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attainment

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++at·tain·ment /əˈteɪnmənt/ ●○○ AWL noun formal  1 [uncountable]GET success in achieving something or reaching a particular level 获得,达到,实现 SYN achievement a low level of educational attainment 教育程度低2 [countable]CAN something that you have succeeded in achieving or learning, such as a skill 成就,造诣,学识,技能 SYN achievement a society remarkable for its cultural attainments 文化成就斐然的社会
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attainmentTheir educational attainment was also being affected because their rooms were too cold to study in.They were men and women of attainment and style.The South East is the leading region in terms of the educational qualifications of its work force and the level of school attainment.Thus, the whole question of the attainment of metanoia revolves around receiving and registering impressions in a new way.Moral reasoning similarly reaches full development with the attainment of formal operations.With the attainment of concrete operations, the ability to reason logically about and solve conservation problems emerges.
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attainment
attainment AC /əˈteɪnmənt/ noun formal
 Word Family: verb: attain; noun: attainment; adjective: attainableunattainable
1. [uncountable] success in achieving something or reaching a particular level
   SYN  achievement:
    a low level of educational attainment
2. [countable] something that you have succeeded in achieving or learning, such as a skill
   SYN  achievement:
    a society remarkable for its cultural attainments


at·tain·ment AW BrE /əˈteɪnmənt/ 🔊NAmE /əˈteɪnmənt/ 🔊 noun (formal) [countable, usually plural] (BrE) something that you achieved 成就;造诣a young woman of impressive educational attainments一位学业成就斐然的年轻女子 [uncountable] success in achieving sth 达到;获得The attainment of his ambitions was still a dream. 他要实现的抱负仍然是一个梦想。🔊🔊attainment targets (= for example in education) 学业成绩目标