FLTRP_English-Chinese Dictionary

Author: Li Huaju, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features: The Great British-Chinese Dictionary is a comprehensive bilingual reference book that combines the characteristics of both a linguistic dictionary and an encyclopedic dictionary. It is distinguished by its extensive entries, multiple definitions, abundant idioms, and strong practicality. The Great British-Chinese Dictionary adopts a compilation policy that primarily focuses on American English while also considering British English in terms of word selection, spelling, phonetic transcription, definitions, examples, idioms, dialects, slang, compound words, and usage. This dictionary places particular emphasis oning new words, new meanings, new idioms, new slang, and new usage. The words and definitions included are rich and complete, with detailed explanations, accurate translations, supplementary interpretations when necessary, concise examples and usage notes, or annotations of corresponding synonyms or antonyms. The dictionary features a wealth of idioms, primarily including phrasal verbs, noun phrases, and prepositional phrases. Idioms are arranged alphabetically by their core words and listed after the definitions of relevant entries for easy retrieval. Compound words are listed as separate entries, while proper nouns, foreign words, and abbreviations are included in the main text for convenient reference. The dictionary uses the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for phonetic transcription, with the phonetic symbols for British English provided after those for American English. Headwords, derived words, and certain components of compound words are divided into separate sections.