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merit; achievement; skill; physics work
Meanings
4 senses · 19 examplesnoun
merit; achievement; contribution (opposite of fault)
Used to describe contributions, achievements, or merits, often contrasted with mistakes or faults.
He made great contributions during this rescue mission.
The company gave him a major merit award to recognize his outstanding contributions.
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This veteran scientist has made countless contributions to the country and people throughout his life.
The leadership decided to offset his merits against his faults and stop pursuing his mistakes.
The soldiers fought bravely on the battlefield and made indelible military contributions to the country.
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achievement; effect; successful effort
formalUsed to refer to large-scale, impactful projects, plans or results of hard work.
This educational achievement will benefit several generations of students.
We were just one step away from having our effort go to waste.
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After ten years of hard work, the project was finally completed successfully.
He always craves grand achievements, likes to do superficial work instead of focusing on practical results.
This scientific research achievement has brought new breakthroughs for industry development.
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skill; technique; professional proficiency
Used to describe specialized skills, training or professional competence in a specific field.
This Peking Opera performer has very solid singing skills.
Martial arts emphasize the coordination of stances and body movements.
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College students need to master basic computer office skills.
He has extremely profound painting skills.
Dancers practice basic skills every day to maintain their performance state.
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work (physics)
technicalProfessional physics term referring to the energy transferred to or from an object via the application of force along a displacement.
When you push a table forward, you do work on the table.
If an object does not move in the direction of the applied force, then the force does no work on the object.
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The amount of work done by gravity only depends on the change in the object's height.
The output work of this machine is less than the input work, which conforms to the law of conservation of energy.