qualification 0-w
/.kwnlifi'keijn;
NAmE ,kwa:l-/ noun
1 [C, usually pi.] (BrE) an exam
that you have passed or a course of study that you have successfully completed ( academic/
educational/professional/vocational qualifications ^ 0 a nursing/teaching,
etc. qualification ftll, 0 He left school with no
formal qualifications. 0
to acquire/gain/get/obtain/have/hold
qualifications
o In this job,
experience counts for more than paper
qualifications. JB
ft3MXfft 2 [C] a skill or type of
experience that you need for a
particular job or activity (previous teaching
experience is a necessary qualification for this job. 3 [C, U] infor
mation that you add to a
statement to limit the effect that it has or the way it is applied pg xL
& ft HTl proviso : I accept his
theories, but not without certain qualifications. 0 The
plan was approved without
qualification. Jj3H+ 3c1]
ft % ft & ft fit 7f£ 0 4
[U] the fact of passing an exam,
completing a course of training
or reaching the standard necessary to do a job or take part in a competition
ft j# ft %; ; ft PJ ft ?ff: Nurses
in training
should be given a guarantee
of employment following qualification.
0
A victory in this game will earn them
qualification for the world cup.
Wfft.
quali fied 0-* /'kwnlifaid; NAmE'kwail-/ adj.
1
~ (for sth) having passed the
exams or completed the
training that are necessary in
order to do a particular job; having the experience to do a particular job ft ^••■^^M(^cftlS): a qualified
accountant/ teacher, etc. %L % #1 ik ft W £ it jJrp, ISc ^ 0 to be highly/suitably/fully
qualified fa o
She’s
extremely well qualified for the job. fi.
ftW ^H4,o 2 [not before
noun] ~ (to do sth)
having the practical
knowledge or skills to do sth ft £r---W$3ltR ( )
; If ftft1£: I don’t know much
about it, so I don’t feel
qualified to comment, Aft Bfffl/'St', B3 [usually
before noun] (of
approval, support, etc. |1] ; % I# limited in some way ftPSlkW); The plan
was given only qualified
support. ft ^ if $J K tf f i] ft IS
0
The project was only a qualified success, ft
quali fier /'kwDlifaia(r); NAmE
'kwail-/ noun 1 a person or team that has defeated others in order to
enter a particular competition ( )
&
#
2 a game or match that a person or team has to win in order to enter a
particular competition ft|§U; a World Cup
qualifier I
3 (grammar 3§ j£) a word,
especially an adjective or adverb, that describes another word in a particular way ) : In ‘the open door’, ‘open’ is a qualifier,
describing the door. ft the open door 4*, open f&ft door0
quali fy 0-w /'kwohfai; NAmE 'kwail-/ verb (quali fies, quali fy ing, quali-fied, quali fied)
►
FOR JOB X ft 1 [V] ~ (as sth) to reach the standard of
ability or knowledge needed
to do a particular job, for example by completing a course of study or passing
exams 3X|#ftj& ( How long does it
take to qualify? flr^i'ft^|B]ftt6l5t;f#ftj&?
O He qualified as a doctor last year. o
►
GIVE SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE #fgft []£ /iK 2 ~ sb (for sth) to give sb the skills
and knowledge they need to do sth ft ft ; i]£ ft j§- ft : [VN] This
training course will qualify you for a better job. iillif gWftfft i^flift M
If $jXft0 0 [VN to inf] The test
qualifies you to drive heavy vehicles,
►
HAVE/GIVE RIGHT ft / JKf UM 3 ~ (sb) (for sth) to have
or give sb the right to
do sth ft$(, ftft$. ( ) :
[V]
If you live in the area, you qualify for a parking permit. 3feft&$m#«iF*»r-uE. o
To qualify, you must have lived in this country for at
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least three years.
ft lit f ij o <> [VN] Paying a fee doesn’t
automatically
qualify you for membership. &
2
FOR COMPETITION ^^4 [V] ~ (for sth) to be of a high
enough standard to enter a
competition; to defeat another person or team in order to enter or continue in
a competition 3ftfe; f£##|fftf§: He failed to qualify. ft A tb # ft 0
O They qualified for the World
Cup. Mlft&TWfto
3
FIT DESCRIPTION ft gijft^ 5
~
(sth) (as sth) to have the right qualities to be
described as a particular thing jf
ft, se#± ( ^#4; ftff^f )
: [V] Do you think this dress qualifies as evening wear? ft#3£3£ftMiSft#B&fL 0 [VN] It’s an old building, but
that doesn’t qualify it as an ancient monument! 3£ ft — J3* ^ It $L,
f B A ft ^
4
STATEMENT |A3£ 6 [VN] to add sth to a
previous statement to make the meaning less strong or less general
) : Iwant to qualify
what I said earlier—I didn’t mean he couldn’t do the job, only that he would
need supervision. — T
o
5
GRAMMAR ft 7 [VN] (of a word #.
is]) to describe
another word in a particular
way : In ‘the
open door’, ‘open’ is an
adjective qualifying ‘door’, ft the open door 4X open door
quali
ta tive /'kwnlitativ;
NAmE 'kwaileteit-/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with how
good sth is, rather than with how much of it there is M it ; aeIX W M Xj; qualitative
analysis/research /E ft A ft/ fflfl 0 There are qualitative
differences between the two products. 3^ M# rft ft Ir M WM M, — compare
quanti
tative ► quali-ta-tive-ly adv.: qualitatively
different ft
qual ity (Hf /'kwnloti; NAmE
'kwail-/ noun, adj.
mnoun {pi. -ies) 1 [U, C] the standard
of sth when it is compared to other things like it; how good or bad sth is MS;
no fi:: to be of good/poor/top quality M fi if / rft /± % O goods of a high
quality i§ on 0 high-
quality goods tfcM^pp 0 a decline in water quality ;JcM l$T'P$ 0 When costs are
cut product quality suffers. — Wvfao 0 Their quality
of life improved dramatically when they moved to
2 [u] a high
standard ± % ; ft M
; iSi ft HTH excellence : contemporary writers of quality ^ ft ft ^ ff % 0 We
aim to provide quality at reasonable prices. ft] ^
a tfe-nlo 3 [C] a thing that is part of a person’s character, especially sth
good ( ft ) A
nn, % ® , pp II: personal qualities such
as honesty and generosity o to have
leader
ship qualities ft ^ ^ M J! 4 [C,
U] a feature of sth, especially one that makes it different from sth else # II; : the special
quality of light and shade
in her paintings M ^ H ft ^
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adj. 1 [only before noun]
used especially by people trying to sell goods or services to say that sth is
of a high quality ftj^:^; jlliM: We specialize
in quality furniture. Ilf It jfiS M ft 0 0 quality service at a
competitive price 2 {BrE, slang) very good
MI1JLT; ‘What was the film like?’ ‘Quality!’
'quality
assurance noun [u] the practice of
managing the way goods are produced or services are provided to make sure they
are kept at a high standard
'quality control noun [U] the practice of
checking goods as they are being produced, to make sure that they are of a high
standard MitlfJ!
.quality
'newspaper (also
less frequent qual-ity) noun {BrE) a newspaper that is
intended for people who are intelligent and educated (
—
compare tabloid(2)