| 单词 | spectacular |
| 释义 | spectacular (spektækjʊləʳ ) Word forms: spectaculars 1. adjective B1+ Something that is spectacular is very impressive or dramatic. ...spectacular views of the Sugar Loaf Mountain. They have revamped the business with spectacular success. The results have been spectacular. Synonyms: impressive, striking, dramatic, stunning [informal] spectacularly adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective/adverb] B2 My turnover increased spectacularly. Many of her movies had been spectacularly successful. 2. countable noun [usually noun NOUN] A spectacular is a show or performance which is very grand and impressive. ...a television spectacular. ...one of the world's great sporting spectaculars. Synonyms: show, display, spectacle, extravaganza Collocations: spectacular achievement And he was aware immediately of what his spectacular achievement meant to everyone. The Sun Overall, the result represents a spectacular achievement. The Times Literary Supplement The story of the spectacular achievement was serialized in several national newspapers and magazines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It involved all domains of art, but its most spectacular achievements were made in the field of architecture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These facts are masked in the public opinion by the sometimes spectacular achievements of successful individuals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 First, he made his spectacular catch and then his special aerial ability created the only try of the game. Times, Sunday Times Neither was an easy chance and the second, a flying leap down the leg side, would have been a spectacular catch. Times, Sunday Times The 19-year-old had been enjoying an impressive game, scoring a brisk 31 with the bat, bowling two tight overs of leg spin and taking a spectacular catch. Times, Sunday Times Foster made a spectacular catch to record the first out of the inning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He hit .426 in 47 at-bats and made spectacular catches in the field. Times, Sunday Times Inflation was accelerating; the housing market was preparing itself for a spectacular collapse; and oil prices were surging. Times, Sunday Times The spectacular collapse of vast bookshelves scatters paper into a bewildering storm until the leaves on the trees are pages. Times, Sunday Times The lasagne incident of 2006, last season's spectacular collapse. Times, Sunday Times Tougher rules might have helped prevent the bank's later spectacular collapse. Times, Sunday Times Another year, another spectacular collapse. Times, Sunday Times The prime minister only has to look at his deputy to know that pride can come before a spectacular fall. Times, Sunday Times That's down from $115 (73) at the start of the summer — a spectacular fall, even by the standards of the frenetic oil market. The Sun No other athlete had such a spectacular fall. Houston Chronicle But then came a spectacular fall. Times, Sunday Times So a vital part of his own soul, the part by which his spectacular fall can be measured, has been erased too. Times, Sunday Times It was a spectacular find. Times, Sunday Times It has also become popular with recreational divers, who have made several spectacular finds. Times, Sunday Times Between 1951 and 1956, ten additional caves were discovered that yielded even more spectacular finds. The Times Literary Supplement White's concentration of force on the kingside now allows him to burst through with a spectacular finish. Times, Sunday Times The 1992 race marked the first superspeedway race held under-the-lights, and resulted in a spectacular finish. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The final match of the day had a spectacular finish. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both races had spectacular finishes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Still, these represented spectacular gains. Smithsonian Mag Some of the most spectacular gains in development have been made when minds are concentrated on a single mission. Times, Sunday Times The top-performing schools have achieved spectacular gains. Times, Sunday Times No other means exist to harvest such spectacular gains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The opposition made spectacular gains in the election, which caught all observers, and the parties, off guard. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the roosts, usually in dense woods or reedbeds, the starlings give a spectacular performance. Times, Sunday Times It was a spectacular performance - and then the movie kind of selfdestructs. Times, Sunday Times The company put in a solid rather than spectacular performance in the first six months of the year. Times, Sunday Times This was a thoughtful rather than spectacular performance. Times, Sunday Times I have probably never seen a more spectacular performance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The winger's hat-trick inspired the leaders to a spectacular return to form. The Sun Near-term momentum will be replaced by a cut in real incomes as inflation makes a spectacular return, spurred on by the weaker pound. Times, Sunday Times Opportunists began to scour the globe to find stocks that would deliver spectacular returns should the market fail. Times,Sunday Times These schemes typically offer or guarantee spectacular returns of 20 percent to 200 percent monthly, absolutely risk free! Christianity Today The spectacular returns once common in buyout finance ended with the era of cheap debt in the summer of 2007. Times, Sunday Times This leads to such a huge boom in their numbers that satellites detect a spectacular rise in chlorophyll. Times, Sunday Times Cast an eye further back, to the summer of 2010, and the true extent of its spectacular rise and still more catastrophic retreat becomes apparent. Times, Sunday Times The midfielder was key in saving the club from falling out of the league in 2003 before their spectacular rise. The Sun They are a club that have enjoyed a spectacular rise up the non-league pyramid. The Sun His spectacular rise, and even more dramatic fall, highlight the explosion in so-called virtual currencies. Times, Sunday Times It put on a spectacular show as it repeatedly surfaced just 30ft from the riverbank. The Sun Of course creation pours forth a spectacular show every minute of every day. Christianity Today This spectacular show of garden paintings proves he was not alone. Times, Sunday Times The musical spectacular show cost an incredible $27million - 13million - to stage but you can almost see where every penny went. The Sun But he was not alone in his horticultural fascinations, as a spectacular show of garden paintings by some of our greatest modernists will prove. Times, Sunday Times More than 110,000 spectators held their breath as the 33-year-old adrenaline junkie became the first person to complete the terrifying feat directly above the spectacular site. The Sun I'd love to go back if he ever pulls it off — it's a spectacular site on this vast sea of rolling dunes. Times, Sunday Times During those days the cemeteries become a spectacular site with thousands of candles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Spectacular stunts and a great cast make this another strong instalment in the franchise. The Sun One of his most spectacular stunts was to jump into the sea, wrapped in chains and on fire. Times, Sunday Times It promises more spectacular stunts, more magnificent motorcycles and the chance to get your hands on everything you need for your bike. The Sun Apparently not only just for spectacular stunts, but for everything else as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With a few daft but spectacular stunts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A technology during its phase of rapid growth and spectacular success is usually small, quick and agile. Infinite in All Directions (1989) His spectacular success was due not only to an exhausting life of endless jet setting round the world. The Bullet Catchers (1989) We're cautious about whether this spectacular success in dogs would be quite so spectacular in humans. Times, Sunday Times (2012) As an exercise in frenzied celebrity mobbing, it proved a spectacular success. Times, Sunday Times (2007) With a garden reaching down to the sea, and spectacular sunset views, it was easy to do nothing. Times, Sunday Times They arrived there to be met by the most spectacular sunset. The Sun It doesn't have to be wildlife, or a spectacular sunset, it just has to make us smile. The Sun At the summit we were rewarded with a spectacular sunset. The Sun We reach the beach in time for a spectacular sunset, but it's the vast orange moon that rises over our fire pit that gives us shivers. Times,Sunday Times Not to mention, the bridge can give you a spectacular view. Smithsonian Mag There's the spectacular view stretching for dozens of miles in all directions. Times, Sunday Times Inevitably the path so blocked leads to a spectacular view, beautiful wood or the best blackberries. Times, Sunday Times A spectacular view opened up in the abyss below, across an emerald-green lake ringed by infinite thick forests. Times, Sunday Times For a spectacular view of the area, take the sky bridge linking the 41st and 42nd floors of the towers. Times, Sunday Times It's neither exclusively chic nor a spectacular vista. Times, Sunday Times Not a flat lie in the place, but one spectacular vista after another, not to mention almost comically devious golfing challenges. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From its vantage point in the hills (1,400ft above the sea) there are spectacular vistas of the coast. Times, Sunday Times Because of their height, both towers will offer spectacular vistas of the surrounding landscapes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Averaging 1000 ft deep, the canyon provides spectacular vistas, rugged terrain and home to rare plant species and three endangered bird species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A family that likes to walk, bike and explore will lap up the mountains, caves and spectacular waterfall. Times, Sunday Times A spectacular waterfall plunges through the town and it has been a place to take the waters and watery cures for centuries. The Sun At the lowest point on the line, visitors are invited to leave the tram to walk alongside a spectacular waterfall that plunges into a deep pool below. Times, Sunday Times You can take a walk and stumble across a spectacular waterfall because nobody's bothered to signpost it. Times, Sunday Times The park consists of an unusual wet meadow complex, as well as a spectacular waterfall and rare plant species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, in the past there have been truly spectacular heatwaves at this time of year. Times, Sunday Times With some truly spectacular action scenes and an excellent cast, this historical epic makes for riveting viewing. The Sun I thought it was one of the few truly spectacular sights at an event that was otherwise short of bigness. Times, Sunday Times His life had been truly spectacular. The Sun Join us in one of the world's truly spectacular destinations, a treasure trove of natural riches, where sheer mountainsides plunge into the deep, dark waters of the fjords. Times, Sunday Times Visually spectacular remake — even better than the original. Times, Sunday Times They're snooty and pompous, but visually spectacular. Times, Sunday Times Great fun and visually spectacular. Times, Sunday Times They slowly revolve as the show progresses: a clever idea that allows the audience (seating in the round) to examine their visually spectacular baroque instruments from every angle. Times, Sunday Times Not surprisingly, it's a visually spectacular work. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 辉煌的, 盛大的演出 Japanese: 壮観な, 豪華ショー |
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