Welcome to another edition of Words to the Wise! Languages, as you all know, are always changing. Last month, we learned about some new words that the American dictionary Merriam-Webster added to its online dictionary. They included conversational wo

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(四)月

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发表于:2018-12-13 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 北京仁爱英语

LESSoN TWELVE TEXT A How Dictionaries Are Made 继上一节课: Let us see how dictionaries are made and how the editors arrive at definitions. What follows applies only to those dictionary offices

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 自考英语(一)78讲

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: Unless you're a kid in a spelling bee or a high school or cramming for the SATs, it might have been a while since you've paid much attention to those example sentences in the dictionary, you know, those simple, can-I-hear-it-in-a

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

A: Im Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and, now that the Olympics are over, were back with WORDMASTER. This week -- going for gold in using the dictionary! RS: We looked up our friend Lida Baker. She teaches in the American Language Center at the Uni

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(31) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词大师-Word Master

Dictionaries range broadly in purpose, size, and price; and choosing one is a very personal decision. The best advice is to make note of the things you and your family look up in a dictionary over a few weeks' time, and then go to a comprehensive boo

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语