• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 六级真题
  • 柯林斯词典释义
  • 英汉词典释义
  • 英英词典释义

salient

[ˈseɪliənt] [ˈseliənt, ˈseljənt]
  • 复数:salients;
  • 比较级:more salient;
  • 最高级:most salient;
  • 例句
    英语六级真题
      Barack Obama's family is such a salient (出色的) image, we generalise it and fail to see the larger picture—that there's injustice in every aspect of American life," says Cheryl Kaiser of the University of Washington in Seattle.
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    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • ADJ-GRADED
      最重要的;显著的;突出的
      The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones.
      例句
      He read the salient facts quickly... 他快速浏览了重要的事实。 Chronic fatigue is also one of the salient features of depression. 慢性疲劳也是抑郁症的显著特点之一。
    • N-COUNT
      突出阵线,突出部(战线向敌人阵地推进的狭小范围)
      A salient is a narrow area where an army has pushed its front line forward into enemy territory.
      例句
      The soldiers had to remain in a deathtrap salient for most of the rest of the war. 随后的战争中,士兵们大部分时间只能呆在最危险的突出阵地里。
    英汉词典释义
    • adj.
      显著的,重要的,主要的,突出的
      He took me around our new offices, pointing out all the salient features. 他领我去我们的新办公室参观,并一一指出显著特色。
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
    • Adjective
      1. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention;
      "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom""a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book""salient traits""a spectacular rise in prices""a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center""a striking resemblance between parent and child"
      2. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
      3. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)