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prestige 威望；声望adj.有威信的；名贵的 (1) 她在群众中享有很高威信。(2) 他是有国际声望的作家。(3) 历史悠久的牛津大学和剑桥大学仍然享有很高的声望。(4) 公司绝不愿将自己的信誉孤注一掷。 When something has prestige it is said to be prestigious. Often this is applied to colleges––"After earning straight As and lettering in three Varsity sports, Vivian had her choice among prestigious universities." To remember this word think about pres- — people or things with prestige often are covered by the press.

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英 [pre'stiːʒ] 美 [pre'stiːʒ] (1) She enjoyed high prestige among the masses.(2) He is an author of international prestige.(3) The old universities of Oxford and Cambridge still have a lot of prestige.(4) The company would do anything but risk their prestige at stake. People, cars, schools, clubs, banks––all can be said to have prestige. Star in a blockbuster movie? Your prestige level just shot up. Get caught shoplifting? A prestige killer. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]声望；威望；威信 If a person, a country, or an organization has prestige, they are admired and respected because of the position they hold or the things they have achieved. ...efforts to build up the prestige of the United Nations...为树立联合国的威望所作的努力It was his responsibility for foreign affairs that gained him international prestige.他在负责处理外交事务的过程中赢得了国际声望。...high prestige jobs.非常体面的工作2[ADJ 形容词]气派的；贵重的；令人敬仰的 Prestige is used to describe products, places, or activities which people admire because they are associated with being rich or having a high social position.   [ADJ n]...such prestige cars as Cadillac, Mercedes, Porsche and Jaguar.像凯迪拉克、奔驰、保时捷和捷豹这样气派的汽车

英语单词	prestige
英美音标	英 [pre'stiːʒ] 美 [pre'stiːʒ]
中文释义	威望；声望 adj.有威信的；名贵的
英语例句	(1) She enjoyed high prestige among the masses. (2) He is an author of international prestige. (3) The old universities of Oxford and Cambridge still have a lot of prestige. (4) The company would do anything but risk their prestige at stake.
中文例句	(1) 她在群众中享有很高威信。 (2) 他是有国际声望的作家。 (3) 历史悠久的牛津大学和剑桥大学仍然享有很高的声望。 (4) 公司绝不愿将自己的信誉孤注一掷。
vocabulary简明	People, cars, schools, clubs, banks––all can be said to have prestige. Star in a blockbuster movie? Your prestige level just shot up. Get caught shoplifting? A prestige killer.
vocabulary扩展	When something has prestige it is said to be prestigious. Often this is applied to colleges––"After earning straight As and lettering in three Varsity sports, Vivian had her choice among prestigious universities." To remember this word think about pres- — people or things with prestige often are covered by the press.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]声望；威望；威信 If a person, a country, or an organization has prestige, they are admired and respected because of the position they hold or the things they have achieved. ...efforts to build up the prestige of the United Nations... 为树立联合国的威望所作的努力 It was his responsibility for foreign affairs that gained him international prestige. 他在负责处理外交事务的过程中赢得了国际声望。 ...high prestige jobs. 非常体面的工作 2 [ADJ 形容词]气派的；贵重的；令人敬仰的 Prestige is used to describe products, places, or activities which people admire because they are associated with being rich or having a high social position. [ADJ n] ...such prestige cars as Cadillac, Mercedes, Porsche and Jaguar. 像凯迪拉克、奔驰、保时捷和捷豹这样气派的汽车

Prestige High International Prestigious People Things 英 Pre'stiːʒ] 美