poor conditions under which people lived in the province. Difficult social and economic conditions are not regarded as grounds for granting asylum, Ask said. We still have much more to do, as too many are still living in poor conditions denied the opportunities that many of the rest of us have. She is living with them in conditions of domestic comfort but emotional torpor in White Point, a fishing community north of Perth. This time, the floods had hit families living under better socio-economic conditions. Most of these captive elephants live in dirty conditions and suffer from poor treatment and callous management. We would not have to do so if we didn't have so many people who have no pride or concern for the conditions in which they live. It was further agreed that no person is expected to continue living in conditions unfit for human habitation. Workers and their families continued living in wretched conditions in the shadows of the buildings they had made. It's not part of our national consciousness - the conditions under which people live in Iraq, Rwanda, Paraguay. Is society not responsible for the conditions in which people live? However, Benin is improving the health and living conditions of its people. Soldiers make low salaries and in many cases live in quite poor conditions. Most of them have little education and live in poor economic conditions. The bigger concern is living bodies, people living in unsanitary conditions. A proper sense of proportion requires us to have regard to the conditions in which hospitals and doctors have to work. Migrant labor populations live in poor economic conditions, compared to native residents. This can be attributed to the changing living conditions of the people. Although we were living in poor conditions, we were all so happy. With respect to refugees, we accept that many have had to live in extreme conditions. Synonyms circumstances, surroundings environment, situation, state of affairs, set-up, position, context, background, setting, ambience, atmosphere, climate, milieu, habitat, way of life informal circs 2.1 The factors or prevailing situation influencing the performance or outcome of a process. （影响某一进程的运作或结果的）情况（或形势） present market conditions 目前的市场形势。 Example sentencesExamples Environmental conditions may present risk factors whether inside or outdoors. Can we hope to find a mathematical model (in other words a stochastic process) satisfying these conditions? Most of the quality traits show a continuous variation, strongly influenced by environmental conditions. Ideally we would want to replicate the in vivo conditions and mimic the outcome of nuclear division in vivo. Under some conditions, path dependent processes can lead to outcomes that are inefficient. The sector performed well, despite tough trading conditions in key markets. The influence of different conditions during the combustion process was investigated by altering the speed and load of the test engine. There are few comprehensive explorations of their performance under actual field conditions. Once we understand these issues, then we can try to set the conditions for a reversal process. In this manner, we launched the process of creating the conditions for a true free market. For the private sector employer, the ability to vary the cost base to market conditions and company performance is vital. It then addresses the processes and geochemical conditions at the time of deposition that controlled the observed isotopic signal. In only 12 states can teacher pay vary at all based on performance or marketplace conditions. We know neither the conditions then nor the processes by which life ignited. Present market conditions are more favorable now than they have been for a long time. With this larger sample, it would be possible to take into account the influence of local conditions over cultural factors. He cannot let external conditions exert influence upon the results of his thinking. Samples were stored in reduced media and anaerobic conditions until further processing. In the market conditions which now prevail, you can choose your supplier. Other authorial alterations were not due to censorship but to changes in time, space, or other conditions of performance. Synonyms circumstances, context, conditions, situation, environment, milieu, scene, scenario, framework, atmosphere 2.2 The prevailing state of the weather, ground, or sea at a particular time, especially as it affects a sporting event. （尤指影响体育比赛项目的天气、地面、海洋或大气等的）情况，状况 the appalling conditions determined the style of play 恶劣的天气情况决定了比赛方式。 Example sentencesExamples Pleasant weather conditions should prevail from Sunday to next Thursday. The conditions had a major influence on this game with a strong, gusting wind blowing up the field, bringing with it freezing showers of rain and hail. This was a tremendous achievement for Seamus, as the weather conditions were appalling. Weather conditions, ground conditions, selection policies, and match fixes are too innumerable to measure or adjust for. Again, the advance was halted because of the appalling conditions on the ground. The weather conditions had grounded the air ambulance usually used for the transfer. The reactions of vines and grapes to seasonal conditions or weather events can also differ widely according to soil type within an area. Their success was built on an excellent defensive performance in blustery conditions. The weather conditions were not particularly good, but it was a really enjoyable day. Annual variability in weather conditions may also affect timing of surveys. The heat wave weather conditions of the weekend added to the enjoyment of the occasion. The ceremony was witnessed by about a hundred people, in atrocious weather conditions, but the event still went off well. These occur naturally, particularly when weather conditions are wet and warm. This was back in the days when aircraft were much more susceptible to being grounded due to weather conditions. This is a very important feature, particularly under severe weather conditions. Terrain and unpredictable weather conditions affect communications at high altitudes. This is because of the North's cooler climactic conditions and past Islamic influence. Work in this area was originally postponed due to poor ground conditions and inclement weather. In the event of unkind weather conditions, the show will be moved indoors. However, the speed of walking and underfoot conditions would preclude certain outcomes. 3A situation that must exist before something else is possible or permitted. （先决）条件；前提 for a member to borrow money, three conditions have to be met 会员必须满足三个条件才能借钱。 all personnel should comply with this policy as a condition of employment 全体员工都必须遵守这项政策，这是获得聘用的前提。 Example sentencesExamples As regards the second condition, peaceful relations have indeed developed among the consolidated democracies of the West. Safety will be high on the agenda this year and all anglers will be required as a condition of entry to wear a life jacket. A condition of entry is that the beef must meet all EU veterinary and hygiene standards. But a condition of the package is the 89 islanders must repay £1m to the Land Fund within two years. After an initial spell at a university, I was required, as a condition of the fellowship, to visit at least three of America's larger regions. All three face being struck off if they are found guilty of running the practice in order to circumvent conditions imposed by the Law Society. He added that the smells could be got up to three miles away and there was no doubt the company had breached the conditions with regard to smell. As a condition of her bail she must return to a London police station on April 4. With regard to the second condition, the ruling elite has severe reservations regarding Merkel. I have argued that participatory democracy is an element and condition of social justice. As a condition of the licence, both the adult and child must order a meal. The bail out comes with conditions relating to restructuring and rationalisation and follows two reports on the theatre. The payment required by this section is taken to be a condition of every aquaculture permit. The same condition has not been regarded as necessary when the initiative is taken by a State. A condition of the money is that the actors encourage participation in the wider community. Agent causation, it may be argued, is a condition of the possibility of morally responsible agency. They were given no ownership of the concept and took no real part in the process that decided the conditions and clauses in the bill. Mr Johnson recommends that a condition of acceptance is that windows and doors must be kept shut to minimise noise. It was he who suggested that they have a child - in fact he demanded it as a condition of staying with her. They then agree to allow the surviving parent to live there - which must not be a condition of the will. Synonyms stipulation, constraint, prerequisite, precondition, requirement, rule, term, specification, provision, proviso, qualification necessity, essential, demand, restriction verbkənˈdɪʃ(ə)nkənˈdɪʃ(ə)n [with object] 1Have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something) 制约；影响；决定（方式，结果） national choices are conditioned by the international political economy 一个国家的抉择受到国际政治经济的制约。 Example sentencesExamples The relations between the revelation to Muhammad and the earlier revelations are thus conditioned by the ongoing, looming presence of God and by the nature of the revelation to Muhammad. Individual diet is also strongly conditioned by local economic conditions. In this network, the behaviour of each is heavily conditioned by the behaviour of others. But insofar as the development of capitalism has been decisively conditioned by the simultaneous deployment of the project of social and individual autonomy, modernity is finished. Gelbard's call for civilian control over the Indonesian military is also conditioned by longer-term economic considerations. And I think that is conditioned by the winter approach and by Ramadan. Politics here is completely conditioned by an armed band that wants to impose its criteria through extortion and killing. As the result makes clear, democratic peace, if it exists, is conditioned by economic development. On the contrary, the inevitability of economic conflicts conditions the existence of arms. Child poverty levels are also affected by economic changes that condition the job security and income levels of their guardians. It is this subtle consciousness, conditioned by all of our previous karma, that exits the body at death and carries along with it our entire karmic history. Marriage, likewise, is conditioned by the values and sensibilities of the social context. The gods were derived from the world of nature for the simple reason that life in Mesopotamia was controlled or conditioned by the seasons. In particular, this study has shown that social factors condition individuals' economic conduct. But there is now a narrative of the left… which sees in the US an imperial predator whose actions - all actions - are conditioned by this aspect of its being. In contrast, the approach of Tehran's realists is conditioned by the requirements of the nation-state and its demands for stability. So I think that the judgement as to what is a legitimate religion is always value-laden and conditioned by our social and cultural values. How to distinguish the accidental from the fixed, given that the fixed cannot enter into the world without covering itself in some form, which is itself conditioned by the concrete circumstances? That effect may be conditioned on the influence of outside factors and participant attributes and may change over time. The supposed privacy and sanctity of the home are very relative concepts, whose application is heavily conditioned by racial and economic status. Synonyms constrain, control, govern, determine, decide exert influence on, affect, have an effect on, act on, work on, touch, have an impact on, impact on change, alter, modify, transform, form, shape, guide, sway, bias 1.1 Train or accustom to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances. 训练…使以某种方式行事（或使接受）；使适应；使受影响；使习惯于 our minds are heavily conditioned and circumscribed by habit with object and infinitive they are beliefs which he has been conditioned to accept Example sentencesExamples Why is it that New Zealanders condition themselves to accept 4 percent growth? The Kaisers were also tired of being conditioned to accept everyone else's values, and when their pursuit of fame turned on them and failed them, they were sick of that too. It's almost like listening to a lighthouse keeper who's conditioned to pause every five seconds, whether the foghorn's on or not. This freeplay of subjects has been conditioned by his internalisation through years of experimenting with them. The audience has been actively conditioned into being receptive. It was that I had been conditioned into making a grab for a seat, by watching everyone else do the same thing and deciding to copy them. Both boys and girls were being conditioned into adopting this stereotyped image of men and women and this indirectly affected their personalities, the study has pointed out. But I would also say there is a pleasure in self-display that should be shared with those men and boys who have been conditioned into thinking that the only gratification and power is in looking. We have forgotten the supreme controller as we have been conditioned to accept the material world as containing everything that we need. I had to actually ask what that meant in terms of the APR and in two cases they even had to go and look it up because they've been so conditioned into only revealing the monthly figure. We've been conditioned to accept discrimination because for a long time we believed we were what the majority said we were: defective. As a result of our meat-centred culture, we have been conditioned to think that a meal is necessarily the meat that is included. It is simply that, although human beings are conditioned by social circumstances into behaving in atrocious ways, those circumstances must have something to operate on. Al Qaeda's preference for huge statements, for bold acts of extreme violence in place of a long term incremental strategy, appeals to the expectations of a society which is conditioned by the same global imagery as the west. If stepping back is possible, then rationality and thought are not entirely conditioned by language and circumstance. The bottom line is that we are all being fleeced and are being conditioned to accept less and less every year and pay more for it. We will always have to acknowledge that the natural self, and the human passions, are shaped and conditioned by forces of culture, learning, and history. They are beliefs which he has been conditioned to accept. We have become conditioned into being, behaving, reacting to any situation in a certain way, and we perpetuate this conditioning by the way we think. Mr Noon is right - we, the public, looking back, have been conditioned to have only one reaction: ‘What's the point of objecting!’ Synonyms train, teach, educate, coach, tutor, guide, groom, drill, accustom, adapt, habituate, mould, inure 2Bring (something) into the desired state for use. 使达到所要求的状态（以供使用） a product for conditioning leather 鞣制皮革用的产品。 Example sentencesExamples Perhaps the water needs to be conditioned prior to being separated into hydrogen/oxygen gas. Then there are the lime products produced as part of the purification process which are sold under the LimeX brand for soil conditioning - 58,000 tonnes of it. Redwing boots also sells products to help you condition your boots, like Boot Oil or Mink Oil. In addition to preparing, training and conditioning ourselves for war, we must also chart the Army Reserve's course in Army Transformation. Besides, being outside was much better, what with Pacific trade winds conditioning our air. In some of the experiments eggs obtained from the infected females were conditioned for 30 days prior to hatching. The cost of professionally produced and conditioned seed of agronomic crops is only two to four percent of the cost of production. The pouches were conditioned at ASTM standard test conditions for 48 hours prior to testing. Synaptic function recorded in the same region is protected against thermal stress by both prior thermal conditioning and exogenous Hsp 70 application. He invented a device for putting water vapor into the air to condition yarn produced in textile plants. This separates analog signal conditioning in hardware from digital signal processing in software and results in significant advantages. Wax cleaners and bodywork conditioning shampoos keep the exteriors looking new while upholstery cleaner sprays take care of the seats and door panels. The slabs or sheet bars are then conditioned prior to being hot rolled on a finishing mill. But the calcium scale produced when conditioned water is heated will still produce scum with soap, and will not dissolve existing scale. To comply with these demands requires optimum training, conditioning and preparation on a full-time basis - there is no compromise on this. Synonyms treat, prepare, make ready, ready, prime, temper, process, acclimatize, acclimate, adapt, adjust, soften, season 2.1often as adjective conditioned Make (a person or animal) fit and healthy. 使（人，动物）健康 he was six feet two of perfectly conditioned muscle and bone 他高六英尺二英寸，肌肉和骨骼十分强健。 Example sentencesExamples Julio Franco, 45, still is playing because he is superbly conditioned. An aerobic and body conditioning classes are held on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. in the D.D.A.I. Centre in Ballindine. The bigger players will probably do two strength and two conditioning sessions a week in the gym… some blokes have to put it on and others take it off. Bouts can take a very long time and if you're not conditioned you will struggle. A circuits and body conditioning class will be held upstairs in The CBD Sports Complex, starting on Thursday March 3rd from 8 to 9pm. He was previously conditioned by Ken McPeek, who saddled him to his victory in the Belmont Stakes along with his win in the 2002 Sir Barton Stakes. A weights and conditioning expert who has previously worked extensively with rugby teams was introduced, and an intensive weights programme provided for those needing it. The strength / conditioning sessions are continuing on Saturdays 12-1pm in Carlow TC. Their Pilates conditioning studio will also be open soon. Fortunately, common sense has prevailed and a number of the international players who had been pulled out of pre-season action for a strength and conditioning programme will be released back to their clubs in time. Laffit is conditioned by trainer Frank Olivares. Aerobics and body conditioning classes are being held in Tolerton Hall each Monday night from 8-9pm. Combined fat-burning/body conditioning classes have commenced since September 9th at the Anchor night club, Belmullet. Or if you tell them to do so, do you follow up to be sure they are staying conditioned? In a regime devised by his friend and conditioning trainer, ex-paratrooper Owen Lennon, Harrison dons a Bergen rucksack with 30 lb weight in it. Are off-season conditioning programs and individual training regimens preventing injuries or contributing to them? The horse is conditioned by trainer Sid Attard and owned by Tucci Stables and Lucio Tucci. Keep doing this with the express intent of conditioning yourself. The horse, who is conditioned by trainer Tommy Stack, covered one mile over a firm course in 1: 34.99. This horse, conditioned by trainer Jerry Atkin, completed the trip over a slow track in 1: 13.28. Synonyms improve, make healthy, build up, nourish, tone, tone up, get something into shape 2.2often as adjective conditioned Bring (beer) to maturation after fermentation while the yeast is still present. （发酵后，在酵母仍存在时）使（啤酒，黑啤酒）酿熟 in combination cask-conditioned real ales 桶酿散装啤酒。 Example sentencesExamples Keg or brewery conditioned beer is produced so that it is ready to drink as soon as it leaves the brewery. After this it will be stored for conditioning, filtered, then packaged in bottles, cans or kegs. It isn't ale, either, and although the bottled versions are bottle conditioned, they are much bubblier than English bottle conditioned beers. Her beers are traditionally brewed, mostly organic and bottle conditioned. 2.3no object (of a beer) become conditioned. brews that are allowed to condition in the bottle 可在瓶里酿熟的酒。 Example sentencesExamples Until fairly recently bottled Guinness was a real ale: the beer wasn't filtered or pasteurized but allowed to condition in the bottle. Beers being allowed to condition naturally in the cask calls for a certain care in handling. 3Apply a conditioner to (the hair) I condition my hair regularly 我定期保养头发。 Example sentencesExamples Its four-part conditioning system gives hair a smooth, silky finish. If I take a shower, the hair is washed and conditioned. One print ad underscores the company's strategy of focusing on the end-result the product renders: silky, conditioned, luxurious hair. She had conditioned her mousy blond hair so that it was shiny and soft. Gabrielle quickly shampooed and conditioned her hair and scrubbed her entire body with some shower gel she hadn't bothered to read. I don't pause to think and realize that I haven't even shampooed or conditioned my hair yet. Be sure to keep your hair well moisturized and conditioned to counter the sun's damaging effects. He took a shower (shampooing and conditioning his hair), brushed his teeth, brushed his hair, and put on clothes that he made sure matched. In addition, chemical processes were used to tint, wave, curl, straighten, and condition the hair. Always apply as much hair conditioning protection as possible. After washing and conditioning your hair, comb it from the crown to the ends and let it air-dry. Good quality gels will also moisturize and condition your hair for many days. I washed my hair with green apple shampoo and conditioned my hair. After shampooing and conditioning, the model sat under the dryer until her hair was 90-percent dry, and then I finished it with a blow-dryer. Natural and relaxed hair should be conditioned every time you wash. A new-and-improved formula has the added benefit of jojoba and wheat protein to condition hair as it colors. Bigfish Shampoo is also enriched with panthenol to nourish, moisturize and condition your hair. By the time his memory was finished, Sam's hair was conditioned and rinsed thoroughly. She quickly conditioned her hair and hopped out of the shower. I quickly got to my feet and proceeded to shampoo and condition my hair and then soap my body. Synonyms improve, make healthy, build up, nourish, tone, tone up, get something into shape 4Set prior requirements on (something) before it can occur or be done. （就某事）提出条件；加条件于 Congressmen have sought to limit and condition military and economic aid 国会议员们试图提出条件以限制军事及经济援助。 Example sentencesExamples Mr. Parlon said that farmers will not let themselves be conditioned by the trade into taking a lower price for this year's malting barley crops. The discretion should be conditioned on the existence of some need to remove the ship from the Australian Territorial sea; and the Act should provide standards by which it is to be exercised. There's another $40 million that could be paid out over three years, conditioned upon the company meeting certain financial hurdles. But other Washington players will argue for substantial government assistance conditioned on radical corporate restructuring. My continued support, however, is conditioned on one idea: the war on terror should be voluntarily financed. Next, we generated 100 parametric bootstrap replicates conditioned upon this phylogeny and the corresponding estimated model of evolution. Therefore, it can't be conditioned - I mean, the cracking down on these groups can't be conditioned to anything. In view of its location adjacent to residential development, any such development would have to be designed or conditioned so has not to generate unacceptable environmental problems. The prediction equation is from Equation 2, where p ijkl is the probability of the lth QTL genotype conditioned on marker genotype only. At the same time, Giolitti, always walking a tightrope between the conservative and progressive components of his own majority, was heavily conditioned in what he could offer. The council's executive planner indicated there was the potential for overlooking of the neighbouring site from the master bedroom, but that this matter may be conditioned. The new refrain is that, while the amendment does indeed protect an individual right, the exercise of this right is conditioned on the existence of and participation in a state militia. For the next 13 years after that, the companies would be prohibited from conditioning promotional money on the prices contained in advertisements they do not pay for. Instead, they now claim that the right, although belonging to individuals, was conditioned on service in an organized militia. The Developers have been conditioned by the planners to rebuild this wall, under the supervision of Conservation Architects. The server, previously conditioned to listen for specific MAC addresses, responds with the correct IP address for the node. Disease-allele counts, further conditioned on the current count, may be realized by use of rejection sampling, but this is ineffective. The probability model defines the joint posterior distribution of the model variables, conditioned on the observed marker data Y. Is it conditioned upon the absence of risk to our own troops? To model the stochastic yield conditioned upon N levels, we use a conditional beta distribution (Nelson and Preckel). Phrases in (or out of) condition In a fit (or unfit) physical state. 健康状况良好（或不佳） what difference should it make to the coach what I do after hours as long as I keep in condition? ‘I'm out of condition,’ she panted Example sentencesExamples In the meantime, Ramsden may return to All Blacks during the Knights' off-season to keep in condition. Long hair quickly gets out of condition if it isn't treated right. But not every one is going to be in condition to play every three days. A horse that is resting its back very quickly gets out of condition and it can take months to restore it to racing fitness. Now, I know that someone who has great natural shape but is out of condition won't beat someone with a lesser shape who is in condition. But the fact remains that a worrying number of British children are becoming seriously overweight and out of condition. Alma Hodgson, chairwoman, said: ‘The lady felt that her son was too young to use the bike and that it would be out of condition by the time he was old enough.’ Early pre-season practice should stress conditioning and fundamentals because the team must be in condition before the first game. Many of the area penners have been practicing and keeping their horses in condition this winter for the first time. It is a condition of mind in which the mind is out of condition. Synonyms unfit, unhealthy, out of shape, in poor condition, in poor shape, flabby, debilitated, weak, infirm, decrepit in no condition to do something Certainly not fit or well enough to do something. （健康状况，身体状况）不适宜做某事 you're in no condition to tackle the stairs 你的身体不适宜爬楼梯。 Example sentencesExamples Obviously you are in no condition to think straight. She certainly was in no condition to drive herself to the hospital, and it didn't appear that she was going to be able to draw anyone near this place anytime soon. But off-camera the consensus was that by election time those listed would be in no condition to cast a ballot, let alone offer themselves as candidates. But it was obvious he was in no condition to continue. The collapsing Soviet Union was in no condition to dissuade its ally. on condition that With the stipulation that. 如果…就；只有在…条件下 I got three years' probation, on condition that I stay at the hostel for a year 我得到三年试用期，条件是我必须在招待所待满一年。 Example sentencesExamples They stressed, however, that they would only support this option on condition that there was no reduction in the level of healthcare provision. Reisz had accepted the job on condition that he would be allowed to produce a series of non-advertising documentaries. He marries the King of Kent's daughter on condition that she be allowed to keep her Christianity. He was given special leave from school on condition that upon his return he gives a presentation to his year group about his African experiences. The city surrendered on August 10, on condition that the garrison be allowed to leave peacefully. On an earlier occasion he had been convicted of an offence of dishonesty, placed on probation on condition that he resided at a mental home for treatment. When he became too old to work on the farm, Banneker sold it to the Ellicot family on condition that he was allowed to live in the farm house for the rest of his days. However, it is allowed on condition that claims are filed within the prescribed 12 month period. After escaping and being recaptured three times he was allowed his freedom on condition that he left New Zealand. The judge allowed him to walk free but put him on probation for three years on condition that he received medical treatment. Synonyms on condition that, provided, provided that, providing, providing that, presuming, presuming that, supposing, supposing that, assuming, assuming that, on the assumption that, allowing, allowing that, as long as, given that, with the provision that, with the proviso that, on the understanding that, with the understanding that, if and only if, contingent on, in the event that Origin Middle English: from Old French condicion (noun), condicionner (verb), from Latin condicio(n-) 'agreement', from condicere 'agree upon', from con- 'with' + dicere 'say'. verdict from Middle English: After the Norman Conquest, French became the language of the law in England and many French legal terms made their way into English. Verdict came immediately from French, but goes back to Latin verus ‘true’, source also of verify (Middle English), veritable (Late Middle English), and very (Middle English), and dicere ‘to say’, from which addict (mid 16th century) originally ‘assigned by decree’ and so bound to something; condition (Middle English) speaking with, agreement; contradiction (Late Middle English) ‘speaking against’; dictate (early 17th century); predict (late 16th century) ‘speaking in advance’; and numerous other words derive. noun.1 phr. Definition of condition in US English: condition nounkənˈdɪʃ(ə)nkənˈdiSH(ə)n 1The state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order. 情况；状态，状况 the wiring is in good condition 线路情况良好。 in singular the bridge is in an extremely dangerous condition 这座桥处于极度危险状态。 Example sentencesExamples In addition to smell, sneakers are judged on appearance and overall condition. Subsequent inspection by another garage well versed in Minis revealed that the car was in extremely dangerous condition. A topping height of 6 cm will leave paddocks in good condition to produce quality grass for subsequent rotations. This less-than-desirable condition indirectly impacts air quality and energy costs. It is clearly unsafe and in a very dangerous condition. That care shows most in the quality and condition of the Czech cars on display. Thankfully, our chosen casks were in good condition so we ordered fresh samples for our final selection to be forwarded to Kendal. Finally, rate how well the ceilings have been able to retain their appearance and condition. Cosmetics are products designed to improve the appearance and condition of the body. The yacht is powered by two 675 hp diesel engines, fully equipped with high quality furnishings in top condition. Less than two percent of the Chapman and Greenough river foreshores are regarded as in excellent condition. The Holy Trinity Church is one of the West's architectural treasures but the cost of maintaining it in such condition is extremely high. These items were in good working order and condition; they are now completely defunct. But they also feel the present road condition could be dangerous at times. Sections of the footpaths are in an extremely dangerous condition, and all the more so given that it is our old folk who use them most. This Monday, an ice storm once again left the university parking lots in extremely unsafe and dangerous condition. This property is most likely to appeal to golfing enthusiasts looking for a modern, high quality home in walk-in condition. However, he then came to think about the poor quality and condition of his people's clothing back home in Korea. It boasts numerous rare and unique examples of the highest quality in exceptional condition. Since the aircraft is being built to airworthy condition, the best quality materials are being used. Synonyms state, shape, order 1.1 A person's or animal's state of health or physical fitness. （人或动物的）健康状况 in singular she was in a serious condition 她的病情严重。 he is in fairly good condition considering what he has has been through 考虑到他的经历，他的健康状况算是相当良好了。 Example sentencesExamples I was shocked by her appearance, her weak condition and the fact that the trolley was vibrating with her trembling. It merely inhibits him and irritates his dangerous psychological condition. Not wanting to take chances, now the puppies are given syrup as a booster dose to improve their health condition, says the animal keeper. Sometimes we hold onto animals to monitor their physical condition or to check their paperwork. Actual gains for specific animals will be dependent on their physical condition. Get yourself into good physical condition before you even consider racing He was taken to hospital with a gaping hole burnt in his neck; his condition was regarded as hopeless. Peter demonstrated his own physical condition and belief in physical fitness by taking part in many of the exercises himself. Asked if a second operation would have made a difference he said it would have probably improved his condition but was dangerous given his clinical history. Although after the accident his condition was grave, his parents were given some hope when it appeared his condition was stabilising. High-quality and sufficient sleep ensures an energetic physical condition and a good mental outlook. The submission is that his condition should properly be regarded as at the top end of the ‘moderately severe’ class. His physical condition is likely to be important in considering whether he has reached the requisite degree of distress. What then happens to that animal depends on its species and the individual's physical condition. The job applicants were evaluated in eight categories, including physical condition, health and personality. It appears that his condition deteriorated and he is currently in ICU. Was Scott's condition or appearance such as to show that he obviously needed attention? Breaking the sound barrier in his condition was a dangerous move. He was given antibiotics and kept under constant observation but it was decided to monitor him intermittently when his condition appeared to improve. Children, the old and people in weak physical condition or with an impaired immune system are less able to resist such diseases. Synonyms fitness, physical fitness, health, state of health, form, shape, trim, fettle 1.2often with modifier An illness or other medical problem. 病，疾病 a heart condition 心脏病。 Example sentencesExamples Anorexia is a very dangerous condition - the ultimate survival rate is quite low. I suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, a most distressing and dangerous condition which dictates my life completely. Although this is an extremely difficult condition to live with, Eloise was in high spirits throughout the trip. Severe haemorrhage, if untreated, is a very dangerous condition. It is a potentially dangerous condition, as it can cause severe internal bleeding. An accurate diagnosis of this condition is mandatory in order to avoid unnecessary treatments. The patient had rheumatoid arthritis, a condition associated with pyoderma gangrenosum. Doctors considered he had already lived longer than expected with his condition but his health was deteriorating all the time. In order to treat this condition, you will need to visit the vet. Self-injurious behaviour is an extremely difficult and distressing condition for staff to manage. Obesity is a dangerous and highly prevalent condition in the United States. This condition appears in close to one per cent of the population. In order to diagnose this condition, I am going to have to make a lot of assumptions based on e-mail. The most dangerous thing about this condition is that it is so contagious. Little Stephen has been diagnosed with chronic bronchialitis, a serious asthmatic condition. Altering a gene in order to treat one condition may leave the patient vulnerable to other problems. When symptoms return, this is regarded as another condition for which yet another treatment must be found. A higher seat and shorter crank are usually what the doctor orders for this condition. The mortality appears high when this condition occurs at the extremes of age. The condition was detected extremely quickly, and the club and Lisbie thanked the nursing staff who cared for the player. Synonyms disorder, problem, defect, disease, illness, complaint, ailment, weakness, infirmity, malady, indisposition, malaise, sickness, affliction, infection, upset 1.3in singular A particular state of existence. 生存状态 a condition of misery 悲惨的生活。 Example sentencesExamples They hope to change their current economic or social condition, either through education or a job. Women and men of any ethnic group, any age, any social condition are seeing their innocent lives destroyed. What, then, determines how people propose to better their condition or achieve social approval? The ravaging of Africa by these forces and the desperate condition of its population are deeply felt. Like his paintings, his opportunities too are limited by his social condition. The social condition of the entire Gujarat state has changed after the riots and it had an impact on me and my family also. What is important is their political and social condition and their status as Indian citizens. He saw radical skepticism as a necessary consequence of the misery of the human condition. Rank, social position, economic condition have no direct effect on the gradation from the standpoint of caste. To force everyone into being one way is not respecting the complexities of the human condition. How does the art of the colonized Africans express their social and political condition? Psychology addresses this situation by attempting to address the human condition. To leave the world a bit better by thought, deed, or redeemed social condition. People need the wherewithal to live and the prospect of improving their condition, plus reasonable freedom of expression. He may have been the first general in history to declare war on his own population in order to improve their condition! In our new mobile condition we minimise social encounters with strangers on the street and avoid face-to-face contact. Marx reduced man to being entirely defined by his social condition. She was a very fine commentator on the social condition of Victorian England. Artists through the ages have formed questions, comments and concerns about the human condition. Alleged experts on the human condition voiced concern that the recipients would be somehow damaged. 1.4archaic Social position or rank. 〈古〉社会地位；身份 those of humbler condition 地位卑贱的人。 Example sentencesExamples It is good for such boys to measure themselves with their equals in age, of a humbler condition in life. Born in December 1864, in Fère-en-Tardenois, France, Camille grew up in a family of humble condition. Synonyms standing, rank, ranking, position, social position, station, level, footing, place 2conditionsThe circumstances affecting the way in which people live or work, especially with regard to their safety or well-being. （尤指涉及人身安全和幸福的）环境（或因素）；（影响生活或工作的）环境（或因素） harsh working and living conditions 艰苦的工作和生活环境。 Example sentencesExamples She is living with them in conditions of domestic comfort but emotional torpor in White Point, a fishing community north of Perth. However, Benin is improving the health and living conditions of its people. We would not have to do so if we didn't have so many people who have no pride or concern for the conditions in which they live. Is society not responsible for the conditions in which people live? The bigger concern is living bodies, people living in unsanitary conditions. This time, the floods had hit families living under better socio-economic conditions. Most of these captive elephants live in dirty conditions and suffer from poor treatment and callous management. Difficult social and economic conditions are not regarded as grounds for granting asylum, Ask said. It was further agreed that no person is expected to continue living in conditions unfit for human habitation. It's not part of our national consciousness - the conditions under which people live in Iraq, Rwanda, Paraguay. Migrant labor populations live in poor economic conditions, compared to native residents. With respect to refugees, we accept that many have had to live in extreme conditions. This can be attributed to the changing living conditions of the people. Workers and their families continued living in wretched conditions in the shadows of the buildings they had made. Soldiers make low salaries and in many cases live in quite poor conditions. A proper sense of proportion requires us to have regard to the conditions in which hospitals and doctors have to work. Although we were living in poor conditions, we were all so happy. Most of them have little education and live in poor economic conditions. We still have much more to do, as too many are still living in poor conditions denied the opportunities that many of the rest of us have. It was also aimed at revealing the poor conditions under which people lived in the province. Synonyms circumstances, surroundings 2.1 The factors or prevailing situation influencing the performance or outcome of a process. （影响某一进程的运作或结果的）情况（或形势） present market conditions 目前的市场形势。 Example sentencesExamples For the private sector employer, the ability to vary the cost base to market conditions and company performance is vital. Other authorial alterations were not due to censorship but to changes in time, space, or other conditions of performance. It then addresses the processes and geochemical conditions at the time of deposition that controlled the observed isotopic signal. Ideally we would want to replicate the in vivo conditions and mimic the outcome of nuclear division in vivo. He cannot let external conditions exert influence upon the results of his thinking. Under some conditions, path dependent processes can lead to outcomes that are inefficient. In the market conditions which now prevail, you can choose your supplier. Present market conditions are more favorable now than they have been for a long time. Most of the quality traits show a continuous variation, strongly influenced by environmental conditions. In only 12 states can teacher pay vary at all based on performance or marketplace conditions. We know neither the conditions then nor the processes by which life ignited. The sector performed well, despite tough trading conditions in key markets. The influence of different conditions during the combustion process was investigated by altering the speed and load of the test engine. In this manner, we launched the process of creating the conditions for a true free market. There are few comprehensive explorations of their performance under actual field conditions. With this larger sample, it would be possible to take into account the influence of local conditions over cultural factors. Environmental conditions may present risk factors whether inside or outdoors. Once we understand these issues, then we can try to set the conditions for a reversal process. Can we hope to find a mathematical model (in other words a stochastic process) satisfying these conditions? Samples were stored in reduced media and anaerobic conditions until further processing. Synonyms circumstances, context, conditions, situation, environment, milieu, scene, scenario, framework, atmosphere 2.2 The prevailing state of the weather, ground, sea, or atmosphere at a particular time, especially as it affects a sporting event. （尤指影响体育比赛项目的天气、地面、海洋或大气等的）情况，状况 the appalling conditions determined the style of play 恶劣的天气情况决定了比赛方式。 Example sentencesExamples The conditions had a major influence on this game with a strong, gusting wind blowing up the field, bringing with it freezing showers of rain and hail. The ceremony was witnessed by about a hundred people, in atrocious weather conditions, but the event still went off well. The weather conditions were not particularly good, but it was a really enjoyable day. In the event of unkind weather conditions, the show will be moved indoors. This is a very important feature, particularly under severe weather conditions. Pleasant weather conditions should prevail from Sunday to next Thursday. The heat wave weather conditions of the weekend added to the enjoyment of the occasion. This was back in the days when aircraft were much more susceptible to being grounded due to weather conditions. Their success was built on an excellent defensive performance in blustery conditions. Again, the advance was halted because of the appalling conditions on the ground. These occur naturally, particularly when weather conditions are wet and warm. This was a tremendous achievement for Seamus, as the weather conditions were appalling. Terrain and unpredictable weather conditions affect communications at high altitudes. The reactions of vines and grapes to seasonal conditions or weather events can also differ widely according to soil type within an area. Weather conditions, ground conditions, selection policies, and match fixes are too innumerable to measure or adjust for. This is because of the North's cooler climactic conditions and past Islamic influence. However, the speed of walking and underfoot conditions would preclude certain outcomes. The weather conditions had grounded the air ambulance usually used for the transfer. Work in this area was originally postponed due to poor ground conditions and inclement weather. Annual variability in weather conditions may also affect timing of surveys. 3A state of affairs that must exist or be brought about before something else is possible or permitted. （先决）条件；前提 for a member to borrow money, three conditions have to be met 会员必须满足三个条件才能借钱。 all personnel should comply with this policy as a condition of employment 全体员工都必须遵守这项政策，这是获得聘用的前提。 I'll accept your offer on one condition 答应我一个条件，我就接受你的提议。 Example sentencesExamples As a condition of the licence, both the adult and child must order a meal. All three face being struck off if they are found guilty of running the practice in order to circumvent conditions imposed by the Law Society. Agent causation, it may be argued, is a condition of the possibility of morally responsible agency. With regard to the second condition, the ruling elite has severe reservations regarding Merkel. The payment required by this section is taken to be a condition of every aquaculture permit. They were given no ownership of the concept and took no real part in the process that decided the conditions and clauses in the bill. Safety will be high on the agenda this year and all anglers will be required as a condition of entry to wear a life jacket. Mr Johnson recommends that a condition of acceptance is that windows and doors must be kept shut to minimise noise. He added that the smells could be got up to three miles away and there was no doubt the company had breached the conditions with regard to smell. I have argued that participatory democracy is an element and condition of social justice. But a condition of the package is the 89 islanders must repay £1m to the Land Fund within two years. The same condition has not been regarded as necessary when the initiative is taken by a State. The bail out comes with conditions relating to restructuring and rationalisation and follows two reports on the theatre. It was he who suggested that they have a child - in fact he demanded it as a condition of staying with her. As a condition of her bail she must return to a London police station on April 4. After an initial spell at a university, I was required, as a condition of the fellowship, to visit at least three of America's larger regions. A condition of entry is that the beef must meet all EU veterinary and hygiene standards. As regards the second condition, peaceful relations have indeed developed among the consolidated democracies of the West. They then agree to allow the surviving parent to live there - which must not be a condition of the will. A condition of the money is that the actors encourage participation in the wider community. Synonyms stipulation, constraint, prerequisite, precondition, requirement, rule, term, specification, provision, proviso, qualification verbkənˈdɪʃ(ə)nkənˈdiSH(ə)n [with object] 1Have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something) 制约；影响；决定（方式，结果） national choices are conditioned by the international political economy 一个国家的抉择受到国际政治经济的制约。 Example sentencesExamples The gods were derived from the world of nature for the simple reason that life in Mesopotamia was controlled or conditioned by the seasons. But insofar as the development of capitalism has been decisively conditioned by the simultaneous deployment of the project of social and individual autonomy, modernity is finished. Individual diet is also strongly conditioned by local economic conditions. In contrast, the approach of Tehran's realists is conditioned by the requirements of the nation-state and its demands for stability. How to distinguish the accidental from the fixed, given that the fixed cannot enter into the world without covering itself in some form, which is itself conditioned by the concrete circumstances? It is this subtle consciousness, conditioned by all of our previous karma, that exits the body at death and carries along with it our entire karmic history. As the result makes clear, democratic peace, if it exists, is conditioned by economic development. And I think that is conditioned by the winter approach and by Ramadan. Marriage, likewise, is conditioned by the values and sensibilities of the social context. That effect may be conditioned on the influence of outside factors and participant attributes and may change over time. Gelbard's call for civilian control over the Indonesian military is also conditioned by longer-term economic considerations. In particular, this study has shown that social factors condition individuals' economic conduct. On the contrary, the inevitability of economic conflicts conditions the existence of arms. Child poverty levels are also affected by economic changes that condition the job security and income levels of their guardians. The supposed privacy and sanctity of the home are very relative concepts, whose application is heavily conditioned by racial and economic status. But there is now a narrative of the left… which sees in the US an imperial predator whose actions - all actions - are conditioned by this aspect of its being. Politics here is completely conditioned by an armed band that wants to impose its criteria through extortion and killing. The relations between the revelation to Muhammad and the earlier revelations are thus conditioned by the ongoing, looming presence of God and by the nature of the revelation to Muhammad. So I think that the judgement as to what is a legitimate religion is always value-laden and conditioned by our social and cultural values. In this network, the behaviour of each is heavily conditioned by the behaviour of others. Synonyms constrain, control, govern, determine, decide 1.1 Train or accustom (someone or something) to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances. 训练…使以某种方式行事（或使接受）；使适应；使受影响；使习惯于 we have all been conditioned to the conventional format of TV the child is conditioned to dislike food 这个孩子养成厌食的习惯。 Example sentencesExamples The Kaisers were also tired of being conditioned to accept everyone else's values, and when their pursuit of fame turned on them and failed them, they were sick of that too. We will always have to acknowledge that the natural self, and the human passions, are shaped and conditioned by forces of culture, learning, and history. We have become conditioned into being, behaving, reacting to any situation in a certain way, and we perpetuate this conditioning by the way we think. Why is it that New Zealanders condition themselves to accept 4 percent growth? Al Qaeda's preference for huge statements, for bold acts of extreme violence in place of a long term incremental strategy, appeals to the expectations of a society which is conditioned by the same global imagery as the west. It is simply that, although human beings are conditioned by social circumstances into behaving in atrocious ways, those circumstances must have something to operate on. If stepping back is possible, then rationality and thought are not entirely conditioned by language and circumstance. We have forgotten the supreme controller as we have been conditioned to accept the material world as containing everything that we need. But I would also say there is a pleasure in self-display that should be shared with those men and boys who have been conditioned into thinking that the only gratification and power is in looking. The audience has been actively conditioned into being receptive. Mr Noon is right - we, the public, looking back, have been conditioned to have only one reaction: ‘What's the point of objecting!’ Both boys and girls were being conditioned into adopting this stereotyped image of men and women and this indirectly affected their personalities, the study has pointed out. It was that I had been conditioned into making a grab for a seat, by watching everyone else do the same thing and deciding to copy them. We've been conditioned to accept discrimination because for a long time we believed we were what the majority said we were: defective. They are beliefs which he has been conditioned to accept. The bottom line is that we are all being fleeced and are being conditioned to accept less and less every year and pay more for it. I had to actually ask what that meant in terms of the APR and in two cases they even had to go and look it up because they've been so conditioned into only revealing the monthly figure. It's almost like listening to a lighthouse keeper who's conditioned to pause every five seconds, whether the foghorn's on or not. As a result of our meat-centred culture, we have been conditioned to think that a meal is necessarily the meat that is included. This freeplay of subjects has been conditioned by his internalisation through years of experimenting with them. Synonyms train, teach, educate, coach, tutor, guide, groom, drill, accustom, adapt, habituate, mould, inure 2Bring (something) into the desired state for use. 使达到所要求的状态（以供使用） a product for conditioning leather 鞣制皮革用的产品。 Example sentencesExamples Synaptic function recorded in the same region is protected against thermal stress by both prior thermal conditioning and exogenous Hsp 70 application. The pouches were conditioned at ASTM standard test conditions for 48 hours prior to testing. To comply with these demands requires optimum training, conditioning and preparation on a full-time basis - there is no compromise on this. Perhaps the water needs to be conditioned prior to being separated into hydrogen/oxygen gas. Then there are the lime products produced as part of the purification process which are sold under the LimeX brand for soil conditioning - 58,000 tonnes of it. The cost of professionally produced and conditioned seed of agronomic crops is only two to four percent of the cost of production. The slabs or sheet bars are then conditioned prior to being hot rolled on a finishing mill. Redwing boots also sells products to help you condition your boots, like Boot Oil or Mink Oil. But the calcium scale produced when conditioned water is heated will still produce scum with soap, and will not dissolve existing scale. Wax cleaners and bodywork conditioning shampoos keep the exteriors looking new while upholstery cleaner sprays take care of the seats and door panels. In some of the experiments eggs obtained from the infected females were conditioned for 30 days prior to hatching. This separates analog signal conditioning in hardware from digital signal processing in software and results in significant advantages. Besides, being outside was much better, what with Pacific trade winds conditioning our air. In addition to preparing, training and conditioning ourselves for war, we must also chart the Army Reserve's course in Army Transformation. He invented a device for putting water vapor into the air to condition yarn produced in textile plants. Synonyms treat, prepare, make ready, ready, prime, temper, process, acclimatize, acclimate, adapt, adjust, soften, season 2.1often as adjective conditioned Make (a person or animal) fit and healthy. 使（人，动物）健康 he was six feet two of perfectly conditioned muscle and bone 他高六英尺二英寸，肌肉和骨骼十分强健。 Example sentencesExamples Aerobics and body conditioning classes are being held in Tolerton Hall each Monday night from 8-9pm. This horse, conditioned by trainer Jerry Atkin, completed the trip over a slow track in 1: 13.28. In a regime devised by his friend and conditioning trainer, ex-paratrooper Owen Lennon, Harrison dons a Bergen rucksack with 30 lb weight in it. An aerobic and body conditioning classes are held on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. in the D.D.A.I. Centre in Ballindine. Or if you tell them to do so, do you follow up to be sure they are staying conditioned? The strength / conditioning sessions are continuing on Saturdays 12-1pm in Carlow TC. Are off-season conditioning programs and individual training regimens preventing injuries or contributing to them? Bouts can take a very long time and if you're not conditioned you will struggle. The bigger players will probably do two strength and two conditioning sessions a week in the gym… some blokes have to put it on and others take it off. A weights and conditioning expert who has previously worked extensively with rugby teams was introduced, and an intensive weights programme provided for those needing it. The horse is conditioned by trainer Sid Attard and owned by Tucci Stables and Lucio Tucci. He was previously conditioned by Ken McPeek, who saddled him to his victory in the Belmont Stakes along with his win in the 2002 Sir Barton Stakes. A circuits and body conditioning class will be held upstairs in The CBD Sports Complex, starting on Thursday March 3rd from 8 to 9pm. Combined fat-burning/body conditioning classes have commenced since September 9th at the Anchor night club, Belmullet. Their Pilates conditioning studio will also be open soon. Laffit is conditioned by trainer Frank Olivares. Julio Franco, 45, still is playing because he is superbly conditioned. The horse, who is conditioned by trainer Tommy Stack, covered one mile over a firm course in 1: 34.99. Fortunately, common sense has prevailed and a number of the international players who had been pulled out of pre-season action for a strength and conditioning programme will be released back to their clubs in time. Keep doing this with the express intent of conditioning yourself. Synonyms improve, make healthy, build up, nourish, tone, tone up, get something into shape 2.2often as adjective conditioned Bring (beer or stout) to maturation after fermentation while the yeast is still present. （发酵后，在酵母仍存在时）使（啤酒，黑啤酒）酿熟 cask-conditioned real ales 桶酿散装啤酒。 Example sentencesExamples It isn't ale, either, and although the bottled versions are bottle conditioned, they are much bubblier than English bottle conditioned beers. After this it will be stored for conditioning, filtered, then packaged in bottles, cans or kegs. Her beers are traditionally brewed, mostly organic and bottle conditioned. Keg or brewery conditioned beer is produced so that it is ready to drink as soon as it leaves the brewery. 2.3no object (of a beer or stout) undergo conditioning. （啤酒，黑啤酒）继续发酵，酿熟 brews that are allowed to condition in the bottle 可在瓶里酿熟的酒。 Example sentencesExamples Beers being allowed to condition naturally in the cask calls for a certain care in handling. Until fairly recently bottled Guinness was a real ale: the beer wasn't filtered or pasteurized but allowed to condition in the bottle. 3Apply a conditioner to (the hair) I condition my hair regularly 我定期保养头发。 Example sentencesExamples Gabrielle quickly shampooed and conditioned her hair and scrubbed her entire body with some shower gel she hadn't bothered to read. After washing and conditioning your hair, comb it from the crown to the ends and let it air-dry. Its four-part conditioning system gives hair a smooth, silky finish. I washed my hair with green apple shampoo and conditioned my hair. Always apply as much hair conditioning protection as possible. After shampooing and conditioning, the model sat under the dryer until her hair was 90-percent dry, and then I finished it with a blow-dryer. A new-and-improved formula has the added benefit of jojoba and wheat protein to condition hair as it colors. Be sure to keep your hair well moisturized and conditioned to counter the sun's damaging effects. By the time his memory was finished, Sam's hair was conditioned and rinsed thoroughly. I quickly got to my feet and proceeded to shampoo and condition my hair and then soap my body. Good quality gels will also moisturize and condition your hair for many days. Natural and relaxed hair should be conditioned every time you wash. She quickly conditioned her hair and hopped out of the shower. I don't pause to think and realize that I haven't even shampooed or conditioned my hair yet. In addition, chemical processes were used to tint, wave, curl, straighten, and condition the hair. Bigfish Shampoo is also enriched with panthenol to nourish, moisturize and condition your hair. He took a shower (shampooing and conditioning his hair), brushed his teeth, brushed his hair, and put on clothes that he made sure matched. She had conditioned her mousy blond hair so that it was shiny and soft. One print ad underscores the company's strategy of focusing on the end-result the product renders: silky, conditioned, luxurious hair. If I take a shower, the hair is washed and conditioned. Synonyms improve, make healthy, build up, nourish, tone, tone up, get something into shape 4Set prior requirements on (something) before it can occur or be done. （就某事）提出条件；加条件于 Congressmen have sought to limit and condition military and economic aid 国会议员们试图提出条件以限制军事及经济援助。 Example sentencesExamples Therefore, it can't be conditioned - I mean, the cracking down on these groups can't be conditioned to anything. My continued support, however, is conditioned on one idea: the war on terror should be voluntarily financed. Mr. Parlon said that farmers will not let themselves be conditioned by the trade into taking a lower price for this year's malting barley crops. Instead, they now claim that the right, although belonging to individuals, was conditioned on service in an organized militia. The server, previously conditioned to listen for specific MAC addresses, responds with the correct IP address for the node. At the same time, Giolitti, always walking a tightrope between the conservative and progressive components of his own majority, was heavily conditioned in what he could offer. The prediction equation is from Equation 2, where p ijkl is the probability of the lth QTL genotype conditioned on marker genotype only. The discretion should be conditioned on the existence of some need to remove the ship from the Australian Territorial sea; and the Act should provide standards by which it is to be exercised. There's another $40 million that could be paid out over three years, conditioned upon the company meeting certain financial hurdles. Is it conditioned upon the absence of risk to our own troops? The council's executive planner indicated there was the potential for overlooking of the neighbouring site from the master bedroom, but that this matter may be conditioned. To model the stochastic yield conditioned upon N levels, we use a conditional beta distribution (Nelson and Preckel). The new refrain is that, while the amendment does indeed protect an individual right, the exercise of this right is conditioned on the existence of and participation in a state militia. But other Washington players will argue for substantial government assistance conditioned on radical corporate restructuring. For the next 13 years after that, the companies would be prohibited from conditioning promotional money on the prices contained in advertisements they do not pay for. The probability model defines the joint posterior distribution of the model variables, conditioned on the observed marker data Y. The Developers have been conditioned by the planners to rebuild this wall, under the supervision of Conservation Architects. Next, we generated 100 parametric bootstrap replicates conditioned upon this phylogeny and the corresponding estimated model of evolution. Disease-allele counts, further conditioned on the current count, may be realized by use of rejection sampling, but this is ineffective. In view of its location adjacent to residential development, any such development would have to be designed or conditioned so has not to generate unacceptable environmental problems. Phrases in (or out of) condition In a fit (or unfit) physical state. 健康状况良好（或不佳） Example sentencesExamples Many of the area penners have been practicing and keeping their horses in condition this winter for the first time. It is a condition of mind in which the mind is out of condition. Long hair quickly gets out of condition if it isn't treated right. But not every one is going to be in condition to play every three days. Now, I know that someone who has great natural shape but is out of condition won't beat someone with a lesser shape who is in condition. In the meantime, Ramsden may return to All Blacks during the Knights' off-season to keep in condition. But the fact remains that a worrying number of British children are becoming seriously overweight and out of condition. Alma Hodgson, chairwoman, said: ‘The lady felt that her son was too young to use the bike and that it would be out of condition by the time he was old enough.’ A horse that is resting its back very quickly gets out of condition and it can take months to restore it to racing fitness. Early pre-season practice should stress conditioning and fundamentals because the team must be in condition before the first game. Synonyms unfit, unhealthy, out of shape, in poor condition, in poor shape, flabby, debilitated, weak, infirm, decrepit in no condition to do something Certainly not fit or well enough to do something. （健康状况，身体状况）不适宜做某事 you're in no condition to tackle the stairs 你的身体不适宜爬楼梯。 Example sentencesExamples But off-camera the consensus was that by election time those listed would be in no condition to cast a ballot, let alone offer themselves as candidates. But it was obvious he was in no condition to continue. Obviously you are in no condition to think straight. She certainly was in no condition to drive herself to the hospital, and it didn't appear that she was going to be able to draw anyone near this place anytime soon. The collapsing Soviet Union was in no condition to dissuade its ally. on condition that With the stipulation that. 如果…就；只有在…条件下 he proposed deep cuts in offensive forces, on condition that an agreement be reached Example sentencesExamples He was given special leave from school on condition that upon his return he gives a presentation to his year group about his African experiences. The city surrendered on August 10, on condition that the garrison be allowed to leave peacefully. When he became too old to work on the farm, Banneker sold it to the Ellicot family on condition that he was allowed to live in the farm house for the rest of his days. The judge allowed him to walk free but put him on probation for three years on condition that he received medical treatment. On an earlier occasion he had been convicted of an offence of dishonesty, placed on probation on condition that he resided at a mental home for treatment. They stressed, however, that they would only support this option on condition that there was no reduction in the level of healthcare provision. He marries the King of Kent's daughter on condition that she be allowed to keep her Christianity. After escaping and being recaptured three times he was allowed his freedom on condition that he left New Zealand. However, it is allowed on condition that claims are filed within the prescribed 12 month period. Reisz had accepted the job on condition that he would be allowed to produce a series of non-advertising documentaries. Synonyms on condition that, provided, provided that, providing, providing that, presuming, presuming that, supposing, supposing that, assuming, assuming that, on the assumption that, allowing, allowing that, as long as, given that, with the provision that, with the proviso that, on the understanding that, with the understanding that, if and only if, contingent on, in the event that Origin Middle English: from Old French condicion (noun), condicionner (verb), from Latin condicio(n-) ‘agreement’, from condicere ‘agree upon’, from con- ‘with’ + dicere ‘say’. noun.1 phr.
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