Oxford Engpsh Dictionary for his book "Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21730 Pages" (2008). In "The Whole Five Feet" (2010), Christopher Beha made his way through the Harvard Classics during a year in which he suffered serious illness and had a death in the family. In "Howar ...
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary who’s short form /huːz/ /huːz/ who is Take your English to the next level The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary...
The term has earned a place in the Oxford English Dictionary: Godwin’s Law, noun. A facetious aphorism(有趣的格言) maintaining that as an online debate increases in length, it becomes certain that someone will eventually compare someone or something to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis....
the surrounding nations; the story of Abraham and Isaac banishes that horror forever from Hebrew history. Slavery was universal, but the law of the Jubilee Year made an end of domestic slavery in Israel. The family was foundationless; the wife’s rights rested wholly on the caprice of her ...
Definition of whortleberry noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. “say, v.1” Oxford English Dictionary, online version. December 2012. Oxford University Press. To know more click on this link (accessed January 10, 2013). Mignon Fogarty Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Mignon Fogarty is the founder of Quick and Dirty Tips and the author of seven books...
“Thong” comesfrom words meaning “restraint,” according to The Oxford English Dictionary, and was originally a narrow strip of leather used to secure something. (In the case of thong underwear, not much restraint is required.) Why is the G String always out of tune?
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED, 牛津英语词典) is thinking of adding the Chinese word tuhao (土豪) to its 2014 edition (版本).The word has become popular in China during the past few months to describe newly rich people who spend mo
It is quite unusual to know who contributes most to the first Oxford English Dictionary. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every English ...
根据最后一段The Oxford English Dictionary(《牛津英语词典》) has more than 100 Chinese words in Pinyin可知牛津英语词典有100多个中国拼音组成的单词,可知牛津英语词典比以前拥有更多的拼音,故选C。(5)A.细节判断题。根据第四段Many people around the world start to learn Chinese by lea...