近代美式英語最完整的字典權威。最清楚易懂的片語定義解釋，及上千筆使用註解，輕鬆瞭解片語涵義及用法。生動豐富的圖解及近萬筆從 Cambridge International Corpus 選錄之例句，提供最生活實用的學習。主題索引包括健康、金錢、感覺、真相等多樣主題，學習頁面分類清晰增進學習進度。學習美式英語的必備參考用書。
特色：
1.簡單明瞭的定義方便理解。
2.上千筆片語使用方法註釋。
3.涵蓋最近期美式英語片語。
4.近萬筆片語典型使用例句。
5.隨附主題索引及學習頁面。
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms unlocks the meaning of thousands of idiomatic phrases used in contemporary American English. More than 5000 idioms – from don’t go there and living large to more bang for the buck and hit the nail on the head – are clearly defined, with full-sentence examples of use.
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