distinguished

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dis·tin·guished /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/ adjectiveadj

1 SUCCESSFULsuccessful, respected, and admired 卓越的，杰出的

a long and distinguished career

漫长而卓越的职业生涯

2 IMPORTANTdressed in neat and attractive clothes that are worn by adults, not looking like a young person 衣着高雅的，气度不凡的

a tall distinguished figure in a dark suit

穿深色套装、气度非凡的高大身影

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distinguished• His range of subjects was enormous; his prose distinctive, lucid, and distinguished.• He quit his job at Cornell, ending a distinguished academic career.• But why should Oxford be so coy about a man who may turn out to be one of its most distinguished alumni?• Alfred was an interesting, bright, complex, difficult man, also of a distinguished lineage.• a tall, distinguished-looking man• He made the priesthood and exercised a distinguished ministry.• Recommendations for exemptions are made only for experienced and distinguished teachers of law who have established links with the profession.• Ms. Dixon comes from a distinguished Washington family.

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