单词 | accomplished |
释义 | accomplished (once / 160 pages) adj The adjective accomplished is useful for describing someone who's very good at something. You might use it to talk about yourself if you are an accomplished — or highly skilled — sword swallower. An accomplished ice skater is someone who can do one of those fancy twirls on the ice, and an accomplished cupcake baker is someone you want to be friends with. Another way to use the word accomplished is to mean "successfully completed or finished." You might say, "I accomplished my goal of climbing the highest mountain east of the Mississippi River." Next up: Everest. WORD FAMILYaccomplish: accomplishable, accomplished, accomplishes, accomplishing, accomplishment+/accomplishment: accomplishments, nonaccomplishment USAGE EXAMPLESReviewing the premiere in Philadelphia last fall, Zachary Woolfe of The New York Times called it an “ambitious, accomplished, dramatically direct opera.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The king is an accomplished linguist who speaks English, French and Czech. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Otherwise, the Ravens got nothing accomplished in their final game of the 2016 season. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj highly skilled an accomplished pianist Syn complete skilled having or showing or requiring special skill 2adj successfully completed or brought to an end his mission accomplished he took a vacation Syn completed, realised, realized complete having every necessary or normal part or component or step 3adj settled securely and unconditionally that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact Syn effected, established settled established or decided beyond dispute or doubt |
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