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內容簡介 學習運用劍橋英英字典,用英語理解英語單字,是成功邁向高階英語境界的第一步!第四版的劍橋高階英英字典(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary),收錄超過140,000個字彙、片語與例句。保持原有清楚明瞭的定義與乾淨易閱讀的內文版面,幫助你輕鬆快速地找到字義。上百個照片與插圖,幫助你看圖辨字,讓你更容易理解相似單字的微妙差異。隨附的CD-ROM(多功能互動字典光碟)使用畫面簡約、容易操作,每個單字都可以聽道地自然的英式與美式示範發音,甚至錄下自己的發音,練習發音更標準!本字典特別適合:中高程度以上的英語學習者與準備各類英語檢定(如:IELTS、FCE、CAE、CPE和BEC)的考生。第四版字典特色:新收錄的1500個新單字和片語,來自於:(1)科技、媒體、語言、社會與生活方式等不同領域;(2)學術研究的重要新字彙;以及(3)美國、印度、澳洲和南非英語中的重要新單字與片語。新增32頁的「聚焦寫作(Focus on Writing)」單元,迅速理解與掌握「學術寫作、正式與非正式寫作」的各類寫作格式與用字遣詞表達方式。參照「劍橋國際語料庫 (Cambirdge International Corpus)」與國際英語字彙使用的分級研究「English Vocabulary Profile」,將字彙難易程度依照「歐洲語言學習/教學/評量 (CEFR)」分成六級:A1、A2、B1、B2、C1、C2,讓學習者可以更容易依照字彙程度來分級學習,順利通過各類英語檢定。「常犯錯誤(Common mistakes)」學習方塊,提醒學習者不再犯典型的錯誤。第四版CD-ROM(多功能互動字典光碟)特色:發音功能:每個單字有最道地自然的英式與美式示範發音。 錄音功能:可錄下自己的發音反覆播放,再與示範發音比對正確性,訓練發音更標準。 同義字查詢:按一下SMART thesaurus方塊,顯示同義字,幫助擴充字彙。 更多搭配詞與例句說明:內含額外的搭配詞(Collocations)資料和上千個例句(Extra Examples)。 即時字典:QUICKfind與SUPERwrite是一個跳出的小型字典視窗,瀏覽網頁時按兩下就可查詢字義。QUICKfind適合瀏覽資訊時使用,能立即提供簡易的字義與發音。SUPERwrite:適合寫作時使用,能立即提供字義、搭配詞、相關同義詞、例句等資訊,幫助寫作順利。A fully updated edition of the best-selling Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary. It includes up-to-date vocabulary, clear definitiions, hundreds of pictures and illustrations, and a new 'Focus on Writing' section. Informed by the Cambirdge International Corpus and correlated to English Vocabulary Profile, it is ideal for exam preparation and also features 'Common mistake' boxes, to help learners avoid typical mistakes.Key Features of this TitleFully updated with 1,500 new words and phrases, including words from the areas of technology, media, language, society, and lifestyle; important words for academic study; important additional words and phrases from American, Indian, Australian and South African English. Vocabulary is correlated with the English Vocabulary Profile at sense level, showing which words students know at different levels, and allowing users to prioritize their vocabulary study. Learner error information shows the most common errors made by learners of English, helping learners to avoid mistakes before they make them. 32-page Focus on Writing section, dealing with all essential aspects of academic, formal, and informal writing. The CD-ROM includes the complete dictionary and recordings in British and American English. Learners can also record their own pronunciation and compare it with the model, use the QUICKfind feature to look up words and hear their pronunciation when using Word or a web browser.