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1 event
1. n событие, важное явление; значительный факт2. n случайin any event — так или иначе, в любом случае
3. n мероприятиеsocial event — неофициальная встреча; встреча друзей
all-day event — мероприятие, занимающее целый день
4. n спорт. соревнование5. n спорт. вид спорта6. n спорт. номер в программе состязанияprogram event — программное событие; событие в программе
7. n спорт. исход, результат8. n спорт. кино эпизод9. n спорт. тех. такт10. n спорт. физ. ядерное превращение11. n спорт. ком. распродажа по сниженным ценам12. n спорт. физ. событие, актСинонимический ряд:1. competition (noun) competition; contest; game; match; meet2. effect (noun) aftereffect; aftermath; causatum; conclusion; consequence; corollary; effect; end product; fruit; harvest; issue; outcome; precipitate; result; sequel; sequence; upshot3. milepost (noun) milepost; milestone; occasion4. mishap (noun) accident; calamity; catastrophe; crisis; mischance; misfortune; mishap; mistake; predicament5. occurrence (noun) affair; case; circumstance; development; episode; eventuality; fact; go; happening; incident; news; occurrence; phenomenon; thing6. wonder (noun) adventure; celebration; holiday; marvel; miracle; triumph; wonderАнтонимический ряд:contribution; convergence; inducement; operation; origin; predisposition; start -
2 occasion
1. n случайon occasion — при случае, при обстоятельствах; иногда
on occasion — при случае, иногда; время от времени
words to befit the occasion — речь, приличествующая случаю
a speech worthy of the occasion — речь, подобающая случаю
2. n событие3. n возможность, благоприятный случай4. n основание, причина, повод; обстоятельствоon all occasions — во всяком случае; во всех случаях
5. n человек, являющийся причиной6. n арх. делаa sense of occasion — такт, понимание
7. v книжн. вызывать, служить причиной; давать поводСинонимический ряд:1. cause (noun) antecedent; call; cause; determinant; ground; inducement; justification; necessity; obligation; prompting; reason2. event (noun) circumstance; development; episode; event; go; happening; incident; instant; milepost; milestone; moment; news; occurrence; season; thing; time; while3. need (noun) demand; need; use4. opportunity (noun) break; chance; convenience; excuse; look-in; opening; opportunity; possibility; shot; show; squeak5. party (noun) affair; festivity; fete; function; gala; party; soiree6. generate (verb) breed; bring about; cause; effect; effectuate; engender; generate; get up; hatch; induce; inspire; lead to; make; motivate; muster up; produce; prompt; provoke; result in; work up7. justify (verb) call for; justify; warrant -
3 milestone
1. n камень с указанием расстояния в милях2. n вехаСинонимический ряд:1. marker (noun) marker; pillar; post; sign; stone2. turning point (noun) anniversary; breakthrough; climax; discovery; event; landmark; milepost; occasion; turning pointАнтонимический ряд:
См. также в других словарях:
milepost — UK US /ˈmaɪlpəʊst/ noun [C] ► MILESTONE(Cf. ↑milestone) … Financial and business terms
milepost — noun Date: 1768 1. a post indicating the distance in miles from or to a given point; also a post placed a mile from a similar post 2. milestone 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
milepost — noun A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places … Wiktionary
milepost — noun chiefly N. Amer. 1》 a marker indicating how distant a particular place is. 2》 a post one mile from the finishing post of a race. 3》 a significant stage or event; a milestone … English new terms dictionary
milepost — noun (C) especially AmE a post next to a road or railway that shows the distance in miles to the next town … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
milepost — UK [ˈmaɪlˌpəʊst] / US [ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst] noun [countable] Word forms milepost : singular milepost plural mileposts mainly American 1) a post at the side of a road or railway line that shows the distance to a particular place 2) an important stage in a … English dictionary
milepost — mile|post [ maıl,poust ] noun count 1. ) a post at the side of a road or railroad track that shows the distance to a particular place 2. ) an important stage in a process … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fingerpost — noun /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpəʊst/ a) A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost b) The milepost itself … Wiktionary
milestone — noun Date: 1662 1. a stone serving as a milepost 2. a significant point in development … New Collegiate Dictionary
milestone — noun a) A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median. b) An important event in a persons life or career, in… … Wiktionary
MP — I. noun Date: 1921 1. [military police] a member of the military police 2. [member of Parliament] an elected member of a parliament II. abbreviation 1. melting point 2. metropolitan police … New Collegiate Dictionary