... dictionary.
1 Introduction
The goal of the project is to enhance the database
of the
Oxford DictionaryofEnglish
(a forthcoming
new 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.
126
matic analysis and grading of defmitions is proving
highly productive in ... typicality,
125
Oxford Dictionaryof English: Current Developments
James McCracken
Oxford University Press
mccrackj@oup.co.uk
Abstract
This research note describes the early stages of a project
to...
...
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 20
Death 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 44
Labour 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
5
At 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...
...
Editors
Teresa K. Attwood Professor of Bioinformatics,
Faculty of Life Sciences & School of Computer Science,
University of Manchester
Richard 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 – it
comprises 5–10% of the protein of such cells (see actin filament). In
solutions 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 and
scientific...
... (regulatory body)
Ofsted Office for Standards in Education (regulatory body)
OFT Office of Fair Trading
Oftel Office of Telecommunications (regulatory body)
Ofwat Office of Water Services (regulatory ... manufacturer
OFFER Office of Electricity Regulation (regulatory body)
Ofgas Office of Gas Supply (regulatory body)
Oflot Office of the National Lottery (regulatory body)
Ofrail Office of the Railway Regulator ... recognition
OD officer of the day; overdose; overdrawn
OE Old English
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OED OxfordEnglish Dictionary
OEM original equipment manufacturer
OFFER Office...
... 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 without
absorption. An example is adsorption of water to
the surface of a dielectric. This term is often con-
fused ... gravitational
field 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. The
quantity of electricity ... Abbreviation of airborne (or aircraft) early
warning.
aF Abbreviation of ATTOFARAD.
AF Abbreviation of AUDIO FREQUENCY.
AFC 1. Abbreviation of AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY
CONTROL. 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 detecting
apparatus. 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 an
area 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 ... 1879-1970
6.62 Harry Emerson Fosdick 1878-1969
The 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,...