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学习外语离不开好的词典。 A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a foreign language.
诗人造了几个词典里找不到的词。 The poet minted several words that cannot be found in any dictionary.
介词在词典中略作 “prep”。 Preposition is abbreviated as "prep" in this dictionary.
你看见语法书在哪儿呢吗? 词典都在正对著的书架上. Can you see where the grammar books are? The dictionaries are on the shelf directly opposite.
你这本词典看来有点儿太旧了. Your copy of the dictionary is looking a bit the worse for wear.
编词典是一种极其吃力的苦差。 Compiling a dictionary is an awful sweat.
在学习一种新语言时,词典是非常有用的工具。 A dictionary is an invaluable aid in learning a new language.
要想了解某词的用法, 查《进修词典》. If you want to know how a word is used, look the word up in the Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
把词典时时 放在手边. Keep your dictionary ready (to hand) at all times.
词典中的词是按字母顺序排列的. The words in the dictionary are arranged in alphabetical order.
这部词典的销售量是去年同季度的两倍. Sales of the dictionary are twice what they were in the same quarter last year.
这部词典的筹备工作已进行了多年. Years of work have gone into the preparation of this dictionary.
经过千辛万苦这部词典才终於得以问世。 It's been a long haul but at last this dictionary is published.