... in a list/book• ADJ. diaryI dictionary • VERB+ENTRY make, write• PREP. in an/the-Very little informationisgiven in thediary entries.I -forLook at the dictionary entry for'welcome'. ... de-tailed explanation of every aspect of her work.Iadvance,propose, put forwardone explanation advanced by Marx-ist historiansIcall for, need, requireAn explanation isclearly called for.Ilook ... fragile,stagnant, weakThe government devalued the currency totry to revive the flagging economy.I advanced, de-veloped, modernIagrarian, agricultural, capitalist, in-dustrial, liberal, market,...
... slowly• PREP. fromadvancing from the southintoThe troops advanced into central Europe.on/uponThe army ad-vanced on the capital.towardsHe advanced towards me inaggressive style.2 develop• ... to advance beyond preju-dice and superstition. advanced adj.1 modern and highly developed• VERBS be• ADV. extremely, highly, verya highly advanced econ-omyIfairly, quite, relativelyIindustrially, ... technically,technologically2at a late stage of development• VERBS be• ADV. far, greatly, wellThe disease was toofaradvancedfor doctors to operate.Ifairly, quiteIfurtheradvancementnoun• ADJ. individual, personalIcollectiveIcareerIso-cialImaterialsociety's...
... standardIalterna-tiveIworkingWe need a good working definition of'pollution'.I dictionary • VERB+DEFINITIONgive (sb), provide (sb with),offer (sb)Ineed, requireIfitThis ... lakes in the north-east of Poland.from the-(of)The wind is coming from the west.to the-(of) Oxford is to the north-toest of London.towards the-Towards the north the woods turn into pine ... sbDisappoint-ment gripped her.• PREP. to your-To her disappointment, they didn't gothrough Oxford but skirted round it.I -atPaul couldn'thide his disappointment at not being asked...
... Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark.• ADJ.close, tight' battleThe troops advanced in battleformation.I family, household, socialchanging pat-terns of marriage and family...
... also offers guidance about universitycourses. -as toGuidance must be given as to what tasksthe learner should attempt onThe Safety Officer pro-vides guidance onfirefighting and office safety.guidenoun1sth...
... The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO Introduction =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ... those that might otherwise be overused and therefore redundant, repetitious, and boring. The Oxford Thesaurus goes a step further by offering example sentences to illustrate the uses of the ... version; synopsis, abstract, summary, pr‚cis, outline, r‚sum‚: The one-volume abridgement of the dictionary is easier to use. abroad adv. 1 overseas, in foreign lands or parts: We were abroad...
... VERB+THESISprove, supportThe results of the ex-periment support his central thesis.I disprove I ad-vanceHe advanced the thesis that too much choice wasburdensome topeople.Ichallenge, refute• PREP. -abouta ... pleasant, successfulImemorableIabortive, fruitlessIsuccessfulIreturn,roundFrom London to Oxford and back is a round trip ofover a hundred miles.Iforeign, overseasIround-the-world, ... a taste of things to come.3 liking• ADJ. catholic, eclectic, varied, wideImodest, simpleI advanced, cultured, educated, sophisticatedIexpen-sive, extravagantIeccentric, esoteric, strangeIac-quired,...
... good range of entry-level459levercomputers for beginners.IintermediateI advanced, highHer illness has reached an advanced level.IdegreeIdifficultyThe difficulty level of the exercises ... formallanguage.• PHRASES command/knowledge/mastery of (a) lan-guageHer command of language is very advanced for asix-year-old.use of languageThe writer's use of lan-guage reflects the personality...