朗文当代英语词典

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costly

cost·ly /ˈkɔstli US ˈkɔːstli/ adj
very expensive, especially wasting a lot of money
　a complex and costly procedure
　Such a database would be extremely costly to set up.
something that is costly causes a lot of problems or trouble
　His delay in making a decision could prove costly in the long run.
>costliness n [U]

migraine

mi·graine /ˈmiːgreɪn, ˈmaɪ- US ˈmaɪ-/ n [U and C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: Late Latin hemicrania 'pain in one side of the head', from Greek, from hemi- 'half' + kranion ( CRANIUM)]
an extremely bad headache, during which you feel sick and have pain behind your eyes
have/get a migraine
　I won't be coming this evening - I've got a migraine.
bad/severe migraine
　He suffers from severe migraine.

overall 1

o·ver·all1 W2S3 /ˌəuvərˈɔːl US ˌouvərˈɔːl/ adj [only before noun]
considering or including everything
　The overall cost of the exhibition was £400,000.
　The overall result is an increase in population.
　An overall winner and a runner-up were chosen.
　We don't want all the details now, just the overall picture.

HINT sense 1
Do not say 'in the overall' or 'on the overall'. Say on the whole: In spite of the film's many faults, on the whole it's worth seeing.

overall 2

overall2 adv
considering or including everything
　Williams came fifth overall.
　What will it cost, overall?
[sentence adverb]
generally
　Overall, prices are still rising.

overall 3

o·ver·all3 /ˈəuvərɔːl US ˈouvərɔːl/ n
[C] BrE
a loose-fitting piece of clothing like a coat, that is worn over clothes to protect them
overalls [plural] AmE
heavy cotton trousers with a piece covering your chest, held up by pieces of cloth that go over your shoulders
British Equivalent: dungarees
overalls [plural] BrE
a piece of clothing like a shirt and trousers in one piece that is worn over other clothes to protect them
American Equivalent: coveralls

facility

fa·cil·i·ty
W1S3 /fəˈsɪlɪti/ n plural facilities
facilities [plural]
rooms, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose
　All rooms have private facilities (=private bathroom and toilet) .
　The hotel has its own pool and leisure facilities .
　 toilet facilities
　childcare facilities
[C usually singular]
a special part of a piece of equipment or a system which makes it possible to do something
　Is there a call-back facility on this phone?
　a bank account with an overdraft facility
[C]
a place or building used for a particular activity or industry, or for providing a particular type of service
　a top-secret research facility
　the finest indoor sports facility in the US
[singular]
a natural ability to do something easily and well
= talent facility for
　She has an amazing facility for languages.
the facilities
AmE spoken the toilet, used to be polite
　Excuse me, I have to use the facilities.

perishable

per·ish·a·ble /ˈperɪʃəbəl/ adj
food that is perishable is likely to decay quickly
　perishable goods such as butter, milk, fruit and fish
>perishables n [plural]

notification

no·ti·fi·ca·tion /ˌnəutɪfɪˈkeɪʃən US ˌnou-/ n [U and C] formal
official information about something
prior/advance notification
　I was given no prior notification.
notification of
　You should receive notification of the results within a week.
official/written/formal notification
　We received official notification that Harry was missing.

bombard

bom·bard / bɑm`bɑrd / verb [transitive]

1 to ask someone so many questions, give them so much information, etc. that it is difficult for them to deal with it all:
bombard someone/something with something: She bombarded him with faxes and called his office repeatedly.
2 to attack a place by dropping a lot of bombs on it or firing guns at it for a long time
2a. to attack someone or something by hitting them with a lot of objects or hitting them many times:
Part of the sample is then bombarded by electrons.
bombard someone/something with something: Protesters bombarded the building with ink, paint, and bottles.

distort

dis·tort /dɪˈstɔːt US -ɔːrt/ v
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: distortus, past participle of distorquere 'to twist out of shape']
[I and T]
to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear
　Tall buildings can distort radio signals.
[T]
to report something in a way that is not completely true or correct
　His account was badly distorted by the press.
[T]
to change a situation from the way it would naturally be
　an expensive subsidy which distorts the market
>distorted adj
　His face was distorted in anger.
>distortion /dɪˈstɔːʃən US -ɔːr-/ n [U and C]
　a gross distortion of the facts