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{
"term": "achievement",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a thing that somebody has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skill",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the greatest scientific achievement of the decade"
},
{
"text": "sporting/artistic/academic achievements"
},
{
"text": "It was a **remarkable achievement** for such a young player."
},
{
"text": "an **outstanding achievement**"
},
{
"text": "This work is the **crowning achievement ***(= the greatest achievement)* of her career."
},
{
"text": "They were proud of their children's achievements."
},
{
"text": "He regarded that victory as the crowning achievement of his career."
},
{
"text": "It's a monumental achievement for such a young athlete."
},
{
"text": "Rutherford was knighted in recognition of his scientific achievements."
},
{
"text": "She was given a prize for her achievements in textile design."
},
{
"text": "The Olympics are all about celebrating sporting achievements."
},
{
"text": "This award honors the achievements of American women in medicine."
},
{
"text": "This conference in itself constitutes a solid achievement."
},
{
"text": "This was no mean achievement for the government."
},
{
"text": "To be offered a place at such a good university is quite an achievement."
},
{
"text": "To be offered this job is quite an achievement."
},
{
"text": "This is probably her greatest scientific achievement."
},
{
"text": "This production is the supreme achievement of Opera North's first decade."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["amazing", "considerable", "extraordinary"],
"verb + achievement": ["be", "constitute", "represent"],
"preposition": ["achievement in"],
"phrases": ["quite an achievement"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act or process of achieving something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the need to raise standards of **academic/educational achievement**"
},
{
"text": "He won a **lifetime achievement award** for cinematography."
},
{
"text": "Even a small success gives you **a sense of achievement** *(= a feeling of pride)*."
},
{
"text": "Climbing the mountain gave him a tremendous sense of achievement."
},
{
"text": "Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement."
},
{
"text": "The moon landing of 1969 was seen as a high point of human achievement."
},
{
"text": "Winners are selected on the basis of high academic achievement."
},
{
"text": "Our aim is to close the achievement gap between different student groups."
},
{
"text": "amazing achievement test scores"
},
{
"text": "an impressive record of achievement"
},
{
"text": "low reading achievement in children"
},
{
"text": "standards by which to measure human achievement"
},
{
"text": "two years of consistently high achievement"
}
],
"topics": ["Success"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["high", "individual", "personal"],
"… of achievement": ["level", "standard"],
"verb + achievement": ["measure"],
"achievement + noun": ["gap", "award", "test"],
"phrases": [
"a feeling of achievement",
"a sense of achievement",
"a lack of achievement"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a reward that you can earn in some video games by completing a challenge or level",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "If you complete the game in less than twelve hours, you are awarded an achievement at the end."
}
],
"topics": ["Games and toys"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈtʃiːvmənt/",
"audio": "ac/achievement/achievement__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈtʃiːvmənt/",
"audio": "ac/achievement/achievement__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}