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celebrity

US /səˈlɛbrɪti/

noun Target · B2 Giải trí & truyền thông

Definition

a widely known person

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

A famous celebrity will appear in our next television advertising campaign.

Synonyms

  • star(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
  • personalitythe complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
  • VIPan important or influential (and often overbearing) person

Collocations

  • Easy admire a popular music celebrity
    to admire a popular music celebrity, meaning to feel admiration for
  • Medium sign a prominent celebrity brand ambassador
    to formally approve or endorse with a signature regarding a prominent celebrity brand ambassador
  • Hard negotiate lucrative celebrity endorsement contracts
    to discuss terms to reach an agreement regarding lucrative celebrity endorsement contracts
  • Very Hard chase fleeting fifteen minutes of celebrity
    to chase fleeting fifteen minutes of celebrity, meaning to go after with the intent to catch

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