meaningful
adjective
uk/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/us/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/meaningfuladjective(EXPRESSING STH)
B2
intendedto showmeaning, oftensecretly:
富有意义的,意味深长的a meaningfullook意味深长的一瞥
Heraisedoneeyebrowin a meaningful way.他别有一番深意地扬起一道眉毛。
Meaning & significance
- add
- add up tosomething
- backspin
- be a badge ofsomethingidiom
- connotate
- connotation
- i.e.
- locution
- locutionary
- mean
- meaningfully
- meaningfulness
- meaningless
- purport
- sense
- significant
- signify
- speak
- subtext
- what's withsomething?idiom
meaningfuladjective(IMPORTANT/SERIOUS)
B2
useful,serious, orimportant:
有用的;有意义的Sheseemstofinditdifficulttoformmeaningfulrelationships.她感觉似乎很难跟他人有深入的交往。
Having theopportunitytoworkwould makeretirementmore meaningfulformanyseniorcitizens.对许多退休者来说,有机会工作会使退休生活更有意义。
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- at all cost(s)idiom
- be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
- cardinal
- chief
- clutch
- co-principal
- life-and-death
- life-changing
- mainly
- major league
- make the world go around/roundidiom
- pressing
- prized
- prominent
- radical
- revalorization
- revalorize
- sacred
- subtle