prominent

英 [ˈprɒmɪnənt]

美 [ˈprɑːmɪnənt]

adj.  重要的; 著名的; 杰出的; 显眼的; 显著的; 突出的; 凸现的

复数：prominents　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 重要的；著名的；杰出的
  important or well known
  1. a prominent politician
     杰出的政治家
  2. He played a prominent part in the campaign.
     他在这次运动中发挥了重要作用。
  3. She was prominent in the fashion industry.
     她曾在时装界名噪一时。
• 显眼的；显著的；突出的
  easily seen
  1. The church tower was a prominent feature in the landscape.
     教堂的尖塔曾经是此地景观的重要特色。
  2. The story was given a prominent position on the front page.
     这则报道刊登在头版的显著位置。
• 突出的；凸现的
  sticking out from sth
  1. a prominent nose
     高鼻子
  2. prominent cheekbones
     突出的颧骨

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 重要的；杰出的；著名的
  Someone who isprominentis important.
  1. ...a prominent member of the Law Society.
     法律协会的重要成员
  2. ...the children of very prominent or successful parents.
     杰出或成功人士的孩子
• ADJ-GRADED 显著的；突出的；鲜艳的；引人注目的
  Something that isprominentis very noticeable or is an important part of something else.
  1. Here the window plays a prominent part in the design.
     这里窗户在设计中起着非常重要的作用。
  2. ...Romania's most prominent independent newspaper.
     罗马尼亚最著名的独立报纸

英英释义

adj

• conspicuous in position or importance
  1. a big figure in the movement
  2. big man on campus
  3. he's very large in financial circles
  4. a prominent citizen
  Synonym:biglarge
• having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
  1. an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
  2. a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
  3. salient traits
  4. a spectacular rise in prices
  5. a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center
  6. a striking resemblance between parent and child
  Synonym:outstandingsalientspectacularstriking

双语例句

• Foreign-invested enterprises have played a prominent role in improving China's export commodity structure.
  外商投资企业在改善中国出口商品结构中发挥了显著作用。
• The very weekend of publication, a terrible vengeance was visited upon me: not one but two large, painful and mercilessly prominent carbuncles.
  就在这周末，可怕地报应袭击了我：不是一个是两个，胀大、很痛的、无情的痈。
• He has been a prominent victim of alleged witch-hunts against whistle-blowers in the NHS.
  他成了英国国民保健制度下所谓追查报复检举者行动的典型牺牲品。
• He was fascinated by her physiognomy — the prominent nose, brooding eyes and thick hair.
  他被她的外表——高挺的鼻梁、深邃的双眸和浓密的秀发——迷住了。
• His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year
  他的肚子一年比一年鼓。
• The control of green house gas emission has become a prominent problem in our country's sustainable development.
  温室气体排放的控制已成为我国可持续发展中一个突出的问题。
• Political trials were being used to keep prominent activists out of circulation
  通过对著名活动家进行政治审判使其从公众视线中消失。
• One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory.
  这种疾病的一个显著症状就是记忆逐渐丧失。
• The most prominent poets of the Victorian period had all but faded from the scene.
  维多利亚时期最显赫的诗人差不多已全部湮没无声了。
• She is a prominent Tory right-winger.
  她是保守党中赫赫有名的右派。