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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

突出 [tūchū]
  1. 1. verb give prominence to
    他从不突出自己。
    He never pushes himself forward.
  2. 2. adjective [明显] noticeable
    突出的特点
    prominent feature
  3. 3. adjective [隆起] protruding

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

突出 [tūchū]
  1. 1. break through; jut
    突出重围
    break through a tight encirclement
  2. 2. protruding; projecting; sticking out; bold; bulge
    眼球突出
    bug-eyed
    突出的岩石
    projecting rocks
  3. 3. outstanding; prominent; striking
    突出的成就
    outstanding achievements
    他的优点和缺点都很突出
    His virtues are as conspicuous as his defects.
  4. 4. give prominence to; stress; highlight
    他的发言没有突出重点。
    In his speech he failed to stress the main points.
    她老想突出自己。
    She always tries to push herself forward. or She is very pushy.
  5. 5. project

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

突出 [tūchū]
  1. 1. 冲出去
    突出重围。
  2. 2. 现在一般写作"凸出"。
  3. 3. 超过一般
    表现突出
  4. 4. 使超过一般
    突出重点。

Examples

在这部作品中,作者企图表现的主题并不突出
The theme which the author has intended to bring forth in the book does not stand out.
你别太突出了,小心别人掐你的尖儿。
Don't try to outshine others. They can oust you from office, mind you.
眼球突出
bug-eyed
突出的成就
outstanding achievements
他的发言没有突出重点。
In his speech he failed to stress the main points.
突出重点
make the focal (or key) points stand out (as in one's speech)

Collocations

突出的悬崖
a protruding cliff
椎间盘突出
a hernia of a vertibraeal disc
表现突出
an outstanding performance
个性突出
an outstanding character
突出的能力
an outstanding capability
突出问题
an outstanding problem
日益突出
increasingly serious/prominent
突出重点
to highlight
突出主题
to highlight a theme
加以突出
to emphasize

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