1、Oxford English Dictionary, The (OED)
2、At $ USl200 (9960 Renminbi) the OED/CD may seem costly.
3、Such is indeed the case with the OED Second Edition.
4、The OED online gives a first citation of gazpacho from 1845 and even gives a recipe.
5、The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short.
6、The OED tells me that this word comes from ancient Greek where Nemesis was a goddess.
7、The OED is the definitive work on the history and usage of English.
8、我在《牛津英语词典》（OED）中看到十个含有pale的短语。
9、Both Merriam-Webster and the OED say they were used for pirating, which fits with the “hunt” and “chase” theme.
10、It means to do some sort of damage and the OED claims it's from Afro-American origins.
11、世界上最大的词典是《牛津英语词典》，简称 OED。
12、《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。
13、它的意思是造成一定破坏，OED称其出自美国黑人英语。
14、通过电化学极化曲线，得出OED属于混合控制型缓蚀剂。
15、One, fubar supposedly standing for “fu**ed up beyond all recognition” actually has made it into the OED along with snafu.
16、For example, OED found a quotation for OMG in a personal letter from 1917, and FYI (for Your Information) originated in the language of memoranda in 1941.
17、在牛津英语词典(OED)里，这个词的一条引用是出自一个叫里德尔的家伙。
18、The OED is in a unique position of authority because Tolkien actually worked there for a few years early in his career. Plus a later editor had studied under Tolkien's professorship.
19、根据《牛津英语词典》(OED)的说法，猜火车（trainspotting）是指一种在铁轨边晃荡、仔细记下来往列车细节的爱好。
20、Strangely, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology seems to agree with Brewer’s and not with the OED—it’s fellow Oxford University Press publication, in blaming galoshes on the Gauls.
21、The OED online in its newsletters section shows an image of some of JRR’s hand written notes concerning walrus and it is evident that he pondered over the word for some time.
22、《牛津英语词典》（OED）告诉我们，这个词的首个例*于1624年出现在英语中，由爱德华·温斯洛在一本名为《来自新英格兰的喜讯》的书中提到。
23、牛津英语大词典（OED）宣布收入若干条网络缩略语，同时为这些来源于网络的词汇加上了有趣的解释。
24、新牛津美语词典与韦氏大词典给出的解释都是撒旦或恶魔（Devil），而OED则写道，Lucifer这个词被“误用为”恶魔之意。
25、我曾经提到过，在OED里，你可以看到某个单词在回溯词源的过程中，经历了一些词的演变，在那些词的旁边标着一颗小星星。
26、OED wears its status with a magisterial self-assurance, not least by giving its half million definitions a robustly Victorian certitude of tone. 《牛津英语词典》以一种威严的自信来显示它的重要地位，以维多利亚时代那种坚决肯定的语气来定义五十万个词语，尤其体现这种自信。
27、从根本上来说，当我们感到“满足”（content）时，便会觉得“满意”（satisfied），原因是“满足”（contentment）意味着我们什么也不缺。 正如OED对“满足”的释义：将欲求拘囿在其所有之中；不会烦扰于渴求更多。
