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

• Your image is too prominent which brings you disaster.
  由于你的形象太突出了，所以为自己带来了灾祸。
• 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。
• Under this background, the issue of economic discrimination caused by the gap between rich and poor is particularly sensitive and prominent in china.
  在此背景下，我国存在的由富差距拉大而引发的经济歧视问题就显得尤为敏感和突出。
• She is a prominent Tory right-winger.
  她是保守党中赫赫有名的右派。
• At greater epicentral distances the Rayleigh waves become very prominent.
  当离震中距离更大时，瑞雪波才变得显著。
• It's very prominent to the constitutional development and improvement in Rome to the impact of culture.
  罗马在政体上的发展和完善，对文化的影响是十分突出的。
• His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year
  他的肚子一年比一年鼓。
• Each year they compete in a prominent statewide bicycle race
  每年他们都要参加著名的全州自行车大赛。
• 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。
• The brown rat has prominent ears and a long scaly tail.
  那只棕鼠两只耳朵向前支着，一条长尾巴布满鳞片。