I.
noun
1 account
ADJECTIVE
▪ formal
▪
No formal ~ of the marriage now survives.
▪ official , public
▪ permanent
▪ accurate , careful , exact
▪
There is no exact ~ of the number of accidents.
▪ up-to-date
▪ adequate , proper , reliable
▪ inadequate , incomplete
▪ brief
▪ complete , comprehensive , detailed , extensive
▪ verbatim (= exactly as written or spoken)
▪
a verbatim ~ of the meeting
▪ confidential
▪ daily
▪ personal
▪ documentary , handwritten , paper , written
▪ computerized , electronic
▪ photographic , pictorial
▪ early
▪ archival , historical
▪ archaeological , fossil , geological
▪
This period is poorly represented in the geological ~.
▪ dental , health , hospital , medical , patient
▪ accounting , administrative , departmental , financial , payroll , personnel
▪ birth , census , tax , voting
▪ court , library , school
▪ cellphone ( esp. AmE ), mobile phone ( BrE ), phone
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There are cellphone ~s that prove we were not even in the apartment.
VERB + RECORD
▪ keep , maintain
▪
He has always kept an accurate ~ of his spending.
▪ compile , create
▪ provide
▪ access
▪ check , consult , examine , read , search , search through , study
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I checked the ~s but nobody by that name has worked here.
▪ review
▪ destroy , erase
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Medical ~s should not be destroyed.
▪ file
▪ update
▪ correct
▪ seize , subpoena ( esp. AmE )
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Prosecutors had subpoenaed his phone ~s.
▪ be on , go on
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She is on ~ as saying that she once took drugs.
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He is the latest public figure to go on (the) ~ about corruption in politics.
RECORD + VERB
▪ contain sth , include sth
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The ~s contain the bank details of all employees.
▪ indicate sth , reveal sth , show sth
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The ~s showed that the building had not been inspected for ten years.
▪ provide sth
▪ suggest sth
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Fossil ~s suggest that the region was covered in water until relatively recently.
▪ exist , survive
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No ~ exists of a battle on this site.
▪ date back , go back
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The university ~s go back as far as the 13th century.
▪ be available
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~ , in the ~s
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evidence in the geological ~
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The historic agreement is preserved in the university ~s.
▪ off the ~ , on the ~
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Off the ~, he told the interviewer what he thought of his colleagues.
▪ on ~
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It was the driest summer on ~.
▪ ~ of
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a ~ of achievement
▪ ~ on
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~s on children's progress
PHRASES
▪ access to the ~s
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Under the law, every citizen has access to their official ~s.
▪ have a ~ of sth
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Do you have a ~ of how much you spent?
▪ have no ~ of sth , not have any ~ of sth
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We have no ~ of your conversation with Mr Smith.
▪ put the ~ straight , set the ~ straight
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She called a press conference to set the ~ straight about her disappearance.
2 best result, highest level, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ club , course , national , Olympic , track , world
▪ unbeaten , unbroken
▪ current
▪ new
▪ old , previous
▪ long-standing
▪
Bob Beamon's long-standing ~ for the long jump was eventually broken.
▪ all-time
▪ career , lifetime ( AmE ) ( both sports )
▪
He compiled a lifetime ~ of 209–161.
▪ scoring
▪ all-comers (= anyone who wants to take part in a sport or competition) ( BrE )
▪ speed
VERB + RECORD
▪ hold
▪
Who holds the 100 m sprint ~?
▪ establish , set
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She has just set a new world ~.
▪ beat , better , break
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If she continues like this she could beat the ~.
▪ eclipse , shatter , smash , top
▪ equal , match , tie
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He hopes to equal the Olympic ~.
RECORD + VERB
▪ stand
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His mile ~ stood for twelve years.
▪ fall
RECORD + NOUN
▪ book
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Bubka rewrote the pole-vault ~ books during his career.
▪ attempt
▪ breaker , holder
▪ high , low
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Unemployment has reached a ~ high ( = the highest level ever ).
▪ amount , level , number
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There was a ~ number of candidates for the post.
▪ pace , speed , time
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The US saw its trade deficit shrink at a ~ pace in September.
▪ attendance , crowd , turnout
▪ earnings , sales
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
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These viewing figures are an all-time ~ for a single broadcast.
▪ ~ with
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Lewis established a new world ~ with a time of 9.86 seconds.
PHRASES
▪ in ~ time
▪
I got to work in ~ time.
3 sb's performance in a particular area
ADJECTIVE
▪ past , track
▪ distinguished , enviable , fine , good , impressive , proven , solid , strong
▪ excellent , exceptional , exemplary , formidable ( esp. BrE ), outstanding , remarkable , stellar ( esp. AmE )
▪ unique , unparalleled , unrivalled/unrivaled ( esp. BrE )
▪ abysmal , appalling ( esp. BrE ), atrocious , bad , dismal , mediocre , poor , sorry
▪ unenviable
▪
He has an unenviable ~ of poor health.
▪ satisfactory
▪ long
▪ consistent
▪ mixed , patchy , spotty ( AmE )
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Given the patchy track ~ of previous international declarations, is it worthwhile to have such ambitious goals?
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He has a spotty military ~.
▪ clean , unblemished
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Apart from a parking ticket ten years before, she had an unblemished driving ~.
▪ academic , college , educational , school
▪ military
▪ attendance
▪
The teacher spoke to her about her poor attendance ~.
▪ economic , environmental , human rights
▪
the government's economic ~
▪ disciplinary
▪ arrest ( esp. AmE ), criminal , police
▪
He has a long arrest ~.
▪
teenagers with a criminal ~
▪ accident , safety
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The airline's accident ~ makes it among the safest.
▪ driving
VERB + RECORD
▪ have , possess
▪ establish
▪ keep , maintain
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The company has maintained an accident-free ~ since it started business.
▪ improve
RECORD + VERB
▪ demonstrate sth , show sth
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Her ~ shows that she is able to compete under great pressure.
▪ compare with sth
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Our ~ compares well with that of any similar-sized company.
▪ speak for itself
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When it comes to quality, our ~ speaks for itself.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ among
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They have the worst human rights ~ among member countries.
▪ ~ for
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They have a good ~ for recognizing emerging talent.
▪ ~ in
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The ideal candidate will have a proven track ~ in project management.
▪ ~ on
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the government's abysmal ~ on crime
4 ( old-fashioned ) music
ADJECTIVE
▪ long-playing , LP (usually just LP )
▪ gramophone
▪ vinyl
▪ classical , hip-hop , jazz , pop , rock , etc.
▪ best-selling , hit
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The band had a hit ~ in 1973.
▪ favourite/favorite
▪ good , great
▪ bad
▪ solo
▪ debut , first
▪ gold , platinum
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The album earned him his second gold ~.
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Her walls became lined with gold and platinum ~s.
VERB + RECORD
▪ write
▪ cut , make , produce , record
▪ release
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They released their first ~ in 1963.
▪ sell
▪ buy
▪ listen to , play , put on
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I'll put on one of my old ~s.
RECORD + NOUN
▪ company , industry , label
▪ producer
▪ contract , deal
▪
The band signed their first ~ deal a year after forming.
▪ collection
▪ shop ( esp. BrE ), store ( esp. AmE )
▪ player
▪ cover , sleeve
▪ album
II.
verb
1 information
ADVERB
▪ carefully , meticulously
▪ accurately , correctly , properly
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The weights must be ~ed accurately.
▪ faithfully
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It was all there, faithfully ~ed in his uncle's formal style.
▪ duly
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The contract is witnessed by others and duly ~ed.
▪ automatically , routinely
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The mother's occupation was not routinely ~ed on the birth certificate.
▪ officially
▪ electronically , manually
▪ vividly
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The event is vividly ~ed in his journal.
PREPOSITION
▪ as
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The time of the accident is ~ed as 6.23 p.m.
PHRASES
▪ be ~ed for posterity
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The names of those who died are ~ed for posterity on a tablet at the back of the church.
▪ be ~ed in history
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the most famous and deadly influenza outbreak ~ed in history
▪ historically ~ed
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historically ~ed events
▪ poorly ~ed , well ~ed
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The geographical spread of the industry in the 16th century is hard to ascertain, for much of it is poorly ~ed.
2 sound/pictures
ADVERB
▪ secretly
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She secretly ~ed the conversation.
▪ originally
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The songs were originally ~ed on tape.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
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a concert she had ~ed from the radio
▪ on
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movies ~ed on videotape
PHRASES
▪ beautifully ~ed , well ~ed
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This CD has been beautifully ~ed.
▪ digitally ~ed
Record is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ artist , ↑ camera , ↑ document , ↑ film , ↑ inscription , ↑ microphone , ↑ musician , ↑ plaque
Record is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ album , ↑ CD , ↑ concerto , ↑ conversation , ↑ data , ↑ death , ↑ detail , ↑ disc , ↑ earthquake , ↑ episode , ↑ event , ↑ fall , ↑ finding , ↑ image , ↑ impression , ↑ information , ↑ instance , ↑ interview , ↑ level , ↑ measurement , ↑ memory , ↑ message , ↑ music , ↑ number , ↑ occurrence , ↑ programme , ↑ reading , ↑ record , ↑ score , ↑ single , ↑ song , ↑ temperature , ↑ time , ↑ track , ↑ transaction , ↑ turnover , ↑ verdict , ↑ victory , ↑ video , ↑ vote , ↑ win