Vocabulary Words Language Noun Active Learning Subject Passive
Vocabulary refers to all the words a person knows or uses, all the words in a language, or the set of words typically used when discussing a specific topic.
[N-VAR 可变名词](某人所掌握的)词汇,词汇量 Your vocabulary is the total number of words you know in a particular language.
[oft with poss]
His speech is immature, his vocabulary limited...
他说话很幼稚,使用的词汇有限。
We read to improve our vocabularies.
我们阅读以便扩大词汇量。
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[N-SING 单数名词](某一语言的)词汇,词汇量 The vocabulary of a language is all the words in it.
...a new word in the German vocabulary.
德语词汇中的一个新词
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[N-VAR 可变名词]专业词汇 The vocabulary of a subject is the group of words that are typically used when discussing it.
[with supp]
...the vocabulary of natural science.
自然科学词汇
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vo·cabu·lary★/vəˈkæbjələri; NAmEvəˈkæbjəleri/noun[countable , uncountable ](pluralvo·cabu·laries)1★all the words that a person knows or uses (某人掌握或使用的)词汇,词汇量◆to have a wide/limited vocabulary词汇量大╱有限◆your active vocabulary(= the words that you use)你的常用词汇◆your passive vocabulary(= the words that you understand but don't use)你的不常用词汇◆Reading will increase your vocabulary.阅读会增加你的词汇量。◆The word ‘failure’ is not in his vocabulary (= for him, failure does not exist).在他的词典中没有“失败”这个词。☞synonyms at
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defining vocabulary
2★all the words in a particular language (某一语言的)词汇,词汇量◆When did the word ‘bungalow’ first enter the vocabulary?*bungalow 一词何时进入(英语)词汇中的? ☞synonyms at
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3the words that people use when they are talking about a particular subject (某学科中所使用的)词汇◆The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.这个单词已经成了广告用语。☞synonyms at
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4(alsoinformalvocab/ˈvəʊkæb; NAmEˈvoʊkæb/)a list of words with their meanings, especially in a book for learning a foreign language (尤指外语教科书中附有释义的)词汇表vocabularyvocabulariesvo·cabu·lary/vəˈkæbjələri; NAmEvəˈkæbjəleri/vocab/ˈvəʊkæb; NAmEˈvoʊkæb/
1[countable, uncountable] all the words that someone knows or uses: Teachers were impressed by his vocabulary.2[countable] all the words in a particular language: English has the largest vocabulary of any language.3[countable, uncountable] the words that are typically used when talking about a particular subject: Most technical jobs use a specialized vocabulary.vocabulary of the vocabulary of politics4[countable, uncountable] the range of possible features, effects, actions etc, especially in a type of music or artvocabulary of Charlie Parker expanded the vocabulary of jazz.5(the word) failure/guilt/compromise etc is not in somebody’s vocabulary used to say that someone never thinks of accepting failure etc6[countable] old-fashioned a list of words with explanations of their meanings, especially in a book for learning a foreign languageCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectiveslarge/wide/extensive· She has a very wide vocabulary.limited/small· He had just started learning English and his vocabulary was fairly limited.basic/essential vocabulary· The book teaches you the basic vocabulary that you need to know when you're on holiday.technical/specialized vocabulary· The instructions were full of technical vocabulary.somebody's active vocabulary (=the words they can use)· Children of this age have an active vocabulary of about 1,000 words.somebody's passive vocabulary (=the words they can understand but do not use)· Your passive vocabulary is much larger than your active vocabulary.verbshave a vocabulary· By eighteen months of age, the girl had a vocabulary of around 300 words.expand/improve your vocabulary (also enrich your vocabulary formal)· Reading helps to expand your vocabulary.learn vocabulary· What's the best way of learning new vocabulary?vocabulary + NOUNa vocabulary test/exercise· The teacher gave us a vocabulary test.a vocabulary item formal (=a word, especially in a coursebook or a language class)· The difficult vocabulary items are explained at the bottom of the page.
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vocabulary
[vəˈkæbjələri]
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n5629
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NOUN5891
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词汇(85%),词汇量(15%)
n.词汇;词表;词汇量
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