stipulate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++stip·u·late /ˈstɪpjəleɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal SAY/STATEif an agreement, law, or rule stipulates something, it must be done 〔协议、法律、规则等〕规定，约定 SYN state Laws stipulate the maximum interest rate that banks can charge. 法律对银行可以收取的最高利率作了规定。stipulate that The regulations stipulate that everything has to comply to the relevant safety standards. 条例规定凡事都要遵守相关的安全规范。→ See Verb table
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stipulate• Form K15 also requires the county to be stipulated.• By the mid-1970s stipulated military needs could only be financed by cutting investment in the productive base as a whole.• The Constitution stipulated that a general election must be held within 120 days, i.e. no later than April 8,1992.• This stipulates that emissions of sulphur dioxide must be cut to 10 million tonnes below 1980 levels by the year 2000.• But Rebecca Hall insisted the challenge stipulated that five people must squeeze in together.• The initial draft had stipulated that mining could begin only if all signatories agreed.• It stipulated that neutrality should be guaranteed by banning them from accepting party political positions or speaking publicly on behalf of political parties.stipulate that• But Rebecca Hall insisted the challenge stipulated that five people must squeeze in together.• The decision stipulated that gold traders must adhere to the state-set gold price, and deposit their earnings in the State Bank.• It stipulated that neutrality should be guaranteed by banning them from accepting party political positions or speaking publicly on behalf of political parties.• Several of them she had given to Scarlet, stipulating that she must pluck and draw them herself.• A court agreement stipulates that the Oilers must play home games in the Astrodome through the 1997 season.• Modern men also stipulate that they mustn't be boring, without seeing any contradiction in that thought.• I think most reasonable people will stipulate that this field is mined with them.Origin stipulate (1600-1700) Latin past participle of stipulari “to demand”stip·u·late verbChineseSyllable
rule if agreement, or Corpus must it stipulates an law, something,
stipulate
stip‧u‧late /ˈstɪpjəleɪt, ˈstɪpjʊleɪt/
verb [transitive] formal
SYN state:
Laws stipulate the maximum interest rate that banks can charge.
stipulate that
The regulations stipulate that everything has to comply to the relevant safety standards.
stip‧u‧late /ˈstɪpjəleɪt, ˈstɪpjʊleɪt/
verb [transitive] formal Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of stipulari 'to demand'
if an agreement, law, or rule stipulates something, it must be done Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of stipulari 'to demand'
SYN state:
stipulate that