基本信息出版社：Oxford University Press
页码：488 页
出版日期：2002年06月
ISBN：0195150821
条形码：9780195150827
版本：2002-06-01
装帧：平装
开本：32开 Pages Per Sheet
丛书名：New Look for Oxford Dictionaries
外文书名：袖珍牛津当代美国字典

内容简介 Book Description
Based on a vast database of some 200 million words, The Oxford American Dictionary of Current English offers superb coverage of American English. Its features include: * 180,000 concise definitions and entries * Grammar, Style, and Usage Notes give guidance on correct English * Hundreds of Word Histories provide fascinating background to our language * 225 illustrations, commissioned by Oxford's US Dictionaries Program, add important visual information that complements the definitions * 3,000 biographical and geographical entries * Reference appendices include information on weights and measures, metric conversions, chemical elements, countries of the world, US states and presidents, and much more Affordable, durable, easy to read, and completely up to date, this is the finest dictionary of its size available.

Dictionary offers superb coverage of American English. Perfect for students or the general reader. Reference appendices include information on weights and measures, metric conversions, chemical elements, countries of the world, US states and presidents, and more.

Book Dimension
Height (mm) 203 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Width (mm) 136
作者简介 Frank Abate is Editor in Chief of the U.S. Dictionaries Program for Oxford University Press. He has compiled or edited more than 30 dictionaries and a wide variety of other language and general reference works.