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wherewithal [ˈʰweəwıðɔːl] N

the wherewithal

(必需的)财力 cáilì

Usage examples with wherewithal

the wherewithal

(必需的)财力 cáilì

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English

This was done in order to equalise the footings of teams which may not have had the wherewithal to compete in all events. en.wikipedia.org

That's if they had the wherewithal to leave, of course. www.thestar.com

All of this occurred without a plan or the wherewithal to pay for it. en.wikipedia.org

Herds, unlike crops, are vulnerable to theft because they are mobile and there is little government wherewithal to enforce property rights of herd animals. en.wikipedia.org

They had the necessary wherewithal for being patrons to the literate and artistic. en.wikipedia.org

Officials upon leaving their posts discover they have no wherewithal to support their households. en.wikipedia.org

Even the wherewithal to run the school was not available. en.wikipedia.org

Accountants say the taxman has always had plenty of intelligence of wrongdoing, but lacked the resource and wherewithal to act on it fully. www.telegraph.co.uk

When punishments and penalties miss their mark, people lack the wherewithal to control hand and foot. en.wikipedia.org

It refers to a common belief that many people in such professions have enough leisure time and wherewithal to consume more than one martini during the work day. en.wikipedia.org

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