| 单词 | important |
| 释义 | important (once / 26 pages) adj If you have to pass a test to graduate, the test is important. It is vital, necessary, crucial. The President is the most important person in the country. Children are important to parents, and parents are certainly important to their children. Different people think different things are important: a new movie might be important to you because you care about it a lot, even if it's not important in the same way as food and water. People often say "Good study habits are important" or "Communication is important." Important things matter. WORD FAMILYimportant: importance, importantest, importantly, self-important, unimportant+/importance: importances, self-importance/unimportance: unimportances/unimportant: unimportance, unimportantly USAGE EXAMPLES“Protecting patients from harm is the most important charge for any hospital,” said Binder. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Size is an important consideration with plants, says Mr. Hancock, who notes that the plants should complement the furnishings and space, not dominate it. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) The important thing is that they are honest with you about it if you ask. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj important in effect or meaning Syn|Ant significant of import of great significance or value meaningfulhaving a meaning or purpose momentousof very great significance epoch-making, epochalhighly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era earthshaking, world-shaking, world-shatteringsufficiently significant to affect the whole world evidential, evidentiaryserving as or based on evidence fundamental, profoundfar-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something largefairly large or important in effect; influential monumentalof outstanding significance noteworthy, remarkableworthy of notice probative, probatorytending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation operativeeffective; producing a desired effect portentous, prodigiousof momentous or ominous significance insignificant, unimportant devoid of importance, meaning, or force unimportantnot important meaningless, nonmeaningfulhaving no meaning or direction or purpose hole-and-corner, hole-in-cornerrelating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thinlacking substance or significance inappreciabletoo small to make a significant difference lighthaving little importance superficial, trivialof little substance or significance 2adj of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis Syn|Ant crucial critical being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency critical, decisiveforming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis life-and-death, life-or-deathvitally important pivotal, polarbeing of crucial importance decisivedetermining or having the power to determine an outcome essentialbasic and fundamental noncrucial of little importance; not decisive 3adj of great significance or value important people the important questions of the day Syn|Ant of import essential basic and fundamental all important, all-important, crucial, essential, of the essenceof the greatest importance alphafirst in order of importance betasecond in order of importance bigsignificant burningof immediate import cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primalserving as an essential component chief, main, master, primary, principalmost important element consequential, eventfulhaving important issues or results Copernicanof radical or major importance distinguished(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation grandthe most important and magnificent in adornment grave, grievous, heavy, weightyof great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought great, outstandingof major significance or importance historicimportant in history in-chiefindicating the head of a staff measurableof distinguished importance most-valuabledesignating the player judged to be the most important to the sport seriousof great consequence strategichighly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war significantimportant in effect or meaning valuablehaving great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange unimportant not important inessential, unessentialnot basic or fundamental inconsequent, inconsequentiallacking worth or importance immaterial, indifferent(often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial(informal) small and of little importance lightweighthaving no importance or influence nickel-and-dime, small-timeof minor importance potty(British informal) trivial meaningless, nonmeaningfulhaving no meaning or direction or purpose insignificant, unimportantdevoid of importance, meaning, or force 4adj having authority or ascendancy or influence an important official Syn authoritative influential having or exercising influence or power 5adj having or suggesting a consciousness of high position recited the decree with an important air took long important strides in the direction of his office Syn immodest having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc |
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