dictionary
UK ['dɪk.ʃən.ər.i] US [-er.i] noun countable
ESSENTIAL
■a book that contains a list of words in alphabetical order with their meanings explained or written in another language, or a similar product for use on a computer 字典，词典•a French-English/English-French dictionary法英／英法词典 •a bilingual/monolingual dictionary双语／单语词典 •To check how a word is spelt, look it up in a dictionary.要确定单词的拼法就查词典。 ESSENTIAL
■a book which gives information about a particular subject, in which the entries (= words or phrases) are given in alphabetical order 专业词典•a biographical/science dictionary人名／科技词典 •a dictionary of quotations引语词典 |