Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
出版时间
2018-03-08
ISBN
9780008253219
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The 9th edition of the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary has been revised and updated to include detailed coverage of today’s English in a clear, attractive format.
Ideal for upper intermediate and advanced learners of English, this dictionary covers all the words, phrases and idioms that students need to master in order to speak and write
effective English. Thousands of updated examples taken from the 4.5- billion word Collins Corpus, show learners how the words are used in authentic contexts. The dictionary offers extensive help with grammar through the inclusion of grammar patterns at examples, plus a new supplement to help with academic and business grammar.
Additional information is provided throughout to help learners improve their knowledge of collocation, etymology and synonymy. Informative and relevant vocabulary panels show
how words are used in a range of everyday contexts.
In addition, this dictionary offers learners guidance on how to communicate effectively in English. The Language in Use supplement provides a wealth of invaluable information on how to write and speak English for different purposes using the appropriate language, style, and tone. Resources and activities to help learners make the most of the dictionary are available for free online.
The Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary provides invaluable and detailed guidance on the English language, and is the complete reference tool for learners of English.
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- "Christian ◆◆◇ (Christians) ⒈ N-COUNT A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ. 基督教徒 □He was a devout Christian. 他曾是一个虔诚的基督教徒。 ⒉ ADJ Christian means relating to Christianity or Christians. 基督教的；基督教徒的 □…the Christian Church. …基督教会。 □Most of my friends are Christian. 我大多数朋友都信奉基督"
- "▲ Protestant (Protestant) ⒈ N-COUNT A Protestant is a Christian who belongs to the branch of the Christian church that separated from the Catholic church in the sixteenth century. 新教徒 ⒉ ADJ Protestant means relating to Protestants or their churches. 新教的；新教徒的 □Most Protestant churches now have some w"
- "▲capitalism N-UNCOUNT Capitalism is an economic and political system in which property,business,and industry are owned by private individuals and not by the state. 资本主义 □…the two fundmentally opposed social systems,capitalism and socialism. …两种根本对立的社会制度，资本主义与社会主义。 capitalist (capitalists) ⒈ ADJ A ca"
- "democracy ◆◆◇(democracies) ⒈ N-UNCOUNT Democracy is a system of government in which people choose their rulers by voting for them in elections. 民主政体 □The spread of democracy in Eastern Europe appears to have had negative as well as positive consequences. 东欧民主政体的蔓延看来既有消极也有积极的影响。 ⒉ N-COUNT A democracy"
- "★ boycott (boycotts,boycotting,boycotted) V-T If a country,group,or person boycotts a country,organization,or activity,they refuse to be involved with it in any way because they disapprove of it. 联合抵制 □The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections. 主要的反对党派正在联合抵制选举。 ● N-COUNT Boycott is al"
- "▲ Muslim ◆◆◇ (Muslims) ⒈ N-COUNT A Muslim is someone who believes in Islam and lives according to its rules. 穆斯林(即伊斯兰教信徒) ⒉ ADJ Muslim means relating to Islam or Muslims. 穆斯林的；伊斯兰教的 □…Iran and other Muslim countries. …伊朗和其他穆斯林国家。"
- "disobedience N-UNCOUNT Disobedience is deliberately not doing what someone tells you to do,or what a rule or law says that you should do. 不服从，不顺从 □A single act of rebellion or disobedience was often enough to seal a woman's fate. 仅一次反抗或不服从的行为在以前就往往足以决定一个女人的命运。 disobey (disobeys,disobeying,disobeyed)"
- "The spelling Orthodox is also used for meanings ⒉ and ⒊ ★ orthodox ⒈ ADJ Orthodox beliefs,methods,or systems are ones which are accepted or used by most people. 正统的(观念、方法、制度等) □ Many of these ideas are now being incorporated into orthodox medical treatment. 这些理念有许多正被吸收进正统的医疗中。 ⒉ ADJ If you describe "
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