Newly Compiled Student English-Chinese Dictionary (Revised Edition)

Author: Wang Weiyong, Yuan Xingju, Editors
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This dictionary is primarily based on the Collins English Dictionary published in 1987, as well as several influential English-English and English-Chinese dictionaries, and is designed to meet the practical needs of Chinese students learning English. It contains over 20,000 entries. This dictionary is a compact English reference tool aimed at middle school students, university students, and intermediate-level readers. At the same time, it strives to provide as much information as possible within its limited space to meet the needs of readers at different levels reading various types of books. In terms of arrangement, entry selection, and word meaning choices, as well as example sentence selection, the dictionary aims to be innovative. In terms of arrangement, it seeks to be convenient and practical, reducing unnecessary repetition. In entry and word meaning selection, it strives to reflect the changes in English vocabulary over the past 20 years, excluding obscure, rare, or outdated words as a general rule, while including as many new words, new meanings, and words that Chinese students find difficult to learn. In example sentence selection, if the meaning is clearly explained, no examples are provided; when examples are needed, they are primarily phrase-based. Phrasal verbs, idioms, and polysemy are common difficulties for Chinese students learning English. Therefore, this dictionary includes as many polysemous words and idioms composed primarily of common and basic words as possible. The dictionary focuses on definitions. Tailored to the characteristics of Chinese students, it strives to provide new summaries of the meanings of certain common and basic words. Additionally, it reflects some common phrases, sentence patterns, and highly useful expressions in daily life.