Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

by Elizabeth Walter

Ideal for FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC and IELTS preparation A fully updated edition of the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary and CD-ROM, with new, up-to-date vocabulary (e.g. sex up, speed-dating, whiteboard), new 'mini-collocation' boxes, and new frequency information to highlight the most important words to learn.

Genres: Dictionaries

1588 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Behrang Bootaki · Rating 5 out of 5]

As the Cambridge University Press has expressed, and I fairly admit this, one of the most advantages of this dictionary over the others, specially Oxford version, is that there is a short, simple and practical word defining the entry. I think this method accelerates the process of that a new word sticks in mind. So after experimenting some dictionaries such as Longman Handy Learner's ... and Oxford Advances Learner's.., I finally decided to focus on this dictionary.

[vierslovski · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really liked the presentation of the words in this dictionary, but it misses some important meanings, that even a pocket-dictionary offers. E.g. Accordingly - there is only one meaning available: 'in a way that is suitable or right for the situation'. It does not tell us that also means 'for that reason; therefore'.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good dictionary. While it does not give derivations of its words, it still contains sentences to understand better how the words is used. Additionally to words, this dictionary also has writing advice and pictures of some words, such as the names of vegetables and fruit, which can only be properly defined through images. I have used this dictionary and its tools many times and gained benefit from it in my studies.