vocabulary
noun
vəˈkæbjʊələri
noun
1
all
the
words
that
someone
knows
or
uses
〔一个人学会或使用的〕词汇量，语汇
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Reading
is
one
of
the
best
ways
of
improving
your
vocabulary.
阅读是增加词汇量的最好方法之一。
He
has
a
wide
vocabulary
.
他的词汇量很丰富。
active
vocabulary
passive
vocabulary
2
all
the
words
in
a
particular
language
〔某种语言的〕词汇，词汇量
C
English
has
the
largest
vocabulary
of
any
language.
英语在所有语言中词汇量最大。
3
the
words
that
are
typically
used
when
talking
about
a
particular
subject
专业词汇，术语
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Most
technical
jobs
use
a
specialized
vocabulary.
许多技术性工作使用专业词汇。
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of
]
the
vocabulary
of
politics
政治词汇
4
the
range
of
possible
features,
effects,
actions
etc,
especially
in
a
type
of
music
or
art
〔某种艺术形式所有可能的〕表达手段
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of
]
Charlie
Parker
expanded
the
vocabulary
of
jazz.
查理．帕克拓展了爵士乐的表达形式。
5
(the word) failure/guilt/compromise etc is not in sb’s vocabulary
used
to
say
that
someone
never
thinks
of
accepting
failure
etc
某人的词汇中没有失败/内疚/妥协等词语〔指从不接受失败、内疚、妥协等〕
6
a
list
of
words
with
explanations
of
their
meanings,
especially
in
a
book
for
learning
a
foreign
language
[过时] 〔尤指外语教科书中有释义的〕词汇表
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