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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to attract visitors |
to draw visitors, to cause people to want to visit |
The San Francisco Bay Bridge attracts many visitors. |
| 2 |
to be overwhelmed with tourists |
to feature too many tourists, to the extent that it becomes
unpleasant |
Mardi Gras is nice, but it is usually overwhelmed with
tourists. |
| 3 |
to be swamped |
to be very crowded |
That place was absolutely swamped with people |
| 4 |
to marvel at ~ |
to feel great surprise or wonder |
Everyone marveled at the size of the statue. |
| 5 |
the sheer magnitude of ~ |
the size of, the extent of, the number of |
The sheer magnitude of The Cliffs of Dover is truly
amazing. |
| 6 |
to stand ~ meters high |
(usually a statue or monument) to be ~ meters high |
The Ushiku Daibutsu in Ibaraki Prefecture stands 120 meters
high |
| 7 |
to restore ~ |
to bring something back to its original condition |
They are currently restoring that old castle. |
| 8 |
to be sacred |
to be thought to be holy or have special spiritual
importance |
Notre Dame is a sacred building. |
| 9 |
to be creepy |
to be strange, to cause an uncomfortable feeling |
Caves are really dark and creepy. |
| 10 |
to be unique |
to have characteristics that nothing/nobody else has |
My shoes are unique. I made them myself out of cardboard and
rubber bands. |
| 11 |
to be superb |
to be much better than anything else |
The BBQ in California is OK, but the BBQ in Texas is
superb. |
| 12 |
to be breathtaking |
to be so impressive that it takes away your breath |
The view from atop the Eiffel Tower is breathtaking. |
| 13 |
to be magnificent |
to be very very impressive and grand |
Beethoven wrote some magnificent pieces of music. |
| 14 |
to be spectacular |
to be great and impressive |
The fireworks were spectacular. |
| 15 |
to be medieval |
relating to the period from A.D. 500 to about 1500 |
I visited an medieval castle with my friend. |
| 16 |
to be intricate |
to be very detailed |
I really liked the intricate wall carvings. |
| 17 |
to be mysterious |
to be full of mystery / hard to understand |
This place is very mysterious. |
| 18 |
to be undiscovered |
to not be found / to not be discovered |
There are still lots of undiscovered treasures in the
world |
| 19 |
humanity |
all people |
These discoveries will be of benefit to all humanity. |
| 20 |
future generations |
people who will be born in the future |
We should protect our historical sites for future
generations. |
| 21 |
to trek |
to walk somewhere (usually a long distance away) |
We all trekked for three days before we finally arrived. |