renowned

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re·nowned /rɪˈnaʊnd/ adjectiveadj

FAMOUSknown and admired by a lot of people, especially for a special skill, achievement, or quality 有名望的，著名的 SYN famous

renowned for

an island renowned for its beauty

一个以美景闻名的岛

renowned as

He’s renowned as a brilliant speaker.

他以口才出众著称。

renowned author/actor/photographer etc

a world renowned expert in the field

该领域中享誉世界的专家

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Examples from the Corpus

renowned• Renowned as a newspaper editor, Greeley ran against Grant for president in 1872.• Jesse Jackson, the renowned civil rights leader, was in the city again last night.• Equally, I also knew which three routes we had to do to bag the most renowned classics.• Our Peaches Restaurant is renowned for a warm and welcoming atmosphere with quality and personal attention from Gill and Doug.• Vitamin A: renowned for its healing and anti-ageing properties.• A country renowned for its love of large, close families now has the lowest birth rate in the developed world.• Majorca was renowned for its springtime almond blossom, Fernando had told her.• Barbados is renowned for the marvellous cricket players it produces.• Dame Sybil Connolly, internationally renowned interior designer, entertains at her private home in Dublin.• The most renowned of these pipe bands travel periodically to the cities, where they perform in night spots for tourists.• a renowned university

renowned author/actor/photographer etc• The video was shot by renowned photographer Herb Ritts who has a history of shooting sexy videos.

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6993 COCA: 7209

renowned adj.
⇨ famous

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6993 COCA: 7209

renowned