qualify
verb
uk/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˈkwɑː.lə.faɪ/qualifyverb(FINISH TRAINING)
B2[IorT]
tosuccessfullyfinishatrainingcourseso that you areableto do ajob; to have orachievethenecessaryskills, etc.:
(使)具有资格,(使)合格Shehopesto qualify (asalawyer) at the end of theyear.她希望在年底获得(律师)资格。
[+ obj + to infinitive]Thiscoursequalifies youtoteachin anysecondaryschool.这门课程可以让你获得在任何中学任教的资格。
- He qualified as avetlastyear.
- Ittakesthreeyearsto qualify as asocialworker.
- What do you need to do to qualify as aspeechtherapist.
- It took her nineyearsto qualify as anarchitect.
- Thecoursewould qualify you toworkabroad.
Exams, tests & exercises
- achievement test
- Advanced Placement
- AP
- aptitude test
- assessment
- can dophrase
- dictation
- external examination
- fail
- moderate
- oral
- pop quiz
- practical
- probationary
- proctor
- psychometric
- quiz
- re-mark
- rubric
- sit
qualifyverb(HAVE RIGHT)
B2[IorT]
to have thelegalrightto have or do something because of thesituationyou are in, or tocausesomeone to have such aright:
有资格;准予;有权She doesn't qualifyformaternityleavebecause she hasn't been in herjoblongenough.她无权休产假,因为她工作时间不够长。
To qualifyforthecompetitionyou need to be over 18.18岁以上才有资格参赛。
Being asingleparentqualifies youforextrabenefits.单亲父母有资格领取额外补贴。
[+ obj + to infinitive]figurativeHethinksthefactthat he'sworkedherelongerthan therestof us qualifies him(= gives him theright)totellus all what to do.他觉得自己在这里工作的时间比我们其他人都长,有权对大家发号施令。
- He had to show that he had awell-foundedfearofpersecutiononreligiousorpoliticalgroundsto qualify as arefugee.
- Will we qualify forlegalaid?
- Do youthinkScotlandwill qualify for theEuropeanChampionshipfinals?
- Theareaqualifies fordesignationas asiteofspecialscientificinterest.
- If youworkfor 16 or morehoursaweek, you may qualify for Working Families Tax Credit.
Allowing and permitting
- admission
- admit ofsomething
- allow ofsomething
- allowable
- approval
- authorization
- authorize
- clearance
- entrance
- given the chance/choiceidiom
- green-light
- hall pass
- imprimatur
- left
- liberty
- relicense
- relicensure
- say-so
- security clearance
- seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
qualifyverb(GET INTO COMPETITION)
B2[I]
tosucceedin getting into acompetition:
取得比赛资格Nigeria was the firstteamto qualifyfortheWorldCup.尼日利亚队是第一支取得世界杯参赛资格的球队。
Englandhas towintonight's qualifyingmatchtoadvanceto the next round of thecompetition.英格兰队必须在今晚的资格赛中获胜才能进入下一轮比赛。
Ourgoalhas always been toreachthe qualifyingroundsof the ChampionsLeague.我们的目标一直是获得参加冠军杯预选赛的资格。
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- A game
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquit
- actualize
- bear
- go (like/down) a bombidiom
- go faridiom
- go from strength to strengthidiom
- go into orbitidiom
- go placesidiom
- grade
- kill
- rise
- scrape through(something)
- sewsomethingup
- slam dunk
- smash itidiom
- somewhere
- stand out
qualifyverb(LIMIT)
[T]
tolimitthestrengthormeaningof astatement:
限制,限定;缓和I'd like to qualify mycriticismsof the school'sfailings, byaddingthat it's a veryhappyplace.关于我对这所学校不尽人意之处的批评我想补充一点,就是这是个令人感到愉快的地方。
[T]languagespecialized
Ingrammar, a word or phrase that qualifies another word or phraselimitsitsmeaningand makes it lessgeneral:
修饰;限定In thesentence"Hewalkedquicklyalong theroad", "quickly" and "along theroad" qualify "walked".在 He walked quickly along the road 这句话里,quickly 和 along the road 修饰 walked。
Limiting and restricting
- anti-libertarian
- boundary
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- chain
- chainsomeonetosomething
- cramp
- crowd
- curb
- curtail
- curtailment
- damage limitation
- keep (herself) toherselfidiom
- limit
- limitation
- limiting
- localize
- straitjacket
- stunt
- tempered
- tiesomeonedown
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