excellent
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ex·cel·lent /ˈeksələnt/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 1 GOOD/EXCELLENTextremely good or of very high quality 卓越的；极好的 an excellent suggestion 极好的建议 His car is in excellent condition. 他的汽车状况极佳。 Second-hand computers can be excellent value. 二手计算机买得好会非常合算。► see thesaurus at good2 spoken said when you approve of something 太好了 SYN great ‘I’ll bring the books over tonight.’ ‘Excellent.’ “我今晚就把书带来。” “太好了。” —excellently adverbn THESAURUSexcellent extremely good or of very high qualityHis English was excellent.an excellent piece of workgreat spoken extremely good. Great is less formal than excellent, and is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English‘Did you have a good holiday?’ ‘It was great!’He did a great job as captain.fantastic/terrific/wonderful spoken extremely good. These words sound even more excited than great or excellent‘I passed my exam.’ ‘That’s fantastic!’ Last year Jess had a terrific season, averaging eleven points a game. The trip will be a wonderful opportunity for the children.amazing/incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting wayan amazing view of TokyoThe trip was an incredible experience.superb extremely good – used especially when you are very impressed by somethingThe acting was superb.There is a superb range of cheeses. first-class of a high quality and much better than most othersThe service is first-class.a first-class restaurant outstanding extremely good – used when saying how well someone does somethingHe’s an outstanding player.It was an outstanding performance by a talented young actor.exceptional unusually good – used when saying that someone or something is much better than any othersShe has an exceptional talent.He writes good essays, but I wouldn’t say that his work is particularly exceptional.Merits are given as an honour for exceptional achievement.out of this world [not before noun] spoken informal used when saying that something is so good that it is better than anything you could have imaginedThe food is out of this world.awesome especially American English very goodIt was an awesome concert.n GrammarExcellent is not used with ‘very’. You say: It’s an excellent idea. | It’s a really excellent idea. ✗Don’t say: It’s a very excellent idea.Examples from the Corpus
excellent• But it is cheaper than the other machines and the games are excellent.• They told me my English was excellent.• These are excellent avenues to explore.• Most obviously, water is an excellent building material: eminently flexible, but not very compressible.• He is to be congratulated on his excellent choice of guardian angels.• He specialized in finding stolen luxury cars, developing excellent contacts with both police and criminals.• They complimented her on her excellent English.• He specialised in lead figures of which excellent examples are found at Powis Castle in Powys, ornamenting the spectacular hanging terraces.• We were given some excellent financial advice by Mr Samuel.• Nancy's in excellent health.• That sounds like an excellent idea to me.• That was an excellent meal.• Many studies reported excellent results with the drug.• The bank provides an excellent service for its customers.• Andrew had always been an excellent student.• She's enthusiastic and hardworking and has the potential to be an excellent teacher.• The marathon relay, aided by excellent weather, was completed three hours inside the team's self-imposed limit of 12 days.ex·cel·lent adjective →n GRAMMAR1 →n THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
very quality Corpus good of high or extremely
excellent
ex‧cel‧lent S1 W2 /ˈeksələnt/
adjective1. extremely good or of very high quality:
an excellent suggestion
His car is in excellent condition.
Second-hand computers can be excellent value.
2. spoken said when you approve of something
SYN great:
‘I’ll bring the books over tonight.’ ‘Excellent.’
—excellently adverb
▪ excellent extremely good or of very high quality: His English was excellent. | an excellent piece of work
▪great spoken extremely good. Great is less formal than excellent, and is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English: ‘Did you have a good holiday?' 'It was great!’ | He did a great job as captain.
▪fantastic/terrific/wonderful spoken extremely good. These words sound even more excited than great or excellent: ‘I passed my exam.’ ‘That’s fantastic!’ | Last year Jess had a terrific season, averaging eleven points a game. | The trip will be a wonderful opportunity for the children.
▪amazing/incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting way: an amazing view of Tokyo | The trip was an incredible experience.
▪superb extremely good – used especially when you are very impressed by something: The acting was superb. | There is a superb range of cheeses.
▪first-class of a high quality and much better than most others: The service is first-class. | a first-class restaurant
▪outstanding extremely good – used when saying how well someone does something: He’s an outstanding player. | It was an outstanding performance by a talented young actor.
▪exceptional unusually good – used when saying that someone or something is much better than any others: She has an exceptional talent. | He writes good essays, but I wouldn’t say that his work is particularly exceptional. | Merits are given as an honour for exceptional achievement.
▪out of this world [not before noun] spoken informal used when saying that something is so good that it is better than anything you could have imagined: The food is out of this world.
▪awesome especially American English very good: It was an awesome concert.
ex‧cel‧lent S1 W2 /ˈeksələnt/
adjective1. extremely good or of very high quality: 2. spoken said when you approve of something
SYN great:
—excellently adverb
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excellent extremely good 指优秀的、杰出的、极好的 NOTE Excellent is used especially about standards of service or of sth that sb has worked to produce.* excellent 尤用于修饰服务或产品的质量标准 ：◆ The rooms are excellent value at $20 a night. 这些房间一晚 20 美元太合算了。 ◆ He speaks excellent English. 他英语说得棒极了。 NOTE Excellent is also used to show that you are very pleased about sth or that you approve of sth.* excellent 亦用以表示愉快或赞同 ：◆ You can all come? Excellent! 你们都能来？太好了！ outstanding extremely good 指优秀的、杰出的、出色的 NOTE Outstanding is used especially about how well sb does sth or how good sb is at sth.* outstanding 尤指在做某事上或某方面杰出 ：◆ an outstanding achievement 杰出的成绩 perfect extremely good 指极好的、很好的 NOTE Perfect is used especially about conditions or how suitable sth is for a purpose.* perfect 尤指条件状况极好或很合适 ：◆ Conditions were perfect for walking. 散步的环境再好不过了。 ◆ She came up with the perfect excuse. 她想出了极好的借口。 superb ( extremely good or impressive指极佳的、卓越的、出色的 ：◆ The facilities at the hotel are superb. 旅馆的设施棒极了。
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a(n) excellent/outstanding/perfect/superb job/performance a(n) excellent/outstanding/superb achievement really/absolutely/quite excellent/outstanding/perfect/superb