hos‧pi‧tal‧i‧ty / ˌhɒspəˈtæləti, ˌhɒspɪˈtæləti $ ˌhɑː- / noun [ uncountable ] 1 friendly behaviour towards visitors : Thanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks. Register In everyday English, when thanking someone for their hospitality, you usually say thanks for having me/us : Thanks for having us . We had a great time. 2 …
ex‧per‧tise AC / ˌekspɜːˈtiːz $ -ɜːr- / noun [ uncountable ] special skills or knowledge in a particular subject, that you learn by experience or training technical/financial/medical etc expertise What he’s bringing to the company is financial expertise. trainee engineers with varying degrees of computer expertise expertise in expertise in the management of hotels COLLOCATIONS …
prime 1 noun [ singular ] the time in your life when you are strongest and most active in your prime She’s now 40 and still in her prime. He is now past his prime . a man in the prime of life a young singer who was tragically cut off in her prime (= …
a‧me‧na‧ble / əminəb ə l $ əmin- əmen- / adjective 1 willing to accept what someone says or does without arguing :She was always a very amenable child.amenable toYoung people are more amenable than older citizens to the idea of immigration.2 suitable for a particular type of treatmentamenable for/toSuch conditions may be amenable to medical …
mere‧ly S3 W2 / mɪəli $ mɪrli / adverb1 used to emphasize how small or unimportant something or someone is SYN only :He’s merely a boy – you can’t expect him to understand.2 used to emphasize that nothing more than what you say is involved SYN just :We’re merely good friends.He merely shrugged and walked …
con‧sent 1 W3 AC / kənˈsent / noun [ uncountable ] 1 permission to do something : He took the car without the owner’s consent . Her parents gave their consent to the marriage. A patient can refuse consent for a particular treatment at any time. Most owners are happy to have their names used …
de‧ci‧pher / dɪˈsaɪfə $ -ər / verb [ transitive ] 1 to find the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand → indecipherable : She studied the envelope, trying to decipher the handwriting. 2 to change a message written in a code into ordinary language so that you can read it SYN …
ac‧ro‧nym / ˈækrənɪm / noun [ countable ] a word made up from the first letters of the name of something such as an organization. For example, NATO is an acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ab‧bre‧vi‧a‧tion / əˌbriːviˈeɪʃ ə n / noun 1 [ countable ] a short form of a word or …
de‧lib‧er‧ate‧ly S3 / dɪˈlɪb ə rətli, dɪˈlɪb ə rɪtli / adverb 1 done in a way that is intended or planned : He deliberately upset her. 2 done or said in a slow careful way : He shook his head slowly and deliberately. THESAURUS deliberately if you do something deliberately, you do it because you …
ma‧li‧cious / məˈlɪʃəs / adjective very unkind and cruel, and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone : a malicious girl malicious gossip/rumour Who is responsible for these malicious rumours? — maliciously adverb — maliciousness noun [ uncountable ] THESAURUS unkind treating people in a way that makes them …