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1 | very noticeable or easy to see , especially because of being unusual or different 显著的;显眼的;明显的 | She might have felt less conspicuous if there had been other women there too. 如果当时也有其他女人在场,她可能就不会觉得那么显眼了。 | |
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2 | formal very greatused for emphasizing how good or bad something is 显著的,巨大的(用于强调) | a conspicuous success/failure 非凡的成功/巨大的失败 | |
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- | be conspicuous by your absence |
| if you are conspicuous by your absence , people notice that you are not there |
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DERIVED WORD |
conspicuously adv |
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conspicuousness noun U |
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