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The first English dictionary, called an Alphabetical Table of Hard Words, was published in 1604. The dictionary was actually【C1】
The first English dictionary, called an Alphabetical Table of Hard Words, was published in 1604. The dictionary was actually【C1】
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The first English dictionary, called an Alphabetical Table of Hard Words, was published in 1604. The dictionary was actually【C1】______a list of about 3, 000 difficult words, each followed by a word【C2】______. The author, Robert Caw-drey, 【C3】______to include everyday words in his dictionary.【C4】______, he reasoned, would ever have to look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word. During the 1600’s more dictionaries were published. Each followed Cawdrey’s【C5】______and presented a few thousand【C6】______words. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kersey,【C7】______define easy words as well as hard ones. But until the 1750’s all dictionaries were rather【C8】______and not very valuable.
A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson【C9】______all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary. He【C10】______in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. He also gave good sentences to show how each word was【C11】______used in speech and【C12】______. By the end of the 1700’s most dictionary makers【C13】______Johnson’s lead. Dictionaries were getting better and better.
The 1800’s【C14】______the greatest improvement【C15】______the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars planned and prepared the Oxford English dictionary, a【C16】______work. One of the most interesting【C17】______of the Oxford Dictionary is its word histories. It【C18】______the history of each word from its earliest【C19】______use【C20】______the time of the printing of the dictionary.
【C18】
选项
A、trembles
B、transfers
C、trims
D、traces
答案
D
解析
trace意为“追溯,回溯”,符合题意。
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