Latest English Phrasal Verbs Dictionary

Author: Chang Chen Guang
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Publishing Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This dictionary has the following characteristics:
1. Comprehensive word selection. The dictionary includes nearly 4,000 English phrasal verbs, covering newly emerging phrasal verbs and meanings in recent years.
2. Specific and clear grammatical annotations, with simple and easy-to-understand symbols, avoiding the overly complicated grammatical codes found in similar foreign dictionaries.
3. The dictionary also provides clear annotations for the register, domain, and usage scope of phrasal verbs.
4. Accurate definitions. The dictionary adopts a bilingual (English-Chinese) format, ensuring reliable understanding of word meanings for readers.
5. Natural and accurate example sentences, representative of usage. The example sentences in the dictionary are primarily sourced from foreign newspapers, books, and similar reference materials. A significant portion comes from the latest editions of large-scale corpus-based dictionaries, reviewed and revised by domestic and foreign experts.
6. The dictionary lists synonyms, antonyms, and derived words of phrasal verbs under relevant entries, further aiding learners in understanding and acquiring phrasal verbs.
7. At the end of the main text, a particle index is appended, summarizing the meanings and usage of particles appearing in phrasal verbs. It categorizes the phrasal verbs collected in the dictionary based on the meanings of particles, providing a useful tool for students to understand continuously emerging phrasal verbs.
The compilation of this dictionary was supported by the encouragement, guidance, and assistance of many experts and mentors. The renowned linguist, Mr. Wang Zongyan, wrote a lengthy preface for the dictionary and reviewed drafts of letters A, H, I, J, and T. Professor Chen Yongpei of the School of Foreign Languages at Sun Yat-sen University set aside his work and devoted significant time to meticulously reviewing the entire manuscript. Dr. Paul Meara, the former president of the British Association of Applied Linguistics and a lexicography and corpus consultant at Longman Publishing Group, reviewed the initial English definitions and example sentences of the dictionary.
I extend my heartfelt gratitude and respect to them.