朗文词典注释所用2000核心词汇集 The Longman Defining Vocabulary
Words used in the definitions in this dictionary
All the definitions in this dictionary have been written using the words in this list. If a definition includes a word that is not in the list, that word is shown in small capital letters.
The Defining Vocabulary has been carefully chosen after a thorough study of all the well-known frequency lists of English words. Furthermore, only the most common and ‘entral’ meanings of the words in the list have actually been used in definitions. We have also used a special computer program that checks every entry to ensure that words from outside the Defining Vocabulary do not appear in definitions.
Word class restrictions
For some words in the list, a word class label such as n or adj is shown. This means that this particular word is used in definitions only in the word class shown. So anger, for example, is used only as a noun and not as a verb. But if no word class is shown for a word, it can be used in any of its usual word classes: answer, for example, is used in definitions both as a noun and as a verb.
Compound words
Definitions occasionally include compound words formed from words in the Defining Vocabulary, but this is only done if the meaning is completely clear. For example, the word businessman (formed from business and man) is used in some definitions.
Prefixes and suffixes
The main list is followed by a list of common prefixes and suffixes. These can be added to words in the main list to form derived words, provided the meaning is completely clear. For example, the word nervousness (formed by adding -ness to nervous) is used in some definitions.
Phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs formed by combining words in the Defining Vocabulary (for example, put up with) are not used in definitions in the dictionary, except in a very small number of cases where the phrasal verb is extremely common and there is no common equivalent. So, for example, give up (as in give up smoking) and take off (as in the plane took off) are occasionally used.
Proper names
The Defining Vocabulary does not include the names of actual places, nationalities, religions, and so on, which are occasionally mentioned in definitions. Pearson Education Limited 1999
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A total of 2043 words,by Qxlee
A a
abbreviation ability able about
above adv, prep abroad absence absent adj accept acceptable accident accidental according (to) account n achieve achievement acid across act action active activity actor, actress actual actually add addition additional address adjective admiration admire admit adult advanced
页脚 advantage adventure n adverb advertise advertisement advice advise affair affect afford afraid
after adv, conj, prep afternoon afterwards again against age n ago agree agreement ahead aim air n aircraft airport alcohol alive all adv, pron, determiner, predeterminer allow almost alone along alphabet already
. also although always among amount n amuse amusement amusing an ancient adj and anger n angle n angry animal announce annoy annoying another answer anxiety anxious any anyone anything anywhere apart apartment appear appearance apple approval approve area argue argument
arm n army around arrange arrangement arrival arrive art article artificial as
as opposed to ashamed ask asleep association at atom attack attempt attend attention attitude attract attractive authority autumn available average adj, n avoid awake adj away adv awkward
B baby
back adj, adv, n background backward(s) adv bad bag n bake v become bed beer before begin beginning behave behaviour behind adv, prep belief believe bell belong below belt n bend beneath beside(s) best
better adj, adv between beyond adj, adv bicycle n big adj Ccake n calculate call v calm adj camera camp n, v can cap capital n
页脚 balance ball n band n bank n bar n base n, v basic basket bill bird birth bit bite bitter adj black adj, n blade blame blind adj block blood blow blue board n boat body boil bomb bone n book n boot n border n bored
car card care careful careless carriage carry case n castle
. bath n battle n be beach n beak beam n bean bear boring born borrow both bottle n bottom n bowl n box n boy brain n branch n brave adj bread break v breakfast n breast breath breathe breed brick bridge n bright bring broad adj
cat catch v cattle cause ceiling celebrate cell central centre n
beat beautiful beauty because
broadcast v brother brown adj, n brush build v building bullet burn burst v bury bus bush business busy but conj butter n button n buy v by prep century ceremony certain adj, determiner chain n chair n chance n change character
朗文词典2000核心词汇
