The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short.

世界上最大的词典是《牛津英语词典》，简称 OED。

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You are the walking Oxford English Dictionary.

你是行走的牛津英语字典。

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I've talked before about JRR Tolkien and his association with The Oxford English Dictionary.

我在前面已经谈论过关于托尔金和他与牛津英语词典的联系。

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Well,no one really knows. The Oxford English Dictionary lists about six hundred fifteen thousand words.

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The epic idea of the Oxford English Dictionary--to find every word in the English language--was typical of the Victorian era, a time when dazzling inventions and seemingly impossible projects were pursued.

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The Oxford English Dictionary documents how the word "rabid" found similar purchase in English during the 17th century, as a term of illness but also as a wrenching state of agitation: "rabid with anguish" (1621), "rabid Griefe" (1646).

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