... along the
border.
at/on a/the -
We Uierestopped on the border.
on
the - of
afarm on the border of Oxfordshire and Bucking-
hamshire
up to the -
He drove us right up to the Russian
border.
I -
between/of
the...
... in a list/book
ã ADJ. diary
I
dictionary
ã VERB
+
ENTRY make, write
ã PREP. in an/the-
Very little information
is
given in the
diary entries.
I -
for
Look at the dictionary entry for
'welcome'....
... native-speaker
I
standard
I
specialist, tech-
nical I collocation, etymological, historical, pronunci-
ation
I
biographical, encyclopedic, medical
I decided to
consult a medical dictionary.
ã VERB
+
DICTIONARY
consult, look ... dictionaries
I
compile, write
I
edit
I
publish
ã DICTIONARY
+
NOUN
definition, entry
ã PREP.
in a/the -
I couldn't find the word in the
dictionary.
die
verb
ã ADV in childbirth
I
in infancy, ... took place dur-
ing his dictatorship
under (a/the) -
These men had all
lived under dictatorship.
dictionary
noun
ã ADJ.
comprehensive, good
I
electronic, online
I
picture
I
pocket
I
English, French,...
... VERB
appear
The name of the artist appears
on the vase.
I imply sth, suggest sth
As the name implies,
Oxford was the place at which oxen could ford the river.
I
mean sth
I
ring a bell
(figurative) 'Does...
... transla-
tion to dofor Friday.
0
She tried making her own transla-
tion of the sign without consulting a dictionary.
I
work on
I read I survive
The poems do not survive the translation
into English.
I
lose ... pleasant, successful
I
memorable
I
abortive, fruitless
I
successful
I
return,
round
From London to Oxford and back is a round trip of
over a hundred miles.
I
foreign, overseas
I
round-the-
world, ... necessary, powerful, useful, valu-
able, vital I educational, learning, reference, research
This dictionary is an invaluable reference tool for ad-
vanced learners.
I
ideological, negotiating,...
... from
'Hamlet'.
ã QUOTATION
+
VERB come from sth
Where does that
quotation comefrom?
ã QUOTATION
+
NOUN dictionary
ã PREP. -from
It's a quotationfrom apoem by Keats.
2 price that will be charged...
... current English usage
I
actual
Actual usage of the word is different from the meaning
given in the dictionary.
I
correct
I
American, English,
etc.
I
language, linguistic, word
I
colloquial
ã VERB ... PREP. in - The word has a slightly different meaning in
popular usage.
ã PHRASES
patterns of usage
Dictionary definitions
tend to show stereotypical patterns of usage.
use
noun
1using/being used
ã ... underestimated.
undergraduate
noun
ã ADJ.
first-year, second-year, etc.
I
college, univer-
sity
I
Harvard, Oxford, etc.
I
Chemistry, History, etc.
ã UNDERGRADUATE + NOUN
course, curriculum, de-
gree, studies
I
student
I
teaching
I
level
I
grant
underground
noun
ã...