promising
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++prom·is·ing /ˈprɒməsɪŋ $ ˈprɑː-/ ●○○ adjective GOOD ATshowing signs of being successful or good in the future 大有希望的，很有前途的 a promising career in law 很有前途的法律职业 a promising young actor 大有前途的年轻演员 a promising start 良好的开端► see thesaurus at successful —promisingly adverb
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promising• After working out with the region's most promising 12- to 14-year-olds, it was time for the main event.• The weather outlook for the weekend isn't very promising.• On stage, Euripides's plainness is both promising and exposing.• Peter gave up a promising career in chemical engineering to become a priest.• My grandfather gave up a promising career in law to fight for his country.• By ensuring that only the most promising designs enter the wind tunnel, it has made physical evaluation more cost effective.• Jonathan is one of our most promising employees.• The future looks promising for British companies abroad.• With the soaring costs of producing meat and feedstuffs for cattle, the animal-plant hybrids may well have a promising future.• Toleafoa had been a promising junior when she joined the circuit full time, just over a year ago.• The intermediate level of reconstruction, option two, reduced speeds and gave very promising results in accident reduction.• Louis Blom-Cooper and his team made a reasonably promising start yesterday.• Small farms were assigned to sons of noblemen and promising warriors, on condition they reported annually for military service.• Matthew is a promising young dancer with lots of stage personality.prom·is·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
or in Corpus signs of good successful being showing the
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promising
prom‧is‧ing /ˈprɒməsɪŋ, ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ $ ˈprɑː-/
adjective
showing signs of being successful or good in the future:
a promising career in law
a promising young actor
a promising start
—promisingly adverb
▪ successful achieving what you wanted, or having the effect or result you intended: He applied for a visa three times and in the end he was successful. | The treatment was successful. | It was a highly successful campaign.
▪effective having the effect or result that was wanted - used especially about treatments, drugs, or methods: The drug is effective against a range of diseases. | We still haven't found an effective way to solve the problem.
▪victorious successful as a result of winning in a game, election, war etc: the captain of the victorious team | She emerged victorious in the second round of voting.
▪promising likely to be very successful in the future, used especially about someone who is good at a job, sport, art etc: a promising young athlete | He gave up a promising career in banking.
▪thriving very successful – used about a company, industry, or organization that is doing well at a particular time: The area has a thriving tourist industry. | The school is thriving academically.
▪booming extremely successful – used about an economy, or when business or trade is increasing: the booming economy in China | Business is booming.
prom‧is‧ing /ˈprɒməsɪŋ, ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ $ ˈprɑː-/
adjectiveshowing signs of being successful or good in the future:
—promisingly adverb
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