单词 | notable |
释义 | no·ta·ble I. 1. a. (1) < notable chiefly for its sublime unreality — G.B.Hurff > < wins the notable distinction of being feared by all — H.A.Overstreet > < the notable increase in joint production of films — College English > < the clock kept time with notable accuracy — New Yorker > < the most notable exception to this statement — Alfred Cobban > < notable for their endurance … and resignation — W.C.Huntington > (2) < a notable intrigue was set in motion — Claudia Cassidy > < appeared as chief counsel in many notable cases > < notable deposits were found in other parts of the area > b. (1) < had aid and comfort from that notable scholar — Leonard Bacon > < attended by the most notable persons of the community > < his conduct toward the one that survived was very notable — Nancy Mitford > < based on the journal of that notable trader — American Guide Series: Ore. > < a notable technique wedded to an austere and searching subject — Hollis Alpert > < married into a notable family > (2) < a notable criminal > < cleaned out a crew of notable horse thieves — S.H.Holbrook > 2. < other important events … were notable throughout 1948 — Collier's Year Book > 3. archaic a. < notable mothers, who knew what it was to keep children whole and sweet — George Eliot > b. • no·ta·ble·ness II. 1. < notables from princes to publishers have been involved — Al Brannon > < has been a notable in the cafeterias, diners, barrooms — Joseph Mitchell > 2. a. < employed as domestic servants in the homes of notables — J.F.Embree & W.L.Thomas > b. notables plural, often capitalized < an assembly of Notables decided in favor of the establishment in Mexico of a monarchy — W.S.Robertson > |
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