词组 | achievement |
释义 | achievement /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ noun 1. something important that you succeed in doingadjectivesa great/fine/impressive achievement His greatest achievement was to win an Olympic gold medal. | One of the great achievements of the Roman Empire was the construction of their roads.a major/important/significant achievement Writing the book was a major achievement.a remarkable/extraordinary/amazing achievement The victory was an extraordinary achievement. | In recognition of this remarkable achievement he was awarded the OBE.sb’s crowning/supreme achievement (=someone’s most impressive and important achievement) Many people consider this piece of music to be Bach’s supreme achievement.a real achievement Getting into Oxford university at the age of 17 was a real achievement.a unique achievement He climbed to the top of Mount Everest, a unique achievement for a man with no legs.verbsbe an achievement She came second out of 1,000 people, which is an amazing achievement.represent an achievement formal (=be an achievement) The increase in profits represents a great achievement in such difficult economic times. | Few people realised what an enormous achievement Concorde represented.recognize/acknowledge sb’s achievements (=notice and reward them) Her achievements were never recognized in her lifetime.celebrate sb’s achievements Prize Day is an occasion to celebrate students’ achievements.phrasesbe quite an achievement (=be an impressive achievement) The company received 1000 orders in its first few months of business – that’s quite an achievement. | Working and bringing up kids on your own is quite an achievement.be no mean achievement (=be difficult to achieve and therefore worth admiring) Becoming mayor was no mean achievement for a man from such a poor family background. | He got the highest score in the country, which is no mean achievement.be proud of your achievements They are rightly proud of their achievements.2. the act of achieving somethingphrasesa sense/feeling of achievement I felt a great sense of achievement when I passed my driving test.a level of achievement There is a minimum level of achievement that teachers expect.a record of achievement He has an impressive record of achievement, having won five gold medals.a measure of achievement Exams are a useful measure of achievement.adjectiveshigh achievement (=good) Japanese schools expect high achievement in basic subjects.low achievement (=not good) What are the reasons for the student’s low achievement?outstanding achievement (=extremely good) She was given the award for outstanding achievement in the field of chemistry.academic/educational achievement The study showed that girls’ academic achievement was as good as boys’.personal achievement My work gives me a feeling of personal achievement.artistic achievement The writers are awarded points for artistic achievement.sporting achievement Sporting achievement is high at this school. |
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