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curriculum vitae

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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curriculum vi·tae /kəˌrɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/ noun [countable]  1. a formal British expression for CV 简历,履历 SYN American English resume2. American EnglishBE a short written description of a university teacher’s previous jobs and work, that they send when looking for a new teaching job 〔大学教师求职用的〕简历,履历
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curriculum vitaeAlthough largely unknown in Britain, Lafaille has an impressive rock climbing curriculum vitae.That was a new paragraph for her curriculum vitae.He gave me his curriculum vitae in short order.One Harvard dealer had registered with an employment agency which stupidly sent his curriculum vitae to Harvard.Last year I ran it because it was missing from my curriculum vitae.That kind of curriculum vitae brings a reward in terms of career advancement, with the inevitable monetary gains.Miss Braithwaite had picked up the gap in Hereward's curriculum vitae fast enough.His television curriculum vitae lists no fewer than 81 titles.
From Longman Business Dictionarycurriculum vitaecur‧ric‧u‧lum vi‧tae /kəˌrɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/ noun [countable]JOB1British English abbreviation CV a document giving details of your education and past employment, used when you are applying for a jobSYN AmE resumeApplicants should send a covering letter and curriculum vitae by 31 January.2American English a document on which a university teacher writes a list of their teaching experience and articles, books etc they have written when they are applying for a jobOrigin curriculum vitae (1900-2000) Latin course of life
curriculum vi·tae nounChineseSyllable
Business expression for CV British Corpus formal a


curriculum vitae
curriculum vitae /kəˌrɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ, kəˌrɪkjʊləm ˈviːtaɪ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: Latin
 Origin: 'course of life'
1. a formal British expression for CV
   SYN  resume American English
2. American English a short written description of a university teacher’s previous jobs and work, that they send when looking for a new teaching job


cur·ricu·lum vitaeBrE /kəˌrɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /kəˌrɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/ 🔊 (abbreviation CV) noun(BrE) (NAmE ré·sumé) a written record of your education and the jobs you have done, that you send when you are applying for a job (求职用的)履历,简历Applications with a full curriculum vitae and two references should reach the Principal by June 12th. 申请书连同完整的个人简历和两封推荐信必须在 6 月 12 日以前送达校长处。🔊🔊 (also vita) (US) a record of a university/college teacher's education and where they have worked, also including a list of books and articles that they have published and courses that they have taught, used when they are applying for a job (大学教师求职用的)工作履历