achievement

noun

OPAL W

/əˈtʃiːvmənt/

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[countable] a thing that somebody has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skill
- the greatest scientific achievement of the decade
- sporting/artistic/academic achievements
- It was a remarkable achievement for such a young player.
- an outstanding achievement
- This work is the crowning achievement (= the greatest achievement) of her career.
- They were proud of their children's achievements.
Extra Examples
- He regarded that victory as the crowning achievement of his career.
- It's a monumental achievement for such a young athlete.
- Rutherford was knighted in recognition of his scientific achievements.
- She was given a prize for her achievements in textile design.
- The Olympics are all about celebrating sporting achievements.
- This award honours/honors the achievements of American women in medicine.
- This conference in itself constitutes a solid achievement.
- This was no mean achievement for the government.
- To be offered a place at such a good university is quite an achievement.
- To be offered this job is quite an achievement.
- This is probably his greatest scientific achievement.
- This production is the supreme achievement of Opera North's first decade.
Topics Successb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- amazing
- considerable
- extraordinary
- …
verb + achievement
- be
- constitute
- represent
- …
preposition
- achievement in
phrases
- quite an achievement
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[uncountable] the act or process of achieving something
- the need to raise standards of academic/educational achievement
- He won a lifetime achievement award for cinematography.
- Even a small success gives you a sense of achievement (= a feeling of pride).
Extra Examples
- Climbing the mountain gave him a tremendous sense of achievement.
- He believes European civilization was the high point of human achievement.
- Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.
- The moon landing of 1969 was seen as a high point of human achievement.
- Winners are selected on the basis of high academic achievement.
- amazing achievement test scores
- an impressive record of achievement
- low reading achievement in children
- standards by which to measure human achievement
- the achievement gap between white and minority schoolchildren
- two years of consistently high achievement
Topics Successb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- individual
- personal
- …
… of achievement
- level
- standard
verb + achievement
- measure
achievement + noun
- gap
- award
- test
- …
phrases
- a feeling of achievement
- a sense of achievement
- a lack of achievement
- …
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[countable] a reward that you can earn in some video games by completing a challenge or level
- If you complete the game in less than twelve hours, you are awarded an achievement at the end.
Topics Games and toysc2

单词	achievement
释义	achievement noun OPAL W /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ jump to other results [countable] a thing that somebody has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skill the greatest scientific achievement of the decade sporting/artistic/academic achievements It was a remarkable achievement for such a young player. an outstanding achievement This work is the crowning achievement (= the greatest achievement) of her career. They were proud of their children's achievements. Extra Examples He regarded that victory as the crowning achievement of his career. It's a monumental achievement for such a young athlete. Rutherford was knighted in recognition of his scientific achievements. She was given a prize for her achievements in textile design. The Olympics are all about celebrating sporting achievements. This award honours/honors the achievements of American women in medicine. This conference in itself constitutes a solid achievement. This was no mean achievement for the government. To be offered a place at such a good university is quite an achievement. To be offered this job is quite an achievement. This is probably his greatest scientific achievement. This production is the supreme achievement of Opera North's first decade. Topics Successb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective amazing considerable extraordinary … verb + achievement be constitute represent … preposition achievement in phrases quite an achievement See full entry [uncountable] the act or process of achieving something the need to raise standards of academic/educational achievement He won a lifetime achievement award for cinematography. Even a small success gives you a sense of achievement (= a feeling of pride). Extra Examples Climbing the mountain gave him a tremendous sense of achievement. He believes European civilization was the high point of human achievement. Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement. The moon landing of 1969 was seen as a high point of human achievement. Winners are selected on the basis of high academic achievement. amazing achievement test scores an impressive record of achievement low reading achievement in children standards by which to measure human achievement the achievement gap between white and minority schoolchildren two years of consistently high achievement Topics Successb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high individual personal … … of achievement level standard verb + achievement measure achievement + noun gap award test … phrases a feeling of achievement a sense of achievement a lack of achievement … See full entry [countable] a reward that you can earn in some video games by completing a challenge or level If you complete the game in less than twelve hours, you are awarded an achievement at the end. Topics Games and toysc2
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