🇬🇧🇨🇳 milestone - 里程碑 : English Lesson

Meaning of "milestone" ("里程碑"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A milestone is a very special moment or big achievement in your life that shows you are growing, improving, or reaching a new goal, like losing your first tooth, riding a bike without training wheels, or finishing a whole book by yourself.

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Losing my first baby tooth was a big milestone, but my little brother tried to tape it back in so the Tooth Fairy wouldn’t “steal our family parts.”

Grandma called it a milestone when I did my own laundry, but the washing machine called it a disaster when I added dish soap instead of detergent.

It was a milestone when I cooked my first breakfast, even if the smoke alarm did most of the talking.

My sister reached a milestone when she learned to ride her bike, and I reached a milestone when I learned to jump out of her way.

In history, real milestones were stones by the road that showed how far you’d traveled.

She walked the old lane where a row of stone milestone markers waited. The first milestone held the ribbon for her first step. The second milestone held a cap for graduation. The third milestone held a key for the first job. The fourth milestone held a tiny house. The fifth milestone held a baby shoe; she smiled and cried.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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