【important音标】 英[ɪmˈpɔ:tnt] 美[ɪmˈpɔ:rtnt]
【单词释义】 important是什么意思：
adj.重要的；权威的；有势力的；有地位的
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【关联词/派生词】
importance n.重要性；重要地位
import n.进口；输入；重要性 v.输入，进口；引进
importantly adv. 重要地，重要的是；自命不凡地
unimportant adj. 不重要的；无足轻重的；琐碎的
【important形近词/近似词】
inhabitant n.居民，住户；（栖息在某地区的）动物
reluctant adj.不情愿的，勉强的
blatant adj.公然的；明目张胆的；露骨的
militant adj.激进的；好战的 n.激进分子；好斗分子
accountant n.会计(师)
【近义词解析】
◇ 主要的，重要的
central (adj. 重要的，主要的)：强调相比较而言更重要或更有影响力的。
chief (adj. 最重要的，主要的，首席的)：强调最重要的或等级最高的，只作定语。
important (adj. 重要的，重大的)：普通用词，指人有权威、有影响力的，或指事物意义重大、有价值的。
main (adj. 主要的，最重要的)：普通用词，多指同类事物中最大、最重要的。
【单词例句】
◇ Another famous story where Eros played an important part was the Argonautic expedition.
厄洛斯起了重大作用的另一个著名的故事是亚尔古英雄的远征。
---- Eros(Cupid)
◇ An important new industry, oil refining, grew after the Civil War. Crude oil, or petroleum (a dark, thick ooze from the earth) had been known for hundreds of years, but little use had ever been made of it.
一种重要的新兴工业 —— 炼油业在国内战争后成长起来。未加工的石油，或原油（一种深色的地下的稠浆）数百年来一直为大众所知，但是人们却很少使用过它。
---- Oil Refining
◇ I never loved Mike anyway. Besides there are more important things. More important than love, I insist to myself firmly. The lid goes back on the coffee just like closure on the whole Mike experience.
没关系的，反正我也从来没有爱过迈克。何况，生命中还有比爱更重要的东西在等待着我，我对自己坚持说。我将咖啡罐的盖子盖好，也将所有关于迈克的记忆尘封起来。
---- A Little Piece of Me
◇ Being grateful is an important philosophy of life and a great wisdom. It is impossible for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time so long as he lives in the world. We should learn how to face failure or misfortune bravely and generously and to try to deal with it.
感恩生活是一项重要的处世哲学，是生活的大智慧。人生在世，不可能事事顺通。对于各种失败和不幸，我们要豁达大度，勇敢地面对，并想办法解决。
---- Being Grateful
◇ As Lisa DeFazio, a healthy-lifestyle expert and registered dietitian, tells Business Insider, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
健康生活方式专家、注册营养师丽莎-德法西奥告诉商业内幕网说，早餐是一天中最重要的一顿。
---- Bad habits you should break
◇ And for dresses, the most important thing to check is that the hanger isn’t distorting the shape of the dress as those clothing items are more difficult to hang because there are so many different cuts, shapes, styles and fabrics.
存放裙装时，最重要的是看看衣架会不会使裙子变形。裙装有各种不同的裁剪、衣形、款式和面料，因此最难悬挂。
---- How to hang, wash, and care for clothes
◇ The average human can see ten million colors, but red is special. Turns out, it's one of the first colors our ancient ancestors thought important enough to name.
普通人能看见1000万种颜色，但红色是很特别的。原来，祖先们命名的第一批重要颜色中就有红色。
---- Why so many fast food logos are red
◇ That said, being active regularly is an important part of any healthy lifestyle.
即便如此，定期锻炼在任何健康的生活方式中都是很重要的一部分。
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ An answer that shows a desire to improve behavior and continuously learn and grow is important.
求职者流露出提升自己和不断学习成长的意愿是很重要的。
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ 'Breakfast is believed to be an important meal of the day, whereas there has been an increasing prevalence of skipping breakfast over the past 50 years in the United States, with as many as 23.8 percent of young people skipping breakfast every day,' the authors write.
“人们认为早餐是一天中的重要一餐，而在美国，过去50年间，不吃早餐的现象越来越普遍，多达23.8%的年轻人每天都不吃早餐，”报告的作者们写道。
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%