单词	hallmark
释义	hallmark1 nounhallmark2 verb hallmarkhall‧mark1 /ˈhɔːlmɑːk $ ˈhɒːlmɑːrk/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINhallmark1 Origin: 1700-1800 Goldsmiths' Hall in London, England where gold and silver articles were tested and marked Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Cultural shock was a hallmark of the period. Eddery had to be at his most determined to beat Nominator whose hallmark is toughness. Her health was a hallmark of her personality. His campaign hallmark is his informality and accessibility. One key reason was the company opted to step back from the relentless price-cutting that is a hallmark of the juice business. Parler's hallmarks lay in decoration: vaulting and sculpture poured from his workshops. Whatever it was, it didn't bear the hallmark of life in Knockglen. Yet it is stasis, not change, that is the hallmark of evolution. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto seem► seem if someone or something seems happy, dishonest, true etc, that is what you think they are, even though you are not completely certain: seem nice/happy/strange etc (to somebody): · Katie seems happy at her new school.· The whole situation seems very strange to me.seem to be/do something: · Lack of money seems to be the main problem.· Ricky graduated, but didn't seem to know what to do with his life. He was drifting.it seems (that)/it seems to somebody (that) (=use this to say what you think about a situation): · It seems that someone forgot to lock the door.· It seemed to Jim that Amy was worried about something.seem like especially spoken (=seem to be): · Kevin seems like a nice guy.· "Why did you move to New York?" "It seemed like a good idea at the time."there seems to be: · There seems to be something wrong with the TV.it seems as if: · There were so many delays - it seemed as if we would never get home.it seems likely/possible/probable (that): · It seems likely that they will release the hostages soon. ► appear formal to seem: appear to be/do something: · My father appeared to be in good health.· The archaeologists uncovered both domestic structures and what appear to have been commercial buildings.appear calm/rude/angry etc: · It's difficult to ask someone their age without appearing rude.· The city appeared calm after the previous night's fighting.it appears (that): · Police said it appeared that John Seidler's death was an accident, but an investigation continues. ► look if someone or something looks good, bad, tired etc, that is how they seem to you when you look at them: · That book looks interesting.· Warren looked tired after his long drive.· We had run out of money, and the situation looked pretty hopeless.look like something: · She's really pretty - she looks like a model.· The burglar was holding what looked like a shotgun.look as if: · You look as if you haven't slept all night.it looks as if (=use this to say how a situation seems to you): · It looks as if we are going to need more help. ► sound if someone or something sounds good, bad, strange, angry etc, that is how they seem to you when you hear about them, read about them, or hear them: · Istanbul sounds really exciting.· He sounds a pretty strange person.· I called my dad and told him what has happened. He sounded really angry. sound like: · "We're all going clubbing tomorrow night." "That sounds like fun." it sounds (to me) as if (=use this to say how a situation seems to you when you hear about it): · It sounds to me as if he needs to see a doctor. ► come across as to seem to have particular qualities or characteristics, especially because of the way you talk to or behave towards other people: · In the book, Strayhorn comes across as a sympathetic human being, while Stan Getz emerges as a volatile character with a violent temper.come across as being something: · He often comes across as being rather cold and arrogant.come across well/badly: · She doesn't come across well in interviews, but she's very good at her job. ► give the impression if someone or something gives the impression that something about them is true, they make other people think it is true, especially when it is not: give the impression (that): · Paul liked to give everyone the impression that he knew a lot about cars.· We always leave the lights on when we go out at night, to give the impression there's someone in the house.give the impression of: · Mirrors are used in the dining room in order to give the impression of space. ► strike somebody as if a person or situation strikes you as strange, interesting, unusual etc, this is your opinion of how they seem: · What strikes me as odd is the fact that she didn't report the burglary to the police.· She didn't strike me as the type who would want to become a teacher.strike somebody as being/having something: · He never struck me as being very interested in politics. ► show signs of if someone or something shows signs of age, improvement, tiredness etc, some features of their appearance or behaviour make them seem old, better, tired etc: · The economy is showing no signs of any improvement.· Doctors at the hospital say Mr Crowther is beginning to show signs of recovery, although he is still in intensive care.show signs of doing something: · If the soil shows signs of drying out, water it sparingly. ► have all the hallmarks of if a thing or event has all the hallmarks of something, it has all the typical features of someone's work or actions, and therefore seems to have been done or made by them: · The explosion has all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack.· The painting isn't signed by Matisse, but it has all the hallmarks of one of his later works. ► smack of to seem to involve or be caused by a particular attitude, feeling, or intention, especially a bad one: · The government's new asylum bill seems inhumane, and smacks of racism.· The chairman's decision is disturbing, and smacks of dishonesty. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► had all the hallmarks of  The explosion had all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack. ► bear the hallmark of  Their performance did not bear the hallmark of European champions. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► bear · It also bears the hallmarks of a long-cherished project.· The attack bore all the hallmarks of a loyalist murder bid.· Whatever it was, it didn't bear the hallmark of life in Knockglen.· In singling out gay men, the offence bears the hallmarks of homophobic prejudice, and belongs to the less tolerant era.· Cricket is primarily a man's game, bearing all the hallmarks of male camaraderie.· The sculptures bear all the hallmarks of the Braun workshop and date from 1713-19.· But they said the type of attack bore all the hallmarks of the I-R-A.· It does not, in other words, bear the hallmarks of Thatcherism. ► become · The safety and durability that have become Volvo hallmarks are an added bonus, though anti-lock brakes are an extra £595.· In what would become a hallmark of the next dozen years, the Legislature was seldom able to act on major issues.· But Korn/Ferry have not developed the teamwork approach that has become a hallmark of Russell Reynolds.· That system of local distribution, which became a hallmark of the organization, took some years to come into being.· Waste became a hallmark of consumerism.· Rampant individualism finds so little interest in the collective that injustice can become the hallmark of some free enterprise systems. 1an idea, method, or quality that is typical of a particular person or thinghallmark of These hotels still offer the sort of service which was the hallmark of the grand days of travel. The explosion had all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack. Their performance did not bear the hallmark of European champions.2a mark put on silver, gold, or platinum that shows the quality of the metal, and where and when it was made hallmark1 nounhallmark2 verb hallmarkhallmark2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE hallmark Simple Form Present I, you, we, they hallmark he, she, it hallmarks Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they hallmarked Present perfect I, you, we, they have hallmarked he, she, it has hallmarked Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had hallmarked Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will hallmark Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have hallmarked Continuous Form Present I am hallmarking he, she, it is hallmarking you, we, they are hallmarking Past I, he, she, it was hallmarking you, we, they were hallmarking Present perfect I, you, we, they have been hallmarking he, she, it has been hallmarking Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been hallmarking Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be hallmarking Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been hallmarking to put a hallmark on silver, gold, or platinum
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