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{
"term": "adventure",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "her adventures travelling in Africa"
},
{
"text": "adventure stories"
},
{
"text": "Four members of our staff have embarked on the **adventure of a lifetime**."
},
{
"text": "They fly around in their rocket ship and go on exciting adventures."
},
{
"text": "When you're a child, life is one big adventure."
},
{
"text": "Popper described science as the greatest adventure in the world."
},
{
"text": "I had some hair-raising adventures when I was backpacking."
},
{
"text": "Our trip to London was quite an adventure for the children."
},
{
"text": "We had a little adventure yesterday."
}
],
"topics": ["Danger", "Holidays"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "epic", "exciting"],
"verb + adventure": ["embark on", "have", "be looking for"],
"adverb": ["film", "movie", "novel"],
"phrases": [
"quite an adventure",
"a sense of adventure",
"a spirit of adventure"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the quality of being excited and willing to take risks, try new ideas, etc.",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **sense/spirit of adventure**"
},
{
"text": "I set out across the country looking for adventure."
},
{
"text": "the adventure travel industry"
},
{
"text": "Travelling by train has always been associated with romance and adventure."
},
{
"text": "Perhaps the army offered adventure, a chance to travel."
},
{
"text": "Perhaps the war offered adventure, travel, a use for his gifts."
},
{
"text": "The journey began cheerfully with a sense of adventure."
},
{
"text": "Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids."
},
{
"text": "hair-raising adventure films"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "epic", "exciting"],
"verb + adventure": ["embark on", "have", "be looking for"],
"adverb": ["film", "movie", "novel"],
"phrases": [
"quite an adventure",
"a sense of adventure",
"a spirit of adventure"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈventʃə(r)/",
"audio": "ad/adventure/adventure__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈventʃər/",
"audio": "ad/adventure/adventure__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French aventure (noun), aventurer (verb), based on Latin adventurus ‘about to happen’, from advenire ‘arrive’, from ad- ‘to’ + venire ‘come’."
}