normally teaches at another
one ( ^ciijlMfp ) %
J&W
'visiting card (BrE) (NAmE 'calling card) (also card BrE, NAmE) noun (especially in the
past) a small card with your name on it which you leave with sb after, or
instead of, a formal visit (
— compare business
card vis it or 0-w /'Vizit8(r)/ noun ~ (to ..,) a person
who visits a person or place Al##;
■fid |nj #; # #; W : We’ve got
visitors coming this
weekend. X X Sc iil ASfcifro
0 Do you get many visitors? o She's a frequent
visitor to
the
g0 0 How can we attract more visitors
to our website?
—see also
HEALTH
VISITOR
'visitors*
book noun a book in which
visitors write their names, addresses and sometimes comments, for example, at a
hotel or place of public interest
visor
/'vaiza(r)/
noun 1 a part of a
helmet that can be pulled down to protect the eyes and face ( AlSilW ) ffi ¥,
ffi W, if* ffi — picture □>
hat 2 a curved piece of plastic,
etc. worn on the head above the eyes to protect them from the sun ill K iff A 3
a sfnall piece of plastic, etc. inside the front window of a car that can be
pulled down to protect the driver’s eyes from the sun ( fyXrt ) iHPBte — picture o page Ri 4 {NAmE)
= peak n.(4)
vista /'vista/ noun 1 (literary) a beautiful view,
for example, of the countryside, a city, etc. ( AM, MrfJ# W ) JR , JR
M H771 panorama o note at view
2 (format) a range of things
that might happen in the future (
prospect: This new job could
open up whole new vistas for her.
vis ual /'vi3ual/ adj., noun
• adj. of or connected with
seeing or sight fj W;
W: I have a very good
visual memory. Sc Jl @ o
the visual arts I1S2^ o The building makes a
tremendous visual impact.
Hu ► visu al ly adv.: visually
handicapped/impaired
XMAW; O visually exciting
AXX
■ noun a picture, map, piece
of film, etc. used to make an article or a talk easier to understand or more
interesting tiLMVW ( ) : He used
striking visuals to get his
point across. f&X®! §
.visual
'aid noun [usually pi.] a
picture, video, etc. used in teaching to help people to learn or understand sth
Mmm,-
.visual
di'splay unit noun (computing if) = VDU .visual 'field noun (technical Xi«) = field of vision visu-al-ize (BrE also -ise) /'v^ualaiz/ verb ~ sth (as sth) to
form a picture of sb/sth in your mind ^ %
it;
MS; i&
I can’t visualize what this room looked like before it
was decorated.
0
[VN ing]
It
can help to visualize yourself making your speech clearly and confidently. i£ifg dl EL P X'/f A'H JtX'J&MJill#Ift & W o 0 [V -ing] She couldn’t visualize
climbing the mountain.
® Atilo o note at imagine
►
visu-al-iza-tion, -isation
/,vi3U0lai'zeiXn;
NAmE -la'z-/ noun [U, C] vita /'vi:ta/ noun {US) = curriculum vitae(2) vital 0-m /'vaitl/ adj.
1
~ (for/to sth) necessary or essential in
order for sth to succeed or exist # A XT A W ; M It ic (ft : the vitamins that are
vital for health if
AM 0 Good financial
accounts are vital to the success of any enterprise.
1$ o 0 It is vital that you keep accurate
records when you are self-employed.
@ , :j&
+ #S3co o
police play a vital role in
our society.
WfdX o 0 It was vital to show
that he was not afraid. AJSJio o
note
at essential 2 [only before noun]
connected with or necessary for staying
alive W; W:
the vital organs (= the brain, heart, lungs, etc.)
If
3 (of a person A) full of energy and enthusiasm A
H%m:,
mmmM nm dynamic
vi tal ity /vai'taelati/ noun [U] energy and enthusiasm A iSM; $Vlff HU] VIGOUR: She is
bursting with vitality and new ideas. #r±3fto
vi tal ly /’vaitali/ adv. extremely; in an essential way $£ ^ A : Education is vitally
important for the country’s future. f5cW;^BItWXXJi$XJi^Wo the vi tals /'vaitlz/
noun [pi.] {old-fashioned or humorous) the organs of the body that are essential for staying alive, for example
the brain, heart, lungs, etc. ( i&WA m) MtiA
.vital 'sign noun [usually pi.] {medical El)
a measurement that shows that sb is alive, such as the rate of their breathing,
their body temperature or their heartbeat
a^w®. (mm. wu. )
.vital
statistics noun [pi.] 1 figures
that show the number of births and deaths in a country AifcilfLii, A
2 {BrE,
informal) the measurements of a woman’s chest, waist and hips AXHHK.A
vita
min /'vitamin; NAmE 'vait-/ noun a natural
substance found in food that is an essential part of what humans and animals
eat to help them grow and stay healthy. There are many different vitamins. tfeA M ; Up : breakfast cereals
enriched with vitamins O vitamin
deficiency
o vitamin pills %
.vitamin
'C (also as,corbie
'acid) noun [U] a
vitamin found in fruits such as oranges and lemons, and in green vegetables C, M
) :
c0
viti-ate /'vijieit/ verb [VN] [usually
passive] {formal) to spoil or reduce
the effect of sth
viti cul ture /'vitikAltJa(r); 'vait-/ noun [U] {technical Ain) the science or practice of growing grapes #j
f ; «^A;
vit-re-ous /'vitrias/ adj. {technical Ai§) hard, shiny and transparent like
glass JUr W; S^ W :
vitreous enamel
.vitreous
humour (BrE) {NAmE .vitreous humor)
noun [U]
{anatomy ft?) the transparent
jelly-like substance inside the eye ( ftfj ) —com
pare AQUEOUS HUMOUR
vit-rify /'vitrifai/
verb (vit-ri-fies,
vit*ri*fy ing, vit-ri-fied, vit-ri fied) [v, VN] (technical At«)
to change or make sth change into glass, or a substance like glass ( ttlil ) ; ► vit ri fi ca tion /.vitrrfi'keijn/
noun [Uj
vit riol /'vitriol; NAmE -a:l/ noun [U] (formal) very
cruel and bitter comments or criticism AM A'If (
sSftt
if ) HUJ ABUSE
vit ri ol ic /.vitri'nlik; NAmE -'a:lik/ adj.
(formal) (of language or
comments W ^ if
newspaper launched a vitriolic
attack on the president.
vitro OIN
VITRO
vi-tu-per-ation /vi.tjuipa'reiXn; NAmE vai.tu:-/
noun [U] (formal) cruel and
angry criticism # S? ; jf HU3 abuse ► vituperative /vi'tjuiparativ; NAmE vai'turpareitiv/ adj. -. a vituperative attack if SJ A
WAX viva1
/’vi:va/ exclamation used for
expressing support for sb or sth ( ) 7i$
viva2
/'varva/ noun (BrE) = viva voce viv-ace
/vi'vaitjei/ noun (music #) (from Italian) a piece
of music to be played in a quick lively way iS M # A ► viv-ace adv., adj.