dictionary
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdɪk.ʃən.ər.i/ us/ˈdɪk.ʃən.er.i/
A1 字典，词典
a book that contains a list of words in alphabetical order and that explains their meanings, or gives a word for them in another language; a similar product for use on a computer
a French-English/English-French dictionary 法英／英法词典
a bilingual/monolingual dictionary 双语／单语字典
To check how a word is spelled, look it up in a dictionary. 要确定单词的拼法就查字典。
专业词典，专门词典
a book that gives information about a particular subject, in which the entries (= words or phrases) are given in alphabetical order
a biographical/science dictionary 人名／科技词典
a dictionary of quotations 引语词典
- More examples
- "Is that the correct spelling?" "I don't know - look it up in a dictionary."
- In this dictionary, verbs which are intransitive are marked [I].
- Count nouns are shown in this dictionary with [C].
- This dictionary went online in 1999.
- Notes on how to use this dictionary can be found at the beginning of the book.