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。
After the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Webster believed that Americans should have their own dictionary, rather than rely on British dictionaries.
独立战争（1775-1783）后，韦伯斯特认为美国人应该有自己的词典，而不是依赖英国词典。
Webster spent 28 years on the project before completing the 70,000-word dictionary with his American-style spelling in 1828.
韦伯斯特在这个项目上花了28年，然后在1828年用他的美式拼写完成了这部有7万词的词典。
Fifty years later across the pond Noah Webster produced his first dictionary.
五十年后，诺亚·韦伯斯特在海洋之外的另一片大陆上编成了他的第一本词典。
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”。
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 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 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。
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”。
Even before Webster had started to compile his dictionary, words and expressions from the America had already infiltrated the British language, for example "canoe" and "hatchet".
甚至在他开始编纂字典之前，就有一些来自美国的单词和表达方法已经渗入了英国英语中，例如“独木舟”和“短柄小斧”。
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。
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。
At that time two big changes in English spelling happened: first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote the American dictionary of the English Language.
当时，英语的拼写发生了两个很大的变化：先是塞缪尔·约翰逊编写了他的英语词典，后是诺亚·韦伯斯特出版了《美国英语词典》。
One big change in English usage happened when Noah Webster wrote the American dictionary of the English language, giving American English its own identity.
䒶英语用法发生了一次大变化，那就是在诺厄·韦伯斯特编撰的《美国英语词典》的那个时期，这本词典体现了美国英语的特色。
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。
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。
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。
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。
应用推荐