11.But What's a Dictionary For? Bergen Evans The storm of abuse in the popular press that greeted the appearance of Webster's Third New International Dictionary is a curious phenomenon. Never has a scholarly work of this stature been attacked with su

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(223) / 评论(0) 分类 高级英语 上

[00:04.60]How Dictionaries Are Made [00:06.57]词典是怎样编写的 [00:08.54]It is widely believed that everyword has a correct meaning, [00:12.16]人们普遍相信,每个词都有个正确的词义, [00:15.78]that we learn these meanings mainly from teachers and gramma

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 大学英语自学教程上

Welcome to another edition of Words to the Wise! Languages, as you all know, are always changing. Last month, we learned about some new words that the American dictionary Merriam-Webster added to its online dictionary. They included conversational wo

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(四)月

In June, the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED added about 1,000 words and new definitions to its website. The changes are to help users understand a mix of terms, some dating back many centuries. The additions include words such as brencheese deaths

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(六)月

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发表于:2018-12-10 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 广州初中3A

[00:21.89]lesson 1 [00:36.05]Have/has got =have/has [00:59.22]I have got a CD player, [01:03.97]but Jim hasn't got one. [01:10.92]Has Lucy got one? [01:22.99]I have a CD player, [01:31.66]but Jim hasn't/doesn't have one. [01:50.60]Does Lucy have a Cd

发表于:2018-12-10 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 初中英语人教版初三

Hi, Could anyone confirm the meaning of until in a financial document? specifically Early repayment charges apply to the loan until 31/10/2008 Do they apply on 31/10/2008 as the dictionary definition in this context appears to be before in which case

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语

[00:00.00]When were you born? [00:06.48]eighteenth celebrate bet fun [00:12.00]第十八 庆祝 确定 有趣 [00:17.53]third fifth sixth seventh [00:22.45]第三 第五 第六 第七 [00:27.38]eighth ninth eleventh twelfth [00:32.25]第八 第九 第十

发表于:2018-12-13 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 北京仁爱英语

义务Obligation You must. You have to . Youve got to You will be required to You are expected to You are required to Youd better You ought to clear your dictionary You should give your seat to the old. Youre under an obligation to

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 交流方式的多种表达

October the 16th is National Dictionary Day. It falls on this day because that is the birthday of Americas most famous dictionary maker, Noah Webster, who was born in 1758. It is a day for us all to get out our dictionaries and start using them more

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 英语课程学习计划和讲义

LESSoN TWELVE TEXT A How Dictionaries Are Made 继上一节课: Let us see how dictionaries are made and how the editors arrive at definitions. What follows applies only to those dictionary offices

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(146) / 评论(0) 分类 自考英语(一)78讲

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: We continue our conversation with Rutgers University English professor Jack Lynch. RS: His latest book is The Lexicographer's Dilemma. In it he challenges the idea of treating dic

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 词汇大师(Wordmaster)

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: more from our interview with Arthur Schulman. He's compiled a book of words and definitions set forth by Noah Webster in his 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language. RS:

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 词汇大师(Wordmaster)

00:01.79]第22单元 [00:03.58]Do you have an eraser? [00:05.16]你有橡皮擦吗? [00:06.74]Lesson 85 [00:08.36]第85课 [00:09.98]1 Read the dialogue [00:12.00]1.读对话 [00:14.03]A:Excuse me.Do you have an eraser? [00:16.35]打扰了,你有橡皮擦吗? [00:18.68]

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 初中英语人教版一年级

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: Unless you're a kid in a spelling bee or a high school or cramming for the SATs, it might have been a while since you've paid much attention to those example sentences in the dictionary, you know, those simple, can-I-hear-it-in-a

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

A: Im Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and, now that the Olympics are over, were back with WORDMASTER. This week -- going for gold in using the dictionary! RS: We looked up our friend Lida Baker. She teaches in the American Language Center at the Uni

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词大师-Word Master

Dictionaries range broadly in purpose, size, and price; and choosing one is a very personal decision. The best advice is to make note of the things you and your family look up in a dictionary over a few weeks' time, and then go to a comprehensive boo

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- using a dictionary to help define the law of the land. RS: The next time you go to an English dictionary to look up a word or settle an argument, you might take comfort in knowi

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 词汇大师(Wordmaster)

A: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and, now that the Olympics are over, we're back with WORDMASTER. This week -- going for gold in using the dictionary! RS: We looked up our friend Lida Baker. She teaches in the American Language Center at the U

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 词汇大师(Wordmaster)

女主角:Nice pen. 男主角:I got it over there. It's a steal. 在一部电视片剧集中,男女主角在路边露天咖啡室聊天时说上述两句话。 假如你不看中文字幕,听到这两句话会怎样理解呢? It's a steal 是

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语