| 词汇 | something is of the essence |
| 释义 | something is of the essencesomething is of the essence used to say that something is very important 某事物是至关重要的 Good communications are of the essence to remain competitive. 良好的沟通对于保持竞争力是极为重要的。 time/speed is of the essence (=it is very important to do something quickly) 时间/速度是至关重要的 Examples from the Corpus something is of the essence• If you like the house the chances are that other people will like it too, so speed is of the essence.• Speed is of the essence when following up newspaper advertisements.• Speed is of the essence, especially when it comes to losing weight.• Superposition is of the essence of waves, which can be added together to reinforce or cancel each other out.• I understand why the Government have maintained an exemption for small businesses, for which survival is of the essence.• But time is of the essence.• As with every other aspect of the desert life cycle, time is of the essence.• It is clear that, in the development of the safety case regime, time is of the essence. → something is of the essence at essence(2) |
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