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单词 veritable
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veritable
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈver.ɪ.tə.bəl/us
/ˈver.ə.t̬ə.bəl/
used todescribesomething as another, moreexciting,interesting, orunusualthing, as a way ofemphasizingitscharacter:
十足的，不折不扣的；名副其实的
Mygardenhadbecomeaveritablejungleby thetimeI came back fromholiday.我度假回来的时候，我的花园简直是杂草丛生。
Thenormallysobermensweardepartmentis set tobecomeaveritablekaleidoscopeofcolourthisseason.色调通常都比较暗淡的男装部这一季将会成为名副其实的色彩万花筒。
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veritably
(Definition ofveritablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

veritable| American Dictionary

veritable
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈver·ɪ·t̬ə·bəl/
(used toemphasizehowgreatorunusualsomething is bycomparingit to somethingelse):
Ifcurrentprojectionshold, Montgomery County willexperiencea veritableexplosioninitsschool-agepopulation(= it will have many morestudents).
(Definition ofveritablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofveritable

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Imitations and cover versions led to averitabledespoliation of black talent which has only belatedly received legal compensation and public recognition.
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These sections prove elliptical, averitableseafarer's tale with constant halts and false starts.
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At neighbourhood level, the gang had similarly instituted averitableregime of terror.
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This corporatist structure amounted to averitableshadow state.
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Thisveritable' skeleton in the closet' continues to trouble both ars nova aesthetics and the musicologists who concern themselves with this repertory.
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In the aftermath of the war, then, social reform took on the nature of averitablecrusade.
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The establishment of averitablearchaeology of technologies and of works that employ those technologies is slow.
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The solution came from averitabledialogue conducted between 'present-state beings', namely between the children and myself.
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The lighted crescent stands out from the dark ground with all the finesse of chiaroscuro, averitableexplosion of full sunlight.
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The group reacted by suggesting ways of going further and in this manner provided their fellow students withveritable'responses'.
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The daily bread making is averitablefamily enterprise.
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With surprising speed, averitable' elections industry ' developed around the world, acquiring increased complexity and sophistication as time went by.
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On the other hand, an effort has been made throughout to sample averitableflood - ocean - of women's and gender history.
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The clocks themselves seemveritableicons of the flattened perspective.
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Alongside, industrial employers, concerned about labour supply in a period of rapid expansion, generated averitablearchive on labour.
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