conspicuous

英 [kənˈspɪkjuəs]

美 [kənˈspɪkjuəs]

adj.  易见的; 明显的; 惹人注意的

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习惯用语

adj.

conspicuous by your absence
• （本应在场）因缺席而招人注意
  not present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be there
• When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.
  后来到做扫除时，本应在场的安妮却因为不在而引起了注意。

牛津词典

adj.

• 易见的；明显的；惹人注意的
  easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention
  1. Mary's red hair always made her conspicuous at school.
     玛丽的红头发在学校里总是很惹眼。
  2. I felt very conspicuous in my new car.
     坐在我的新车里，我感到十分惹人注目。
  3. The advertisements were all posted in a conspicuous place.
     广告都贴在了显眼的地方。
  4. The event was a conspicuous success (= a very great one) .
     这项活动至为成功。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 显眼的;引人注目的
  If someone or something isconspicuous, people can see or notice them very easily.
  1. The most conspicuous way in which the old politics is changing is in the growing use of referendums...
     旧式政治最明显的变化在于其越来越多地进行全民公决。
  2. You may feel tearful in situations where you feel conspicuous.
     觉得自己身处众目睽睽之下时，你可能会有想哭的感觉。
• PHRASE 因缺席而引人注意的
  If you say that someone or something isconspicuous bytheirabsence, you are drawing attention to the fact that they are not in a place or situation where you think they should be.
  1. He played no part in the game and was conspicuous by his absence in the post-match celebrations.
     比赛时他没有上场，并且由于没有参加赛后的庆祝活动而引起了大家的关注。

英英释义

adj

• obvious to the eye or mind
  1. a tower conspicuous at a great distance
  2. wore conspicuous neckties
  3. made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening
• without any attempt at concealment
  1. blatant disregard of the law
  2. a blatant appeal to vanity
  3. a blazing indiscretion
  Synonym:blatantblazing

双语例句

• The factory was too near the road, it was too conspicuous.
  工厂离公路太近了，太引人注意了。
• Enough enthusiasm for study among the students is conspicuous by its absence.
  学生们对学习缺少足够的热情，这引起了人们的注意。
• It was an age of conspicuous consumption — those who had money liked to display it.
  那是一个炫耀性消费的年代——有钱人都喜欢炫富。
• The most conspicuous way in which the old politics is changing is in the growing use of referendums
  旧式政治最明显的变化在于其越来越多地进行全民公决。
• Among the Grecian and Latin tribes these rites held a conspicuous position.
  在希腊部落和拉丁部落中，这些宗教仪式占有突出的地位。
• Her red hat was very conspicuous in the crowd.
  她戴的红帽子在人群中非常显眼。
• The girl tried to make herself as conspicuous as possible.
  那个女孩尽量使自己被别人注意。
• In this paper, the author first presented a brief introduction to Veblen's thoughts on conspicuous consumption.
  本文中，笔者对凡勃伦的炫耀性消费思想作了简略的探讨；
• She is a conspicuous figure.
  她是个引人注目的人物。
• Indeed, conspicuous consumption and waste are an important part of social display.
  事实上，显著的消费和浪费都是社会现实的一个重要组成部分。