OED
美 [ˌəʊ i: 'di:] 
英 [ˌəʊ i: 'di:]
- abbr.《牛津英语大词典》（最大的英语词典，初版于 1928 年在英国发行）
- 网络牛津英语词典(Oxford English Dictionary)；牛津英语大辞典；牛津英语字典
英汉双解
1. | 《牛津英语大词典》（最大的英语词典，初版于 1928 年在英国发行）the Oxford English Dictionary (the largest dictionary of the English language, which was first published in Britain in 1928) |
英汉解释
abbr. | 1. (=Oxyethylene Docosanol)羟乙基二十二碳烷醇 |
英英解释
例句
This seems to be the most up to date research on the subject since it appears in the OED online as posted in draft September 2004.
以上似乎是对相关主题的最新研究成果，因为它在2004年9月才被发布到《牛津英语词典》的在线版本上。
Ms. McPherson said the OED requires 'evidence of a word's usage over a 10-year period, before considering it for inclusion' in its editions.
麦克弗森说，《牛津英语词典》在考虑收入一个新词汇前，要求该词的使用时间超过十年。
The OED tells me that this word comes from ancient Greek where Nemesis was a goddess.
《牛津英语词典》（OED）告诉我说，这个单词来自古希腊语，Nemesis是指复仇女神。
But despite its global reputation, the OED has never made a profit and continues to cost several million pounds a year in research.
尽管牛津英文词典享誉全球，但是这本书并未给出版社赢利，并且每年还要花几百万镑来做调查研究。
It was pointed out in particular by John Simpson, the OED's Chief Editor as the first word he ever worked on when he joined the OED in 1976.
《词典》的总编约翰·辛普森特别提到了它，因为queen是他在1976年加入词典编辑部时第一个探究的单词。
You can tell that this particular entry in the OED has not been updated too recently.
你可以看到，最近一版的OED中，这个词条仍旧没有更新。
Wells predicted that the OED would be bursting with a quarter of a million words defined.
威尔斯预测说，OED将会给多达25万个单词下定义。
It means to do some sort of damage and the OED claims it's from Afro-American origins.
它的意思是造成一定破坏，OED称其出自美国黑人英语。
Well, to be truthful, none of my sources go down that path, so what's the OED telling me.
坦白讲，我手头没有哪条线索是追溯到这条路上去的。那么OED怎么说呢？
For each significant computerized system, it may be helpful to prepare or oed schematic drawing of the attendant hardware.
对于每个重要的计算机化系统，准备好相关硬件的示意图可能会有所帮助。更详细。
The OED is a little speculative in its etymology but it certainly has more information for goal than for many other words.
尽管OED对goal的词根有一定推测成分，但它就这个词提供的信息肯定比不少其他单词丰富多了。
Though the "soaked bread" etymology appears in a few sources the OED simply says it's from Spanish.
尽管“泡汤面包”的词根在《牛津词典》里出现过几次，但它仅仅写到这个词来自西班牙语。
I see that the entrys in the OED second and draft third edition are a little different.
我在OED第二版和第三版草稿上看到其条目略有不同。
The board of the OED decided they would throw a party for these hard working volunteers and give them a little thank you memento.
OED编纂委员会决定为辛苦工作的志愿者举办一个派对，并送上纪念品以示感谢。
This was six years after the Philological Society of London got Oxford University started working on what eventually became the OED.
1879年，也就是演讲前6年，伦敦哲学协会着手一词典的事。字典后来成为OED（牛津英语大词典）。
Compare that to the definition from the Oxford Dictionary of English. It says "suggesting something supernatural; unearthly. "
相比之下，《牛津英语词典》（OED）的定义是：“表示某物如超自然一般；离奇怪异。”
The source of the word dapper is "Flemish or another Low German dialect" according to the OED.
根据牛津英语字典，该单词的出处是源自“佛兰德语或是中古低地的德语方言”。
But since that time, as reported in an OED newsletter, the word has been found in a 19th century folklore journal.
不过在此之后，据《牛津英语词典》时事通讯报道，这一单词已在19世纪的一本民俗杂志中找到。
As the watchdog organization, Gregory Ingram stresses OED's independence from Bank management.
作为监督机构，GregoryIngram强调了业务评价局对世行管理层的独立性。
The entry is one of several controversial phrases among 45, 436 new definitions in the latest online edition of the OED.
这次收录的心形符号是牛津在线词典最新收录的45,436个新词条中比较受争议的一个。
One is the OED version, another is heroin injection, which would make sense in connection with the book and the movie.
第一个是OED的定义，另一个是指注射海洛因，与刚才提到的小说和电影有一定关系。
Love it or loathe it, "lol" is now a legitimate word in our lexicon, says Graeme Diamond, the OED's principal editor for new words.
《牛津英语词典》主编格莱梅•戴蒙德（GraemeDiamond）说，爱也好，恨也罢，lol现在已是我们词典里的一个合法单词。
The Oxford English Dictionary entry for flatter admits that its etymology is "doubtful" but suggests that flatter may be related to flat.
《牛津英语词典》（OED）的flatter词条则坦白写道，它的词源“成疑”，但或许与flat（扁平的）有关。
The internet slang term "LOL" (laughing out loud) has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, to the mild dismay of language purists.
网络俚语LOL（laughingoutloud，“大声地笑”）已被收入《牛津英语词典》（OED），这使语言纯正癖者感到气馁。
A 2007 OED draft addition to the entry on anathema gives as the current definition "loathsome" and "repugnant. "
2007版的牛津英语词典草版关于anathema此条的现行定义是“令人憎恨的”和“讨厌的”
As with most French words mess actually goes back to Latin and the OED even takes it back further to Indo-European.
真如大多数法语单词一样，mess实际上可以追溯到拉丁语，《牛津英语词典》甚至更进一步追溯至印欧语。
There were other areas of the world as well called the pale; the OED mentions Calais in northern France.
世界上也有其他地方被称为pale。OED提到了法国北部的加来（Calais）。
Still, the other etymological sources I checked seemed to agree with the OED.
即便如此，我查阅的其他资料似乎与OED吻合。
The reason we think that something unusual is weird is because it had earlier meant "supernatural" as the Oxford Dictionary puts it.
我们把某个不寻常的东西叫成weird是因为，它早先的意思是“超自然”，正如OED所写的那样。
The first citations in the Oxford English Dictionary for the entry for "goodbye" are from Shakespeare.
《牛津英语词典》（OED）里关于goodbye最早的引用出自莎士比亚的作品。
Although the OED is not a narrative, not scripture, not poetry, it is, nonetheless, transportive.
虽然OED不是叙事故事，不是经文，不是诗歌，但是它确实是饱含情感的。
Perhaps the "rustic sport" the OED refers to was a running-race.
或许OED所指的乡下运动是赛跑。
My 1973 OED describes "elite" (third sense) as "the choice part or flower (of society or any body of persons)" .
我那1973年的牛津英语词典（第三个释义）把“精英”解释为“（社会或人们身体的任何部位的）所选部分或精华”。
Ingram says the OED staff discuss project ratings with operational staff when there are differences, but have the final judgment on ratings.
Ingram说，在出现分歧时，业务评价局的人员会与贷款业务人员就项目评级进行讨论，但业务评价局人员对评级有最终判断权。
Now, 150 years after the first idea, the OED is available at the touch of a computer key.
时至今日，离最初的想法150年后，只要手指在电脑上轻点一个键就可以使用《牛津英语词典》。
Except of course for the Oxford English Dictionary.
当然，牛津英语词典（OED）除外。
The OED, as a historical lexicon, keeps on growing.
OED作为一部历史性英语语文词典，一直在增添新词条。
OED says the answer to that question is "yes" for 73-74% of all Bank projects it reviewed over the year 2003.
业务评价局认为2003年检查的世行项目中有73-74%对这个问题的回答是肯定的。
I find in the Oxford English Dictionary that there are ten words pale spelled pale.
我在《牛津英语词典》（OED）中看到十个含有pale的短语。
The OED's first citation for tremendous in the "extraordinarily great" sense is from the English poet Robert Southey.
牛津英语词典索引中，“tremendous”首次解释为“非常好”的含义则是源自英国诗人罗伯特.索锡。
