dictionary
noun /ˈdɪkʃənri/
/ˈdɪkʃəneri/
(plural dictionaries)
- a book or electronic resource that gives a list of the words of a language in alphabetical order and explains what they mean, or gives a word for them in a foreign language
词典；字典；辞书 - a Spanish-English dictionary
西班牙语–英语词典 - a slang dictionary
俚语词典 - a dictionary of slang
俚语词典 - in a dictionary If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
不懂某个词的意思，就查查词典。
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Topics Educationa1- I couldn't find the word in the dictionary.
我在词典中找不到这个词。 - You need a dictionary to understand what he's saying half the time.
有一半时间你需要靠字典才能听懂他的话。 - a way of teaching children how to use dictionaries
一种教孩子们使用词典的方法
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- comprehensive
- unabridged
- …
- check
- consult
- look something up in
- …
- definition
- entry
- in a/the dictionary
- a Spanish-English dictionary
- a book that explains the words that are used in a particular subject
专业术语大全；专业词典 - a dictionary of mathematics
数学词典 - I decided to consult a medical dictionary.
我决定去查医学词典。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- comprehensive
- unabridged
- …
- check
- consult
- look something up in
- …
- definition
- entry
- in a/the dictionary
- a dictionary of mathematics
- a list of words in electronic form, for example stored in a computer’s spellchecker
电子词典 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- comprehensive
- unabridged
- …
- check
- consult
- look something up in
- …
- definition
- entry
- in a/the dictionary
词源early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale) or dictionarius (liber) ‘manual or book of words’, from Latin dictio, from dicere ‘to say’.
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