Cambridge International Dictionary of English

Author: Editor: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: The crystallization of years of research and analysis by numerous experts on the spoken and written English used worldwide; compiled based on the massive Cambridge Language Survey project, establishing a corpus of over 100 million words.
Target Audience: A wide range of English users and learners.
Rich Vocabulary: Includes 100,000 words and phrases, and 30,000 common idioms.
Practical and Reliable Examples: Provides over 100,000 examples derived from real-life situations.
Illustrated: Offers over 2,000 exquisite illustrative images for definitions.
Concise and Clear: Guide words after the headword make the basic meaning of the word immediately clear; grammar codes are simple and easy to understand, followed by example explanations.
Easy to Understand: Definitions are written using the 2,000 most commonly used words in English, helping learners develop the habit of thinking in English.
Easy to Search: An alphabetically arranged phrase index provides convenience for users.
One Book in Hand, Travel Anywhere: Indicates British English, American English, Australian English, Canadian English, etc.; provides vocabulary easily confused with English words in 14 languages, helping users express themselves correctly with different idioms in various contexts.