structural
US /ˈstrʌktʃɚəl/
adjective Target · B2 Nhà ở & bất động sản
Definition
relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Engineers found structural damage in the bridge after the earthquake.
Word Family
Synonyms
- architecturalof or pertaining to the art and science of architecture
- compositionalarranging or grouping
Collocations
- Easy structural problemdescribing structural problem (relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure)
- Medium structural reforms in company hierarchydescribing structural reforms in company hierarchy (relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure)
- Hard long-term structural deficit in trade balancedescribing long-term structural deficit in trade balance (relating to or extending over a relatively long time)
- Very Hard severe structural flaws jeopardizing building safetydescribing severe structural flaws jeopardizing building safety (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality)
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