American Slang Dictionary

Author: Zhang Wenhua
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Publish Date: 1990-02-01
Features: This book is not only a good dictionary of American spoken language but also a very useful textbook for learning American spoken language. It is suitable not only as a textbook for study but also for self-study. Each entry is self-contained and can be said to be beneficial to open. This book is a unique dictionary. It not only includes a large number of spoken words currently used in the United States but also provides extremely accurate explanations and descriptions of their origins, literal meanings, metaphorical meanings, usage methods, precautions, synonyms, and antonyms. Each entry has sufficient examples, and these examples are not based on the grammatical patterns of general English textbooks or simple conversations in conversation textbooks, but are extracted from American novels, newspapers, radio, television, even comic strips.