Newly compiled English-Chinese and Chinese-English Dictionary

Author: Ling Yu / Sun Yuan (editors)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This dictionary contains over 50,000 entries, with approximately 20,000 English words and over 30,000 Chinese words. Whether for students studying for exams or professionals expanding their careers, the vocabulary is more than sufficient. In terms of content being practical and useful, readers can rest assured. This dictionary emphasizes modernity and practicality, so it includes recent popular terms such as the "millennium bug," "World Wide Web," "Yahoo," "hacker," as well as topics ranging from drugs and genetic codes to the World Health Organization. Additionally, it extensively covers phrases and idiomatic expressions essential for learning and using English, such as the "get" family of phrases, which includes over 30 entries. The dictionary is printed in two colors, which not only protects readers' eyes but also enhances efficiency. Upon opening, the clear and distinct layout is immediately apparent, reflecting the publishers' thoughtful care for the readers. In the English definitions of both the Chinese and English sections, some words are either transliterations of Chinese terms or commonly used Latin, French, or Italian words in English.