Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary (6th Edition, Compact Edition)

Author: (English) Hornby, edited by Shi Xiaoshu and others
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Publishing Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The first advanced English learning dictionary compiled for non-English-speaking countries to learn English, it has been leading global trends for over half a century and has sold over 30 million copies. This is an imported version of the 6th edition launched by Oxford University in 2000, and the English version of this book is being introduced in China for the first time. The dictionary adds 4,500 new words and meanings, highlights grammatical information and collocations, and reduces the vocabulary used for definitions from 3,500 to under 3,000, perfectly implementing the principle of simplifying complex explanations. Target Audience: For students and general readers to use as a reference. The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the world-renowned authoritative English learning dictionary, which has been revised five times over 50 years and remains best-selling, with a total circulation of over 30 million copies, widely welcomed by readers worldwide. This new English-Chinese bilingual edition integrates the latest research findings in English teaching and dictionary compilation, fully meeting the diverse needs of English learners in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It includes 80,000 entries, covering both core and reading vocabulary. An additional 2,500 new words are added compared to the original edition to reflect the latest linguistic trends. It provides extensive grammar and usage explanations, clarifying difficult grammatical points and distinguishing easily confused words. It covers both British and American English, listing the spelling, pronunciation, and usage of American English. It includes 90,000 examples to demonstrate typical usage, with every example well-supported. 40-page practice pages comprehensively introduce English application knowledge. 1,700 illustrations provide vivid visual demonstrations of word meanings.