... dictionary. 1 IntroductionThe goal of the project is to enhance the database of the Oxford DictionaryofEnglish (a forthcomingnew edition of the 1998 New OxfordDictionary of English) so that it contains ... Press,Cambridge, Mass.Judy Pearsall. 1998. The New OxfordDictionary of English. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.126matic analysis and grading of defmitions is provinghighly productive in ... typicality,125 Oxford Dictionaryof English: Current DevelopmentsJames McCracken Oxford University Pressmccrackj@oup.co.ukAbstractThis research note describes the early stages of a projectto...
... Burning question Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 1 Dictionary ofEnglishIdioms and Idiomatic Expressions By Dorking School ofEnglish ~ A ~ A bit much If ... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 20Death of a thousand cuts If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of small ... spend most of their leisure time horizontal in front of the TV and eats a diet that is mainly junk food. Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 44Labour of love...
... Someone who's full of piss and vinegar is full of youthful energy. Full of the joys of spring If you are full of the joys of spring, you are very happy and full of energy. Full swing If ... literature, and often a writer too. Man of means A man, or woman, of means is wealthy. Man of parts A man of parts is a person who is talented in a number of different areas or ways. Man of straw ... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 5At the drop of a hat If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you'd do it immediately. At the end of the day...
... EditorsTeresa K. Attwood Professor of Bioinformatics,Faculty of Life Sciences & School of Computer Science,University of ManchesterRichard Cammack (Managing Editor) Professor of Biochemistry, King's ... constituent of the thin filaments of muscle and of the microfilaments found in practically all eukaryotic cells – itcomprises 5–10% of the protein of such cells (see actin filament). Insolutions of ... a decade since the first edition of the OxfordDictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It was a remarkable work of scholarship, arising from the work of journal editors andscientific...
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... get out of/ to get off: to leave or to descend from a vehicle To get out of is used for cars, to get of is used for all other forms of transportation. - Why don't we stop and get out of the ... the post office immediately? a. at first b. right away c. sooner or later 4. Be sure to switch off the light before you leave the house. a. to turn off b. to take off c. to get off 5. ... before you leave the house. to take off: to remove (usually said of clothes) (S) - John took off his jacket as he entered the office. - Take your sweater off. The room is very warm. to call...
... PROCESSING.adsorption Adhesion of a thin layer of molecules of one substance to the surface of another withoutabsorption. An example is adsorption of water tothe surface of a dielectric. This term is often con-fused ... gravitationalfield of the earth. Used for the precise determina-tion of current of large dimension, or of the size of the ampere.ampere-hour Abbreviations: Ah, amp-hr. Thequantity of electricity ... Abbreviation of airborne (or aircraft) earlywarning.aF Abbreviation of ATTOFARAD.AF Abbreviation of AUDIO FREQUENCY.AFC 1. Abbreviation of AUTOMATIC FREQUENCYCONTROL. 2. Abbreviation of AUDIO-FRE-QUENCY...
... determination of the direction of a source of electromagnetic energy, on account of the motion of the source and/or the detectingapparatus. 3. A small displacement in the appar-ent positions of the ... changes at the rate of 1 abampere per sec-ond induces a potential of 1 abvolt.ABL Abbreviation of Automated Biology Laboratory(NASA).abmho The obsolete unit of conductance and of conductivity ... magnetic equator. An imag-inary line drawn on a map of the world or of anarea that connects points of zero inclination (dip) of the needle of a magnetic compass.ACM Abbreviation for Association...
... in Vienna of Mozart; host and friend in London of Mendelssohn; org. St Paul's Cath., 1796 1838; composer of th. and church mus. One of first profs. at RAM, 1823. Founder-member of Philharmonic ... of Canterbury's Diploma in Church Mus., awarded only after examination to Fellows ofthe Royal Coll. of Organists who hold the Ch.M. (Choirmaster) diploma. Added 6th, Chord of. In key of ... those of Dom John Stéphan, of Buckfast Abbey, Devon, who in 1947 discussed a newly-discovered MS. of the tune in the handwriting of John Francis Wade, a Lat. teacher and music copyist of Douai...
... helpful than any other dictionaryof modern quotations. TONY AUGARDE (1) Discussions of the index features in this preface and in the “How to Use this Dictionary section of this book refer to ... 1879-19706.62 Harry Emerson Fosdick 1878-1969The OxfordDictionaryof Quotations Preface What is a “quotation”? It is a saying or piece of writing that strikes people as so true or memorable ... secondary source. HOW TO.3 Index If you remember part of a quotation and want to know the rest of it, or who said it, you can trace it by means of the index (1). The index lists the most significant...
... Vietnamese and English idioms. Being aware of the fact that idioms are extremely difficult topic and merely well-understood by foreign English learners and even if native speakers of English who ... works out some of the major causes of non-equivalence in English – Vietnamese translations by not only students ofEnglish but also people who practice translating as their profession. Each ... development of target languages, so it can be called “the life source” of language. 3.2.2 Identifying idioms. Identifying idioms is not easy so learners should study the features ofidioms carefully,...