longman dictionary of common errors 2 edition

... remove this softly 3 62 have a soft spot for sb/sth to feel a lot of affection for someone or something, often... [a lot of/ some etc.] stick British, informal come in for [a lot of/ some etc.] ... a play, or a piece of writing shows a slice of life, it shows life as it really is • The drama, a slice of life about a group of unmarried mothers,... late! soft soft in the head informal ... hair of sb/ sth informal if you have not seen hide nor hair of someone or something, you have not seen them for a period of time' (often + since) I haven't seen hide nor hair of her

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... which is full of excitement and activity and often danger Ib The fast lane is the part of a motorway (= a large road) where drivers go the fastest.• His was... 22 2 law the law of averages ... names on the walls of public toilets is one of life's great mysteries be the life and soul of the party British,... • (often + of) Jeffries, at 23 a leading light of the campaign, was ... should' Even 21 3 kingdom one sleepless night can throw your body out of kilter. 2 if two things are out of kilter, or if one thing is out of kilter with another, they are not similar any more' (often + with) Afurther tax

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... ugly duckling be as ugly as sin X to be very ugly> That dog of his is as ugly as sin um um and ah to have difficulty making a decision • (often + about) She's still umming and ahing about telling ... to become upset and angry about something someone has said or done • (often + at) He took great umbrage at newspaper reviews of his book • The minister took umbrage when colleagues queried her ... He's up there with the foremost sculptors of our age be on the up if someone or something is on the up, they are becoming more successful • At number 27 in the world tennis rankings he is definitely

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... right -of- way [ CIV ENG ] 1. Areas of land used for ribbon mixer [ MECH ENG ] Device for the mixing of particles, slurries, or pastes of solids by the a road and along the side of the roadway. 2. ... Preliminary ma- Routh’s rule of inertia [ MECH ] The moment of chining without regard to finish. { rəfmə inertia of a body about an axis of symmetry she ¯ nиiŋ } equals M(a 2 ϩ b 2 )/n, where M is the ... section modulus [MECH] The ratio of the moment of inertia of the cross section of a beam undergoing flexure to the greatest distance of an element of the beam from the neutral axis

Ngày tải lên: 21/07/2014, 15:20

... millimeters are 430, of a device, from the output to the input. { ra ¯ t fe ¯ dbak }610, 860, and 122 0; for sheets of paper, the sizes are RA0, 860 ϫ 122 0; RA1, 610 ϫ 860; RA2, rate-grown transistor ... V1 and V2 produced at some arbitrary point, due to charge distributions having total charges of q1 and q2 respectively, are such that q1V2 ϭ q2V1 2 In an electric network consisting of linear ... ] One of a group of various lengths of pipe as delivered by the manufacturer, principles of algebra, trigonometry, and geome- try, of the distance from a robot’s end effectorusually 13? ?23 feet

Ngày tải lên: 21/07/2014, 15:20

... 422 [...]... unit of volume used for measurement of liquid substances in the United States, equal to 2 pints, or 1/4 gallon, or 573/4 cubic inches, or 9.463 529 46 ϫ 10Ϫ4 cubic meter 2 ... A unit of volume used for measurement of solid substances in the United States, equal to 2 dry pints, or 1/ 32 bushel, or 107, 521 /1600 cubic inches, or approximately 1.10 122 ϫ 10Ϫ3 ... əv fo ˙ l} point of frog [ CIV ENG ] The place of intersectionrigid body which is parallel to the vector sum F of a system of forces acting on the body, and of the gage lines of the main track

Ngày tải lên: 21/07/2014, 15:20

... equal to its test or during its operation. { pərfo ˙ rиməns 30 .25 square yards, or 27 2 .25 square feet, or karиikиtərisиtik } 25 .29 28 526 4 square meters. { pərch } performance chart [ ENG ] A graph ... characteristic [ ENG ] A character- unit of length, equal to 5.5 yards, or 16.5 feet, istic of a piece of equipment, determined during or 5. 029 2 meters. 2. A unit of area, equal to its test or during ... member, such as of a partition or other kind of frame 2 The top horizontal member of a row of studs used in a frame wall [DES ENG] A rolled, flat piece of metal of some arbitrary

Ngày tải lên: 21/07/2014, 15:20

... portion of the stress-strain curve and a parallel line that intersects the stressstrain curve of an arbitrary value of strain; used as an index of yield stress; a value of 0 .2% is common ... the substance of the heat capacity dı ¯ namиiks } of a gram atom of the element times the number nesting [ IND ENG ] A production technique in of atoms of the element in a molecule of the which ... piece of copper or brass about 1 /2 inch (13 which a portion of the output of a circuit, device, millimeters) in diameter and 3 or 4 feet (90 or or machine is fed back 180Њ out of phase with 120

Ngày tải lên: 21/07/2014, 15:20

... subjected to body forces; the elements of the stress tensor are given by ␴11 ϭ 2 2 1/ Ѩx2Ѩx3, 23 ϭ 2 2/ Ѩx1Ѩx2 ϩ 2 3/Ѩx1Ѩx3, and cyclic permutations of these equations { mo rerиəz ˙ stres ... of the rium and is not subjected to body forces; the three principal stresses. { me ¯ n ¦no ˙ rmиəl elements of the stress tensor are given by stres } ␴ 11 ϭѨ 2 ␾ 2 /Ѩx 3 2 ϩѨ 2 ␾ 3 /Ѩx 2 2 ... modification of. .. sorting operation in which mixtures of particles of mixed sizes, and often of different specific gravities, are separated into fractions by the action of a stream of fluid,

Ngày tải lên: 21/07/2014, 15:20

... Kirchhoff’s current law [ ELEC ] The law that at size of the figure is a function of the potential any given instant the sum of the instantaneous and polarity of the lightning discharge. values of ... ¦kran } ¯ ¯ ¯ loft [BUILD] 1 An upper part of a building 2 A work area in a factory or warehouse { loft } ˙ loft building [BUILD] A building with a large open floor area { loft bildиiŋ } ... 4 828 .0 32 meters { leg } ¯ leakage [ENG] Undesired and gradual escape or entry of a quantity, such as loss of neutrons by diffusion from the core of a nuclear reactor, escape of electromagnetic

Ngày tải lên: 21/07/2014, 15:20

... injection valve of an... [ELEC] A unit of resistance, equal to that of a column of mercury of uniform cross section that has a length of 160 .3 centimeters and a mass of 14.4 521 grams ... density of water is measured by taking the mean of the temperatures of. .. the rate of evolution of heat in watts equals the resistance of the substance in ohms times the square of the ... enshrouds 29 2 injection electroluminescence representation of a decision, which may include inherent damping [ MECH ENG ] A method of vibration damping which makes use of the me-four types of nodes

Ngày tải lên: 21/07/2014, 15:20

... heat of adsorption [ THERMO ] The increase in enthalpy when 1 mole of a substance is adsorbedof a substance in a region where no heat source exists: Ѩt/Ѩ␶ ϭ (k/␳c)(Ѩ 2 t/Ѩx 2 ϩѨ 2 t/Ѩy 2 ϩѨt 2 /Ѩz ... junction of two sloping roofs or the sides of a by a rope-and-pulley device. 2. A power unit for a hoisting machine, designed to lift from aroof. 2. A rafter that is positioned at the junc- tion of ... the duration of sunshine and gives a qualitative 26 8 heterodyne frequency meter measure of its amount by action of sun’s rays method of calculation to estimate the distribu- tion of non-key components

Ngày tải lên: 21/07/2014, 15:20

... The word at the top of a left-hand page is the name of the first entry; the word at the top of a right-hand page is the name of the last entry To use this dictionary to correct errors, you need ... age of seven or eight needs a little push J A child of seven or eight needs a little push P People in my age spend a lot of time In pubs J People of my age spend a lot of time in pubs noun + of ... children in the age of and 12 years J They have two children aged and 12 J They have two children, and 12 years of age When you mention two ages after a noun, use either of the following: aged...

Ngày tải lên: 01/08/2015, 16:32

... age of seven or eight needs a little push A child of seven or eight needs a little push People in my age spend a lot of time in pubs People of my age spend a lot of time in pubs noun + of + ... two children in the age of and 12 years They have two children aged and 12 They have two children, and 12 years of age When you mention two ages after a noun, use either of the following: aged ... students 23 Only small numbers of students will be admitted will be admitted amount of + uncountable noun number of + plural countable noun Compare: 'an amount of money', 'a number of coins'...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 17:15

... a job In spite of my qualifications, I couldn't get a job despite sth (WITHOUT of) : 'Despite the heat, she wouldn't take her coat off.' in spite of sth (WITH of ): 'In spite of the heat, she ... from that of Japan American culture is very different from that of Japan civilization = (a society or group of societies having) a way of life that is considered to be advanced in terms of culture ... more conscious about the importance of health care People today are more conscious of the importance of health care be conscious of sth: 'I was very conscious of the fact that my every move was...

Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2013, 15:15

... London on 25 th November You say 'the 25 th of November' or 'November the 25 th' but you write '25 th November' or 'November 25 th' (WITHOUT the or of) x The old man didn't give me a minute of peace ... The sea is one of our main source of food The sea is one of our main sources of food sTheo~oun!pronotJ.n f('jlIQwing,Rne of is a1ways.• plura/.;'one of -.'one of herfeachers', 'one of the biggestisla~s ... 'a painting of Renoir' (= a picture that someone painted of Renoir) 'a painting by Renoir' (= a picture that Renoir painted) See See of course OFF COURSE off X / Don't forget to off the lights...

Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2013, 15:15

... came toa o c ' hand X ,/ X The future of millions of people should not be in the hand of one man ,/ The future of millions of people should not be in the hands of one man f in tl')~ hl!nds 9f (ptyral),o= ... Similarly, of is NOT used after 100 ,25 0,3000 elc: If you kill 20 0 whales a year, they will soon disappear Hundreds (of) , Ihousands (of) elc are used only when you give a general idea of how many ... grade X I By the end of the war he had been promoted to the grade of captain By the end of the war he had been promoted to the rank of captain Soldiers, sailors, police officers etc have different...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2013, 22:15

... violence See X / POINT OF VIEW Some of these films are full of the violence Some of these films are full of violence See note at vision X / THE We'd like to know your personal vision of the situation ... view of life me a wide view of life X The magazine gives wide descriptions ,f The magazine gives broad descriptions of market trends of market trends broad view/picture/description/outline (of ... sat there and admired the view From the top of the tower you see a wonderful view of the city From the top of the tower you get a wonderful view of the city look at/admire/enjoy the view (NOT...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 13:15

... group of officials were at the airport to salute the visitors A group of officials were at the airport to welcome the visitors salute (of members of the armed forces) make a formal sign of respect, ... sort of question I hate people who ask those sorts of question/so See note at sound KIND OF FEEL NORTH There are hundreds of millions of stars in the space There are hundreds of millions of stars ... piece of, bit of, slice of, cup of, etc: Sometimes it may be possible to use a countable noun instead Compare: They gave her two pieces of useful information For breakfast I had three pieces of...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 13:15

... machines, use ciamage:'~ome of the equipment 'had been badly daf9aged.' ' )< ,/ He shot dead 22 innocent people and injured 23 others He shot dead 22 innocent people and wounded 23 others '!N0u!ld =~njur~a ... 90urtof inquirY';~'There i:s~tobean official.inquiry into the cause of the crash.' :, "~ inside )< ,/ Inside of the wallet there should be 20 and my Visa Card Inside the wallet there should be 20 ... NEED it's 2, BEAR 2, FIND 2, LIKE X The cat sat in front of the fire, cleaning it's whiskers ,/ The cat sat in front of the fire, cleaning its whiskers it's (WITH an apostrophe) = 'iiiS; Of ' it...

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