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Nicky Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
short-listed
What does " a novel is short-listed" mean?
About what else we can say it's short-listed?
Thanks for help.
About what else we can say it's short-listed?
Thanks for help.
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dict=CALD&key=73062&ph=on a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize, made from a longer list of people originally considered, and from which one person will be chosen: We've drawn up (= decided) a shortlist for the job. She's on the shortlist for a teaching post. shortlist His latest novel has been shortlisted for the Booker prize.
- dict=CALD&key=73062&ph=on a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize, made from a longer list of people originally considered, and from which one person will be chosen: We've drawn up (= decided) a shortlist for the job.
- She's on the shortlist for a teaching post.
- shortlist His latest novel has been shortlisted for the Booker prize.
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Hi Nicky,
From Cambridge dic:
shortlist UK, US short list http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=73062&ph=on
a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize, made from a longer list of people originally considered,
From Cambridge dic:
shortlist UK, US short list http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=73062&ph=on
a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize, made from a longer list of people originally considered,
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Hi Nicky,
What does " a novel is short-listed" mean? I'm asked to decide which writer should receive the award for Best Novel Of The Year. I look quickly at 100 novels, and make a short list of the 5 which seem to be the best. Now I read each of those 5 again, very carefully, and make my final decision.
About what else we
What does " a novel is short-listed" mean? I'm asked to decide which writer should receive the award for Best Novel Of The Year. I look quickly at 100 novels, and make a short list of the 5 which seem to be the best. Now I read each of those 5 again, very carefully, and make my final decision.
About what else we
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