(1) 美(貌) (qualities that pleases the senses (esp the eye or ear) or the mind) [U]：the～of a girl's face/the sunset/sb's singing/sb's voice/poetry/nature 姑娘容貌/日落/某人的歌声/某人的嗓音/诗/大自然的美;a woman/city/poem of great～非常美的女人/城市/诗;Her～is undeniable. 她的美不容否认。see～in sb's poem看到某人诗中的美;The picture has great～.这幅画很美。learn to appreciate/understand～学会欣赏/理解美;～competition/contest选美比赛;～queen选美赛冠军;～products 美容产品;the magazine's～editor 杂志的美编;～parlour/salon/(AmE) shop 美容院;〖同〗loveliness，handsomeness，attractiveness;〖反〗ugliness;

(2) 美人;美的东西 (person (usu female) or thing that is beautiful) [C]：She was a great～in her youth/her day.她年轻时/当初是个大美人。She turned into a～. 她变成了美人。The garden/yacht/new car is an absolute～. 那花园/游艇/新车绝对漂亮。The apple is a real～.那个苹果真招人爱。show the visitors the～ies of a city/the countryside/one's country领访问者参观城市/农村/自己国家美好的东西;

(3) 优点，妙处 (most pleasing， effective or attractive qualities or feature) [C]：One of the～ies of his writing is its simplicity/its subtle humour.他写作的优点之一是简洁/巧妙的幽默。One of the～ies of the medicine is the absence of after-effect.这药的优点之一是无副作用。The～of his plan is that we could carry it all out easily/it would cost very little.他的计划的优越性在于很容易实现/花费会很少。The～of living there is the weather is so good.住在那里的优越性在于气候好。That's the～of the plan — it's so simple.这就是这个计划的长处——非常简明。〖同〗advantage;〖反〗disadvantage，shortcoming，flaw;

(4) 范例，典范 (outstanding example of sth， whether of sth good or bad) [C]：That last goal was a real～. 最后那个球踢得真漂亮! The black eye he got in the fight/The blow he gave Tom was a real (thorough)～. 打架中他被打成乌眼青/他打汤姆的那一下真是太棒了。

→′beautify vt 美化;beautiful adj