outstanding
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++out·stand·ing /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ ●●○ W3 adjective 1 GOOD ATextremely good 杰出的，优秀的，出色的 an outstanding example of a 13th-century castle 13世纪城堡的杰出典范 an outstanding success 了不起的成功 His performance was outstanding. 他的表演相当出色。► see thesaurus at good2 REMAIN/BE LEFTOWEnot yet done, solved, or paid 尚未完成的；有待解决的；未付的 We’ve got quite a few debts still outstanding. 我们有许多债务尚未偿还。 an outstanding issue 未解决的问题3 very great or clear 突出的，很明显的 The question of who is in charge is of outstanding importance. 由谁负责是一个非常重要的问题。Examples from the Corpus
outstanding• A lot of my teachers were good, but Farley was outstanding.• There are a few problems still outstanding.• Two of the lawsuits are still outstanding.• He enjoyed - almost proprietorially - showing us the museums in Ironbridge, which certainly are outstanding.• Her performance was outstanding.• Her work has been outstanding all year.• The book is a series of interviews with outstanding artists and writers.• In the sporting world she has produced very few truly outstanding champions.• Any outstanding claims must be settled by the end of the year.• The government plans to reduce its outstanding debt, freeing capital for investment.• an outstanding debt• Ed is an outstanding football player.• She would create something special, something outstanding for her.• Woods is an outstanding golfer.• The amount outstanding on your house mortgage and any other loans will be counted as liabilities.• Yet these more modest buildings are as important to the character of a town as the architecturally outstanding ones.• We need time to catch up with outstanding orders.• It was an outstanding performance by a talented young actor.outstanding example• The outstanding examples have been in the dating of town defences, as demonstrated by Philip Corder in 1956.• An outstanding example is Ferriby house, which dates from circa 1775, and was built by Sir Henry Etherington.• To me, as well as being my old mate, he's a fine, outstanding example of a White Poplar.• An outstanding example of peasant political particularism had occurred in 1921 in the Tambov guberniia bordering on Kursk.• I saw outstanding examples of team work with results impressive in their professionalism.• The outstanding example of that is the so-called Glorious Revolution.From Longman Business Dictionaryoutstandingout‧stand‧ing /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ adjective1FINANCE a company’s outstanding shares are all the shares that it has sold and that are held by its shareholdersIt will have 14.4 million shares outstanding after the offering.The company wants to raise the $5 million from employees purchasing some of its outstanding junk bonds.2FINANCEoutstanding loans, debts etc are ones that have not been paid yetProceeds from the sale are expected to pay the company’soutstanding debts.The landlord took out a warrant in respect of the outstanding rent. → compare overdue3not solved, done, or dealt withOnly queries still outstanding after this stage should be referred to the Help Desk.The committee reached broad agreement on all outstanding issues.out·stand·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
Business Corpus extremely good
outstanding
out‧stand‧ing W3 /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/
adjective
an outstanding example of a 13th-century castle
an outstanding success
His performance was outstanding.
2. not yet done, solved, or paid:
We’ve got quite a few debts still outstanding.
an outstanding issue
3. very great or clear:
The question of who is in charge is of outstanding importance.
out‧stand‧ing W3 /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/
adjective Word Family: adjective: standing, outstanding, upstanding; noun: stand, standing; verb: stand; adverb: outstandingly
1. extremely good: 2. not yet done, solved, or paid:
3. very great or clear:
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