Merriam-Webster goes further to say that muska is a diminuitive of mus, mouse.
韦氏大字典进一步解释道，muska是mus的一种简称，意为老鼠。
The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by Merriam-Webster in 1951.
术语“快餐”是公认的一本字典的韦氏于1951年。
The best usage book in this spirit is Merriam-Webster's "Dictionary of English usage".
对于这种气质的人来说，最好的工具书就是梅里亚姆·韦伯斯特的《英语用法词典》。
It's not until five years later that Merriam-Webster declares the word their word of the year.
直到五年后，这个词才被维氏词典宣布为其年度词语。
Merriam-Webster's annual Words of the Year dating to 2003, when the publisher started making the selection.
韦氏年度风云字汇最早出于2003年，当年出版商开始选字。
Merriam Webster's 2014 "Word of the Year" – the most searched term on the dictionary's website – was "culture.
《韦氏词典》2014年的“年度热词”——即在词典网站上搜索最多的词汇——便是“文化”。
Both Merriam-Webster and the OED say they were used for pirating, which fits with the “hunt” and “chase” theme.
《韦氏词典》与《牛津英语词典》都说，此类船曾经被用来进行海盗活动，这与“猎捕”和“追逐”的主要意思也是符合的。
Since Merriam-Webster first published its Collegiate Dictionary in 1898, at least 100,000 words have been added.
自从1898年《韦氏词典》初版以来，至少已经增加了十万个词语。
There is a more mundane derivative noted by Merriam-Webster: sublimate, which is the transition directly from solid to gas.
韦氏词典使用了更为现实的衍生意：升华，从固体到气体的直接转换。
It's fitting, then, that "safe space" is among the 1,000 new additions Merriam-Webster made to its online dictionary today.
后来，韦氏词典就把“safespace”(安全空间)这个词收录到现今在线词典的1000个新增词条中，这也是十分恰当的。
But often these rules don't bear up under scrutiny; Merriam-Webster tends to cite great writers who break this or that "rule".
然而很多时候这些规则细看之下便不再撑得住了。梅里亚姆·韦伯斯特倾向于去引用那些打破了这条或那条“规则”的伟大作家。
The Merriam Webster Unabridged Dictionary is the only source that I found that points further back than Latin in its etymology.
在我所能找到的资料里，只有《未删节版韦氏词典》能指出该单词在拉丁语之前的词源。
A quick look in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary provides four different definitions of virtualization's root word, virtual.
快速浏览Merriam - Webster在线词典中虚拟化词根virtual的4个不同定义。
Perhaps it's becauseeven Webster's Dictionary defines a hobby as "a pursuit outside one'sregular occupation" (Merriam-Webster Online).
可能是因为，即使在韦氏词典上，对业余爱好的定义也是“在正规工作之外的追求”。
Perhaps it's because even Webster's Dictionary defines a hobby as "a pursuit outside one's regular occupation" (Merriam-Webster Online).
可能是因为，即使在韦氏词典上，对业余爱好的定义也是“在正规工作之外的追求”。
The Oxford English Dictionarystill says this is an erroneous use but Merriam-Webster accepts the false-singular as a word as early as 1926.
牛津英语辞典仍然称这是一种错误的用法，但是韦氏辞典却自1926年开始接受这种错误的单数形式为一个新单词。
Thee word "Google" has been part of the Merriam-Webster dictionary since 2006, which tells you just how vital the search engine has become.
2006年起，“google”一词就被收入《韦氏词典》，字典中说明了这个搜索引擎已经变得多么重要。
The primary definition in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary says, "The discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation."
排在第一位的是韦氏(Merriam-Webster)网上词典 3中的解释，“一门关于判断什么是好什么是坏，以及道德义务和道德责任的学科”。
SPRINGFIELD, MASS., December 20, 2010 –Merriam-Webster Inc., America's leading language reference publisher, has announced the Top Ten Words of the Year for 2010.
【马萨诸塞州斯普林菲尔德2010年12月20日讯】出版大名鼎鼎的《韦氏词典》的美国梅里厄姆——韦伯斯特公司（Merriam-WebsterInc.）于2010年12月20日公布了2010年度十大词语。
This is correct understanding: Oxford and Merriam-Webster dictionaries as well as English synonym Dictionary include 'governance' as a remote synonym to 'management'.
该理解没错：牛津字典和Merriam韦氏字典以及英语同义词字典都把“治理”放在“管理”的近义词中。
In a statement to the Huffington Post, Merriam-Webster's editor-at-large Peter Sokolowski added that the words announced today were added to the dictionary's digital pages.
在发给赫芬顿邮报的一则声明中，韦氏词典的特约编辑彼得·索科洛夫斯基补充道，如今发表的新词被添加到字典的数字页面中。
Visitors to Merriam-Webster's Web site were invited to vote for one of 20 words and phrases culled from the most frequently looked-up words on the site and submitted by readers.
梅里安-韦伯斯特官网上的访问者受邀给20个词汇和短语投票，选出其中的一个。
The noun, formally defined as a "firm adherence to a code" and "incorruptibility," has always been a popular one on the company's Web site, said Merriam-Webster President John Morse.
韦氏公司的总裁约翰·摩尔斯说，integrity在字典中的解释是“坚守准则；清政廉洁”，这个词在网络版辞典中一直很受瞩目。
"In a way, the popularity of pragmatic is reminiscent of 2005, when integrity was the most frequently looked-up word," said John M. Morse, President and Publisher of Merriam-Webster.
在某种程度上，‘务实的’一词的流行是对2005年的回忆，当时查找得最频繁的词是‘正直’（integrity）。
And I see that Merriam-Webster relates this old Greek word to another old Greek word glochin - or glochis meaning "a projecting point" which I guess fits with sticking out your tongue.
我也参考了韦氏词典，其中把这一古老希腊词语跟别的希腊语——“glochin”或“glochis”联系了起来，这两个词的意思为“一个伸出来的点”，我想这也跟“伸出舌头”恰好相符了。
After Simon Cowell, the acid-tongued host of the television show "American Idol," called one singer "insipid," Merriam-Webster noticed a dramatic spike in the number of lookups for the word.
美国“名嘴”西蒙·考埃尔在主持《美国偶像》真人秀节目中评价一名歌手表现“平淡(insipid)”，之后，韦氏网站上这个词的查询率迅速上升。
Let's begin by defining what I mean by master and masterpiece. The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary 1 has several definitions for master; in our discussion, all three of the definitions below apply.
让我们首先定义一下什么是大师和杰作。
Let's begin by defining what I mean by master and masterpiece. The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary 1 has several definitions for master; in our discussion, all three of the definitions below apply.
让我们首先定义一下什么是大师和杰作。
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