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/θɪˈsɔːɹəs/

Meanings
noun

词典, 同义词词典。

A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.

Examples :

""Roget" is the leading brand name for a print English thesaurus that lists words under general concepts rather than just close synonyms."
"罗热"是纸质英文同义词词典的主要品牌，它按照概念主题而非仅仅是近义词来排列词语。
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noun

主题词表，分类词典

A hierarchy of subject headings — canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.

Examples :

"The library's thesaurus organizes information about family history into categories like "genealogy," "family trees," and "historical records," making it easier to find related books. "
图书馆的主题词表将家族历史信息整理成诸如“家谱”，“族谱”和“历史档案”之类的类别，从而更容易找到相关的书籍。
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Illustration publication

publication noun

/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/

出版，发行

"The publication of the school newsletter was delayed due to technical issues. "

由于技术问题，学校通讯刊物的出版发行被推迟了。

Illustration dictionary

dictionary noun

/ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/ /ˈdɪkʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/

词典，字典

"To understand the word "optimistic," I looked it up in the dictionary. "

为了理解“optimistic”这个词的意思，我查了词典。

Illustration categories

categories noun

/ˈkætɪɡ(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈkætəˌɡɔɹiz/

类别，分类。

"The library organizes books into different categories, such as fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. "

图书馆将书籍按照不同的类别进行整理，例如小说、非小说和儿童读物。

Illustration hierarchy

hierarchy noun

/ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/

等级制度，层级结构

"The school's hierarchy is clear: the principal is at the top, followed by the vice-principals, then teachers, and finally, the students. "

学校的等级制度很明确：校长在最顶层，其次是副校长，然后是老师，最后是学生。

Illustration provides

provides verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdz/

供养， 赡养。

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资养家糊口很难。

Illustration historical

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

历史小说

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

历史小说在那家书店里非常畅销。

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

Illustration organizes

organizes verb

/ˈɔːrɡənaɪzɪz/ /ˈɔːrɡəˌnaɪzɪz/

组织，安排。

"She organizes her notes after each class so she can easily find information later. "

她每节课后都会整理笔记，这样以后就能轻松找到所需信息。

Illustration genealogy

genealogy noun

/ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/ /ˌdʒiniˈælədʒi/

家谱, 宗谱.

"My family's genealogy shows that we have roots in Ireland. "

我家家谱显示，我们的祖先来自爱尔兰。

Illustration encyclopedia

encyclopedia noun

/ənˌsəɪ.kləˈpi.di.ə/ /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/

百科全书, 百科辞典.

"My dad used the encyclopedia to look up information about the history of the Roman Empire for my school project. "

我爸用百科全书帮我查了罗马帝国的历史资料，为了我学校的作业。

Illustration synonyms

synonyms noun

/ˈsɪnənɪmz/ /ˈsɪnəˌnɪmz/

同义词，近义词。

"In English class, we learned that "happy" and "joyful" are synonyms. "

在英语课上，我们学到“happy”和“joyful”是同义词，意思很接近。

Illustration information

information noun

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/

信息，资料

"The information about the project deadline resolved my uncertainty; now I know what needs to be completed. "

关于项目截止日期的信息消除了我的不确定性；现在我知道需要完成什么了。