Comprehensive Dictionary of New High School English Vocabulary Usage

Author: Gao Yunzhi
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: The book's features include: cultivating comprehensive abilities, expanding thinking space; honing exam skills, innovating thinking methods; organizing knowledge frameworks, mastering thinking techniques; analyzing vocabulary characteristics, dissecting thinking traps. To genuinely assist English learners in overcoming practical difficulties, we have thoroughly researched the new curriculum and considered various versions, incorporating the 3,500 words prescribed by the new English Curriculum Standards, nearly 500 phrases and fixed usages, and about 500 compound, converted, and derived words. This enables students to comprehensively grasp the usage, collocations, and key points of vocabulary, strengthen their understanding of vocabulary usage distinctions, and systematically master the phonetics, forms, meanings, properties, and contextual applications of words. The book's interpretation and analysis of the new curriculum vocabulary primarily focus on key points, providing a comprehensive and meticulous summary of the exam points (both explicit and implicit) that students commonly find challenging. This helps students clearly identify the corresponding key points of each entry, familiarize themselves with the common approaches to exam point design, and feel confident, enabling them to discern the true intentions of the test setters. The book emphasizes the comparison and contrast of vocabulary learning, awareness of vocabulary relationships and stylistic awareness, helping learners quickly achieve mental shifts and adapt to English habits. The book does not (pile up a sea of exercises) but provides a set of learning methods. One of its key features is the differentiated treatment of vocabulary based on their importance and difficulty levels. It offers detailed analyses of key vocabulary and their usage, along with targeted example sentences, making it more convenient for students to use. For non-key vocabulary, only explanations are provided, allowing students to allocate their study time effectively.