impression of warmth and
friendliness. fJ] ® ffj, M 3 (of a wound or damage
ifi P ffi iJ;)
only affecting the surface and therefore not serious 69; A69: a superficial injury $5 0 superficial bums ZM ‘%t ifi 4 (disapproving) not concerned with
anything serious or important and lacking any depth of understanding or feeling
$|fi|69;
1$
PiTTI shallow: a superficial friendship ||i5£69 3ctSo The guests engaged in
superficial chatter.
0
She’s
so superficial! M AHA'/is 7! 5 {technical
A
I#) of or on the surface of sth ii 69 ; % .69:
superficial veins '/A It Jfek 0 a superficial deposit
of acidic soils U # %M 69 ± ^ ► super-fici-al-ity /,su:pa-
.fiJTaelati; ,sju:-; NAmE ,su:par,f-/ noun [U] superficially /-fa li/ adv.
super-fine /'suipafain;
'sju:-; NAmE 'surparf-/ at//. (technical Aip) 1 extremely light or
thin; made of extremely small pieces 69; J: superfine fibres it£ffl69£f
M 0 superfine powder H £[fl A 2 of extremely good
quality W; #^69: '^^rfmi'cloth
su perflu ous /su:'p3:fluas; sju:-; /Mmf su:'p3:rf-/ od/. more than you need or want ii^!l 69; 69; ^^69
H771 unnecessary : She gave him a look
that made words superfluous. M 7 life — iS, ;&
B ^ —: #J, ft
super-heated /,su:pa'hi:tid;
,sju:-; NAmE ,su:parh-/ adj. (physics $j) 1 (of a liquid W) that has been heated
under pressure above its boiling point without becoming a gas &?&69 (
W ) 2 (of a gas H j£) that has been
heated above its temperature of saturation
(= below which it becomes a liquid) &&69 ( )
super-heavy-weight /,su:pa'heviweit;
,sju:-; NAmE ,su:par'h-/ noun a boxer of the heaviest class, weighing 91
kilograms or more 91 &ft
)
super-hero /'su:pahiarau;
'sju:-; NAmE 'su:parhirou;
-hi:rou/ noun (pi. -oes) a character in a
story, film/ movie, etc. who has unusual strength or power and uses it to help
people; a real person who has done sth unusually brave to help sb ( /JnjiL *%&%%$*$} )
*t; . ■( Sfl£4>69 )
super-high-way /,su:pa'haiwei; ,sju:-; NAmE ,su:par‘h-/ noun 1 (NAmE, old-fashioned) = interstate 2 = information SUPERHIGHWAY
super-human
/,su:pa'hju:man;
.sju:-; NAmE ,su:par'h-/ adj. having much greater
power, knowledge, etc. than is normal # A 69 ; ^ TL 69 heroic: superhuman strength ^ TL 69 A it 0 It took an almost superhuman effort to contain his anger. A®
—
compare subhuman
super-im-pose /,su:parim'pauz; NAmE -'pouz; BrE also ,sju:-/ verb [VN] ~ sth (on/onto sth) 1 to put one image on top
of another so that the two can be seen combined & A
diagram of the new road
layout was superimposed on a map of the city. §r£i&69MJ^;t[ilM3lB&TEi£MTU69i&
fH
Ji b 2 to add some of the qualities of one system or pattern to another one in
order to produce sth that combines the qualities of both {Min
X: She has tried to superimpose her own attitudes onto
this ancient story. jMtE S fl 69#^^]
AjiyN^69i‘W M o ► super-im-pos-it-ion
/.smpar.impa'ziXn;
BrE also ,sju:-/ noun [U]
2027 superlative
super-in-tend /.smparin'tend; BrE also ,sju:-/ verb [VN] (formal) to be in charge of
sth and make sure that everything is working, being done, etc. as it should be ±
H ; ifei ^ ; Uk n H771 supervise ► super-in-tend-
ence /-ans/ noun [U]
super intendent /,su:parin'tendant; BrE also ,sju:-/ noun
1 a person who has a lot of authority and manages and controls an activity, a
place, a group of workers, etc. ±Hr A; Ift^A; SSI^A; HSIFA: a park
superintendent £ 0 ft M A 0 the superintendent of schools in
Dallas 1* $r Ifc W ii) A: 2 (abbr. Supt) (in Britain) a police
officer just above the rank of chief INSPECTOR
(
) : Superintendent
Livesey fiJAHWHf 3 (abbr. Supt.) (in the
( A^69 ) f SA
Su per ior Ch* /su:'piaria(r);
sju:-; NAmE su:'pir-/ adj., noun
• adj. 1 ~ (to sb/sth) better
in quality than sb/sth else; greater than sb/sth else ( i£pnoMJh
) Ii£F69; i Illfe—^7 vastly superior o superior intelligence
M
IS 69 Hi A o This
model is technically superior to its competitors. o
0 0
The enemy won because of their superior
numbers (= there were more of
them). Ai A4 A$(
± AtfcM^lio inferior 2 ~ (to sb) higher in
rank, importance or
position ( /E 9k $']. S lc '14 ^ IR i i 69 :
my superior officer % 69 ± ^ ^
0
superior status ^]^691fefv
0 a superior court of law tA Pin inferior 3 (disapproving) showing by your
behaviour that you think you are better than others W ttlg!i69; »69 0321 arrogant: a superior manner 0 He always looks so superior. 'ftfe&HM
% Sft 'a
W it @ o 4 (used especially in advertisements tff Tp) of very good quality; better than
other similar things ^iii®69; ft^jt^69; H3¥69: superior apartments
u noun 1 a person of higher
rank, status or position |££i] ( IR®)H^69A;
±m; ±M: your social
superiors tt^i&{vltliBiii69A 0 He’s my
immediate superior (= the person directly above me). j4JiJic69M ATb] , 0 I’m going to complain to
your superiors. $£11 A#cjfr69±i£ST#o inferior 2 used in titles for
the head of a religious
community (
69
A# ) : Mother Superior
su-per-ior-ity /su:,piari'Drati;
sju:-; NAmE su:,piri'o:r-;
-'a:r-/ noun [U] 1 - (in sth) | ~ (to/over sth/sb) the
state or quality of being better, more skilful, more powerful, greater, etc.
than others Jfc® ( '14 ) ; the
super
iority of this operating
system
ji#^f^^^69ft®14 o to have naval/air superiority (= more ships/planes
than the enemy) 2 behaviour that
shows
that you think you are
better than other people ffcM li; ^<H^A69;B4):
an air of super
iority #^,?SJ!ft69#A EH3 inferiority
superiority complex noun a feeling that you
are better or more important than other people, often as a way of hiding your
feelings of failure § A1f ()
su per la tive /su’p3:lativ; sju:-; NAmE su:'p3:rl-/ adj.,
noun
1
excellent 69;
^ M 69
; *A^69 B03
first-rate : a superlative performance 69 M tb
2 (grammar ifi i4) relating to
adjectives or adverbs that express the highest degree of sth, for example best,
worst, slowest and
most difficult (
69
—compare comparative adj.(3) ► su-per-la-tive-ly adv.
m noun (grammar ift^) the form of an
adjective or adverb that expresses the highest degree of sth (
69 ) MM ^t: It’s hard
to find enough superlatives to describe this book.
—
compare comparative n.