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Career Noun
Career Noun
Career Noun
/kԥ r ԥr / /- r r/ n [C]
the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get
better jobs and earn more money
He's hoping for a career in the police force/as a police officer.
When he retires he will be able to look back over a brilliant career (= a working life which has
been very successful).
It helps if you can move a few rungs up the career ladder before taking time off to have a baby.
I took this new job because I felt that the career prospects were much better.
Elaine has become a real career woman/girl (= is interested in and spends most of her time on
her job).
Judith is very career-minded/-oriented (= gives a lot of attention to her job).
improve verb
/ m pru v/ v [I or T]
to (cause something to) get better
He did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers.
I thought the best way to improve my French was to live in France.
Her health has improved dramatically since she started on this new diet.
progress verb
/prԥ gres/ v [I]
to improve or develop in skills, knowledge, etc
My Spanish never really progressed beyond the stage of being able to order drinks at the bar.
Compare: regress
to continue gradually
As the war progressed more and more countries became involved.
We started off talking about the weather and gradually the conversation progressed to politics.
multinational adjective
/ m l.ti næ .ԥn.ԥl/ /-t i-/ adj
involving several different countries, or (of a business) producing and selling goods in several
different countries
The UN has sent a multinational peace-keeping force.
a major multinational food company
multinational noun
/ m l.ti næ .ԥn.ԥl/ /-t i-/ n [C]
a large and powerful company that produces and sells goods in many different countries
Are multinationals now more powerful than governments?
adventurous adjective
/ԥd ven.t ԥr.ԥs/ /-t -/ adj
willing to try new or difficult things, or exciting and often dangerous
I'm trying to be more adventurous with my cooking.
She led an adventurous life.
He's not very adventurous sexually.
adventurously adverb
sailing noun
/ se .l ŋ/ n
[U] the sport or activity of using boats with sails
the sailing club
She loves to go sailing.
[C] when a ship leaves a port
There are frequent sailings from Dover.
trek verb
/trek/ v [I usually + adverb or preposition] (-kk-)
to walk a long distance, usually over land such as hills, mountains or forests
We spent the day trekking through forests and over mountains.
informal I trekked (= walked a long and tiring distance) all the way into town to meet him and he
didn't even turn up.
rapid adjective
/ ræp. d/ adj
fast or sudden
The 1990s were a period of rapid change/growth.
I was startled by a rapid movement to my left.
His response to the accusation was rapid.
rapidity noun
/rԥ p d. .ti/ /-ԥ.t i/ n [U] formal
rapidly adverb
/ ræp. d.li/