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{
"term": "intelligence",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things; the ability to do this well",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a person of high/average/low intelligence"
},
{
"text": "He didn't even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance."
},
{
"text": "As a director, he tends to underestimate the intelligence of his audience."
},
{
"text": "Please don't **insult my intelligence** by lying to me."
},
{
"text": "At least she had the intelligence to turn off the gas."
},
{
"text": "This essay shows considerable intelligence."
},
{
"text": "I always thought of him as a man of limited intelligence."
},
{
"text": "Is it really possible to measure intelligence?"
},
{
"text": "Most people of average intelligence would find this task quite difficult."
},
{
"text": "Perhaps I underestimated your intelligence."
},
{
"text": "Wakefulness in a baby is sometimes seen as a sign of intelligence."
},
{
"text": "You will not be expected to know a great deal but you will need to show your intelligence."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "great", "high"],
"verb + intelligence": ["have", "demonstrate", "show"],
"intelligence + noun": ["test"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "secret information that is collected, for example about a foreign country, especially one that is an enemy; the people that collect this information",
"sensetop": "intelligence on somebody/somethingintelligence about somebody/somethingintelligence from somebody/something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the head of **military intelligence**"
},
{
"text": "the collection of foreign intelligence"
},
{
"text": "the director of national intelligence"
},
{
"text": "They hope to **gather** more **intelligence** on any further plots.",
"contextForm": "intelligence on somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "We've obtained secret intelligence about enemy plans.",
"contextForm": "intelligence about somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The government had intelligence from several different sources.",
"contextForm": "intelligence from somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "**intelligence agencies/services**"
},
{
"text": "an **intelligence officer/official/agent**"
},
{
"text": "the **intelligence community** *(= all the people that collect this information)*"
},
{
"text": "**intelligence sources** *(= people who give this information)*"
},
{
"text": "**intelligence reports**"
},
{
"text": "She works for the French intelligence service."
},
{
"text": "His unit was responsible for intelligence gathering in North Africa."
},
{
"text": "the use of human intelligence (= information collected by people) in foiling terrorist attacks"
},
{
"text": "Military intelligence is gathered using sophisticated technology."
},
{
"text": "The FBI and the CIA need to share intelligence on terrorism."
},
{
"text": "Intelligence sources report that a terrorist attack is highly probable."
},
{
"text": "The two countries agreed to exchange intelligence information to fight against terrorism."
},
{
"text": "We have learned important lessons from the intelligence failures that preceded the terrorist attacks."
},
{
"text": "Congress created permanent intelligence committees in both houses."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["secret", "good", "reliable"],
"verb + intelligence": ["collect", "gather", "get"],
"intelligence + noun": ["agency", "community", "service"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/",
"audio": "in/intelligence/intelligence__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/",
"audio": "in/intelligence/intelligence__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from Latin intelligentia, from intelligere ‘understand’, from inter ‘between’ + legere ‘choose’."
}