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vocabulary

释义

vocabulary

noun

UK /vəʊˈkæbjʊləri/

Word Forms

singular	vocabulary
plural	vocabularies

1
countable/uncountable all the words that a person knows
a wide vocabulary (=knowledge of a large number of words):
He has a wide vocabulary and loves crosswords.
a limited vocabulary:
Her grammar isn’t bad, but she has a limited vocabulary.
expand your vocabulary (=learn new words):
An average child will quickly expand his or her vocabulary.
Synonyms and related words
The words of a language
domain
language
the lexicon
1. 1a
  countable/uncountable all the words in a particular language
  Technical developments give us a lot of new vocabulary.
  enter the vocabulary:
  The word ‘think tank’ had entered the vocabulary by the 1960s.
  Synonyms and related words
  The words of a language
  domain
  language
  the lexicon
2. 1b
  the words used for talking about a particular subject
  technical/specialized vocabulary:
  Try to avoid using too much technical vocabulary.
  Synonyms and related words
  Specialist languages used by particular groups of people
  argot
  -ese
  gobbledegook
3. 1c
  all the words used or produced by a computer program, game, or talking toy
  The program has a vocabulary of 2,500 words.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of computer programs, systems or software
  anchor link
  autoflow
  automatic hyphenation
2
countable a list of words and their meanings, especially in a book for learning a foreign language
Synonyms and related words
Parts of books
acknowledgments
addendum
afterword

phrases

something is not in/part of someone’s vocabulary

vocabulary

noun

US /voʊˈkæbjəˌleri/

Word Forms

singular	vocabulary
plural	vocabularies

1
countable/uncountable all the words that a person knows
a limited vocabulary:
Her grammar isn’t bad, but she has a limited vocabulary.
a wide vocabulary (=knowledge of a large number of words):
He has a wide vocabulary and loves crosswords.
expand your vocabulary (=learn new words):
An average child will quickly expand his or her vocabulary.
Synonyms and related words
The words of a language
domain
language
the lexicon
1. 1a
  countable/uncountable all the words in a particular language
  Technical developments give us a lot of new vocabulary.
  enter the vocabulary:
  The word “think tank” had entered the vocabulary by the 1960s.
  Synonyms and related words
  The words of a language
  domain
  language
  the lexicon
2. 1b
  the words used for talking about a particular subject
  technical/specialized vocabulary:
  Try to avoid using too much technical vocabulary.
  Synonyms and related words
  Specialist languages used by particular groups of people
  argot
  -ese
  gobbledegook
3. 1c
  all the words used or produced by a computer program, game, or talking toy
  The program has a vocabulary of 2,500 words.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of computer programs, systems or software
  anchor link
  autoflow
  automatic hyphenation
2
countable a list of words and their meanings, especially in a book for learning a foreign language
Synonyms and related words
Parts of books
acknowledgments
addendum
afterword

phrases

something is not in/part of someone’s vocabulary

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