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expert
I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a computer expert ▪ You don’t need to be a computer expert to use the programme. a handwriting expert (=someone who studies people's handwriting ) ▪ A handwriting expert has confirmed that the letter was almost certainly written by Bateman. an expert witness (=someone who has special knowledge, for example of medicine, and who talks about it in court) ▪ The jury had to choose between the conflicting testimonies of expert witnesses. bomb disposal experts/team/squad/unit ▪ The device, which contained 400lbs of explosive, was made safe by army bomb disposal experts. cast a critical/expert etc eye ▪ Tonight, Tim Goodman casts a cynical eye on TV ads. confound the critics/pundits/experts etc ▪ United’s new striker confounded the critics with his third goal in as many games. expert help ▪ If the issues are complex, expert help can be sought from the adoption agency. expert system expert witness ▪ He appeared as an expert witness before several government inquiries. industry experts (=people who know a lot about a particular industry) ▪ Industry experts expect house prices to rise. professional/expert/specialist advice ▪ It’s advisable to get professional advice before starting any building work. resident expert ▪ He’s our resident expert on computer games. specialist/expert knowledge ▪ Making profitable investments requires specialist knowledge. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADJECTIVE financial ▪ Solowka is the financial expert, keeping a watch on the merchandise, wages and general tour costs. independent ▪ Several children died in the last six weeks alone, one independent traffic expert said. medical ▪ Medical opinions Neither you nor your employer is likely to be a medical expert. ▪ The solicitor should look at the notes, as well as the medical expert, and keep copies on file. ▪ For middle-class parents at least, however, a new power is taking his place: the equally authoritarian medical expert. ▪ It is vital that these documents should be perused by any medical expert as well as you. ▪ The analogy is drawn between research assessment and the restriction of use of medical expert systems to physicians. real ▪ His professional reputation as a respected real estate expert also has been tarnished, the suit alleges. ▪ He was hired for these qualities and also because his father-in-law is a real estate expert and a close friend. resident ▪ Today Al is the resident school expert on the issue. NOUN computer ▪ The highest award was £307,781 to a computer expert who injured his back helping a store detective stop a suspected shoplifter. ▪ The answer is that it can not, so the computer expert within a large organisation is an endangered species. ▪ In future the computer expert will be the outsider who works for the manufacturer or as an independent adviser. ▪ However, a computer expert in California named Walt Woltosz heard of my plight. VERB ask ▪ You will be able to ask whichever expert is available how you can go about getting rid of your cellulite. become ▪ He visited breeders in their gin palaces and became a considerable expert on the birds. ▪ It is almost essential that the proposal writer become a minor expert in the area of concern. ▪ He'd had more than enough practice to become an expert. ▪ As mentioned earlier the writer must become an expert in his area of study. ▪ Builders became expert in providing plastic forms in brick. ▪ Stanleywho becomes an instant expert in any subject that concerns him-had already devoured several libraries of science fact and science fiction. ▪ These days everyone is becoming an expert in the nutritional value of different foods and the importance of vitamins and trace elements. ▪ Their exuberant acceptance of your ideas indicated that you have become an expert in all aspects of their demanding business. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES be something of a gardener/an expert etc ▪ Alfred Walter is something of an expert on Viennese music particularly that of the Johann Strauss era. ▪ In his own way he is something of an expert on the private lives of actresses. ▪ Richard Holmes was something of an expert at the game, but he ended up as a down-and-out by the end. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ A draft of the document was reviewed by experts on hospital infection control. ▪ an expert in French history ▪ Legal experts are saying that the man's conviction was unlawful. ▪ The team of experts includes psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ D, a leading drug prevention expert who worked on the report. ▪ He'd had more than enough practice to become an expert. ▪ I am an expert among experts. ▪ Send the expert all the available evidence. ▪ The firm had to close while an expert sorted out the mess, the Old Bailey heard. ▪ These days everyone is becoming an expert in the nutritional value of different foods and the importance of vitamins and trace elements. ▪ What one expert sees as the organisational goals are different from the views of another expert. II. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS NOUN advice ▪ Again expert advice is required in these circumstances. ▪ Buffalo needed expert advice and specific strategies to shape the district's future, he said. ▪ It will normally be necessary to seek expert advice on the realisable values of all the major assets. ▪ We are looking forward to expert advice in your column before we do ourselves irreversible brain damage. ▪ Rolle, however, did not have the benefit of such expert advice. ▪ If in doubt, take expert advice on your rights and liabilities. ▪ The more lethargic, weak and ill the infant, the greater is the urgency and need for expert advice. ▪ Your Counsel, with his expert advice, has not been able to run a fine-toothed comb over them. eye ▪ Perhaps only expert eyes could have spotted the correlation between this spirited image and the refined clothing which passed in front. guidance ▪ As a new father I am only too aware of the importance of expert guidance through the first months of parenthood. ▪ While this may be the case, the issue of financial planning is one that requires careful thought and expert guidance. ▪ We offer free and expert guidance on all the finance aspects of home purchase. ▪ Such dramatic changes in the law make the need for expert guidance in matters of corporate and personal insolvency essential. help ▪ Take your time choosing your ring and enjoy the benefit of receiving expert help and advice from the Beaverbrooks professionally trained staff. ▪ You could do it yourself or get expert help. ▪ Theatre administrator Patricia McBride is calling on expert help to get the boy's drawl exactly right. ▪ Do not dress or interfere with severe burns until expert help is available but do treat the shock. ▪ If the problem is a faulty valve, again call in expert help. ▪ Do not move the person until expert help is available. knowledge ▪ There are numerous Carboniferous crinoids not unlike this one, which require expert knowledge in their discrimination. ▪ Although an expert knowledge of the subject being revised is obviously an advantage, it is not essential. ▪ I have no pretensions to the type of expert knowledge of semiotics that students of linguistics will have. ▪ Medical involvement was mainly in the background, but it included expert knowledge of abnormal neuromuscular function and its alleviation. ▪ Pupils are empty vessels waiting to be filled from the teacher's stock of expert knowledge. ▪ Only from Prague did a request come for his expert knowledge. ▪ For the same reason, I fear that an accountant's expert knowledge of tax havens may once again be a saleable commodity. ▪ He initially fed his program with examples of expert knowledge about soybean diseases. opinion ▪ They are drafted by permanent government officials who are concerned to seek out expert opinion on the issues in question. ▪ But now it sits scowling outside the conversation of humankind, offering expert opinion with a sneer. ▪ Or was he entitled to act solely on his own expert opinion? ▪ Process assessments compare the documented care with what is accepted as optimum practice based on current scientific nutrition knowledge and expert opinion. ▪ Which is what Mr Walker said last week, against the flood of expert opinion on what his vote would mean. ▪ Here is where the most important split of all divides expert opinion. ▪ These commissions have drawn on expert opinion from the social science community, and found evidence for both sides. ▪ For it to be expert opinion is invaluable. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ expert advice ▪ an expert watchmaker ▪ My grandmother was an expert dressmaker. ▪ Politicians are usually expert at turning a crisis to their advantage. ▪ Students learn to cook French food with the help of expert chefs. ▪ Tennis coaches will be available to provide expert advice. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All the applications of expert determination have evolved through commercial practice. ▪ Buchanan, armed with little more than expert oratory, can probably be sidelined by the Republicans. ▪ Critical reading of galley proofs by outside expert consultants. ▪ Embedded Neural Networks A neural network embedded in an expert system has many advantages. ▪ The nursery slope can be terrifying to the person on skis for the first time, and yet boring to the expert. ▪ The person using an expert system to advise a client will be potentially liable under the laws of contract and negligence. ▪ Your Counsel, with his expert advice, has not been able to run a fine-toothed comb over them.
expert
I. ex‧pert1 S3 W2 AC /ˈekspɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ noun [COUNTABLE] [Word Family: noun: expert, expertise; adverb: expertly ≠ inexpertly; adjective: expert ≠ inexpert] [date : 1800-1900; Language : French; Origin : Old French; ⇨ expert2] someone who has a special skill or special knowledge of a subject, gained as a result of training or experience expert on ▪ He’s a world expert on marine mammals. expert in ▪ an expert in statistics medical/technical/financial etc expert ▪ Tests should be administered by a medical expert. • • • COLLOCATIONS adjectives ▪a leading expert (=one of the best and most respected) ▪ He is one of the country’s leading experts on Islam. ▪a world/international expert (=one who is known in many different countries) ▪ She is a world expert on tropical diseases. ▪an independent expert (=someone who is not controlled by, or does not receive money from, an organization or the government) ▪ The authorities called in an independent expert to advise them. ▪a medical/legal/financial etc expert (=someone who has special skills related to a particular job or subject) ▪ Medical experts agree that screening can prevent deaths from breast cancer. ▪a so-called expert (=someone who says they are an expert, but who you do not respect very much) ▪ There are many so-called experts willing to tell you how to bring up your children. verbs ▪experts say something ▪ Experts are saying that the economy is likely to improve towards the end of this year. ▪experts believe something ▪ Legal experts believe that the evidence will not be accepted in court. ▪experts advise/recommend something ▪ Most financial experts recommend that you don''t borrow money on credit cards. ▪talk to/consult an expert (=ask an expert for information or advice) ▪ If cracks appear in your house, you should consult an expert to find out what is causing the problem. ▪get/obtain/seek advice from an expert (=ask an expert for information or advice) ▪ Don’t make big financial decisions without first seeking advice from an expert. phrases ▪a team/panel of experts ▪ You can get advice from our panel of gardening experts. • • • THESAURUS ▪expert someone who has a lot of knowledge about something or skill at doing something : ▪ a computer expert ▪ an expert on beetles ▪ It’s best to ask an expert. ▪specialist an expert who has studied a particular medical or technical subject for a long time and knows much more about it than other people : ▪ She is a specialist in corporate finance. ▪ My doctor sent me to see a heart specialist. ▪authority an expert whose knowledge and opinions are greatly respected : ▪ The professor is one of the world’s leading authorities on African art. ▪connoisseur /ˌkɒnəˈsɜː $ ˌkɑːnəˈsɜːr/ an expert on food, art, literature, or design, who has had a lot of experience and knows when something is of very good quality : ▪ He was a connoisseur of fine wines. ▪ His works are popular among connoisseurs. ▪buff /bʌf/ informal someone who is very interested in a subject and knows a lot about it : ▪ a wine buff ▪ Jazz buffs will be familiar with the band’s first album. ▪virtuoso /ˌvɜːtʃuˈəʊsəʊ $ ˌvɜːrtʃuˈoʊsoʊ/ an expert player or performer : ▪ The piece was played by violin virtuoso Pavel Sporcl. ▪ a virtuoso pianist
II. expert2 W3 AC adjective [Word Family: noun: expert, expertise; adverb: expertly ≠ inexpertly; adjective: expert ≠ inexpert] [date : 1300-1400; Language : Old French; Origin : Latin expertus, past participle of experiri; ⇨ experience1] 1. having a special skill or special knowledge of a subject OPP inexpert expert on/in/at ▪ The police are expert at handling situations like this in strict confidence. ▪ He cast his expert eye on the gardener’s work.
2. relating to or coming from an expert: ▪ Ministers depend on civil servants for expert advice.
—expertly adverb
—expertness noun [UNCOUNTABLE] • • • COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2) nouns ▪expert advice ▪ Get some expert advice before investing in a property. ▪expert opinion (=the opinions of people who know a lot about something) ▪ Expert opinion on the matter is deeply divided. ▪expert evidence/testimony ▪ Two doctors were called to give expert testimony at the inquiry. ▪expert knowledge ▪ He has expert knowledge of the plants and animals in this area. ▪expert eye (=the eyes of someone who knows a lot about something) ▪ To the expert eye, this is a beautiful example of early Roman pottery. • • • THESAURUS very skilful ▪accomplished very skilful because you have had a lot of experience of doing something - used especially about musicians, artists, performers etc : ▪ a highly accomplished pianist ▪ She is one of the most accomplished theatre performers. ▪ She's a popular dancer, and very accomplished. ▪expert extremely skilful and having a lot of knowledge about doing something : ▪ He was an expert skier. ▪ Students learn to cook French food with the help of expert chefs. ▪ Politicians are expert at deflecting criticism. ▪virtuoso [ONLY BEFORE NOUN]extremely skilful and impressive - used especially about musicians, performers, or performances : ▪ a virtuoso violinist ▪ The team gave a virtuoso performance in the final.
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