prominence

英 [ˈprɒmɪnəns]

美 [ˈprɑːmɪnəns]

n.  重要; 突出; 卓越; 出名

复数：prominences　

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牛津词典

noun

• 重要；突出；卓越；出名
  the state of being important, well known or noticeable
  1. a young actor who has recently risen to prominence
     最近崭露头角的一名年轻演员
  2. The newspapers have given undue prominence to the story.
     报章对这件事的报道太多了。
  3. She has achieved a prominence she hardly deserves.
     她实在不配享有这么大的名声。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 重要；杰出；著名
  If someone or something is in a position ofprominence, they are well-known and important.
  1. He came to prominence during the World Cup in Italy...
     他在意大利的世界杯赛中声名鹊起。
  2. Crime prevention had to be given more prominence.
     防止犯罪方面应当受到更多的重视。

英英释义

noun

• relative importance
• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
  1. the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
  2. the hump of a camel
  3. he stood on the rocky prominence
  4. the occipital protuberance was well developed
  5. the bony excrescence between its horns
  Synonym:bulgebumphumpswellinggibbositygibbousnessjutprotuberanceprotrusionextrusionexcrescence
• the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

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