prominent

adj.

1. 重要的；著名的；杰出的
   important or well known
   1. a prominent politician
      杰出的政治家
   2. He played a prominent part in the campaign.
      他在这次运动中发挥了重要作用。
   3. She was prominent in the fashion industry.
      她曾在时装界名噪一时。
2. 显眼的；显著的；突出的
   easily seen
   1. The church tower was a prominent feature in the landscape.
      教堂的尖塔曾经是此地景观的重要特色。
   2. The story was given a prominent position on the front page.
      这则报道刊登在头版的显著位置。
3. 突出的；凸现的
   sticking out from sth
   1. a prominent nose
      高鼻子
   2. prominent cheekbones
      突出的颧骨

1. ADJ-GRADED 重要的；杰出的；著名的
   Someone who is prominent is important.
   1. ...a prominent member of the Law Society.
      法律协会的重要成员
   2. ...the children of very prominent or successful parents.
      杰出或成功人士的孩子
2. ADJ-GRADED 显著的；突出的；鲜艳的；引人注目的
   Something that is prominent is very noticeable or is an important part of something else.
   1. Here the window plays a prominent part in the design.
      这里窗户在设计中起着非常重要的作用。
   2. ...Romania's most prominent independent newspaper.
      罗马尼亚最著名的独立报纸

1. He had an angular face with prominent cheekbones.
   他的脸棱角分明，颧骨突出。
2. Nuclear weapons will play a less prominent part in NATO's armoury in the future
   今后核武器在北约武器装备中所起的作用将不那么显著。
3. In gardens, cankers are most prominent on apples and pear trees.
   花园里，苹果树和梨树患枯枝病最明显。
4. Political trials were being used to keep prominent activists out of circulation
   通过对著名活动家进行政治审判使其从公众视线中消失。
5. Arthritis and rheumatism are prominent crippling diseases
   关节炎和风湿病是会严重损害身体健康的主要疾病。
6. The most prominent poets of the Victorian period had all but faded from the scene.
   维多利亚时期最显赫的诗人差不多已全部湮没无声了。
7. The Catholic Church has played a prominent role throughout Polish history.
   天主教会在整个波兰历史上曾发挥过举足轻重的作用。
8. Note the statue to Sallustio Bandini, a prominent Sienese
   请看这座萨卢斯蒂奥·班迪尼的雕像，他是一位杰出的锡耶纳人。
9. His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year
   他的肚子一年比一年鼓。
10. He was fascinated by her physiognomy — the prominent nose, brooding eyes and thick hair.
    他被她的外表——高挺的鼻梁、深邃的双眸和浓密的秀发——迷住了。
11. One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory.
    这种疾病的一个显著症状就是记忆逐渐丧失。
12. Here the window plays a prominent part in the design.
    这里窗户在设计中起着非常重要的作用。
13. The brown rat has prominent ears and a long scaly tail.
    那只棕鼠两只耳朵向前支着，一条长尾巴布满鳞片。
14. Each year they compete in a prominent statewide bicycle race
    每年他们都要参加著名的全州自行车大赛。
15. some of the prominent townsfolk of the 1860s.
    19世纪60年代的一些杰出镇民
16. He has been a prominent victim of alleged witch-hunts against whistle-blowers in the NHS.
    他成了英国国民保健制度下所谓追查报复检举者行动的典型牺牲品。
17. The newspapers gave prominent coverage to the news.
    各报在显著位置上登载了这条消息。
18. At greater epicentral distances the Rayleigh waves become very prominent.
    当离震中距离更大时，瑞雪波才变得显著。
19. Under this background, the issue of economic discrimination caused by the gap between rich and poor is particularly sensitive and prominent in china.
    在此背景下，我国存在的由富差距拉大而引发的经济歧视问题就显得尤为敏感和突出。
20. She is a prominent Tory right-winger.
    她是保守党中赫赫有名的右派。
21. The very weekend of publication, a terrible vengeance was visited upon me: not one but two large, painful and mercilessly prominent carbuncles.
    就在这周末，可怕地报应袭击了我：不是一个是两个，胀大、很痛的、无情的痈。
22. The most prominent of these interfaces are JMS and JCA.
    这些接口中最突出的是JMS和JCA。
23. As information technology security issues become more prominent, the network system security analysis is becoming increasingly important.
    随着信息技术安全问题的日益突出，对网络系统进行安全分析日益重要。
24. With the advance of economic globalization, culture in the community has become increasingly prominent role.
    随着经济全球化的推进，文化在社会各领域中的作用日益凸显。
25. Your image is too prominent which brings you disaster.
    由于你的形象太突出了，所以为自己带来了灾祸。
26. In or into the most prominent position, as in the mind.
    处于或者到了突出的位置，例如在思想中。
27. It's very prominent to the constitutional development and improvement in Rome to the impact of culture.
    罗马在政体上的发展和完善，对文化的影响是十分突出的。
28. Foreign-invested enterprises have played a prominent role in improving China's export commodity structure.
    外商投资企业在改善中国出口商品结构中发挥了显著作用。
29. The recent scandal involved a number of the country's most prominent.
    最近的丑闻牵涉到了这个国家一些最有名的政治家。
30. The control of green house gas emission has become a prominent problem in our country's sustainable development.
    温室气体排放的控制已成为我国可持续发展中一个突出的问题。

adj

1. conspicuous in position or importance
   1. a big figure in the movement
   2. big man on campus
   3. he's very large in financial circles
   4. a prominent citizen

   Synonym:    biglarge

2. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
   1. an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
   2. a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
   3. salient traits
   4. a spectacular rise in prices
   5. a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center
   6. a striking resemblance between parent and child

   Synonym:    outstandingsalientspectacularstriking