Oxford - Oxford Basic American Dictionary
Название: | Oxford Basic American Dictionary | |
Автор: | Oxford | |
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Aa A / ei / noun ( plural A's, a's / eiz / ) the first letter of the English alphabet "Apple" begins with an "A." A the highest grade given for a test or piece of work I got an A on my chemistry exam. а Ф / э ; ei / ( also an / эп ; жп / ) article one or any Would you like a drink? A dog has four legs. He's a teacher. each, or for each She calls her mother three times a week. The salary is $45,000 a year. Which word?
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ze . bra / 'zibra /
noun [ count ] ( plural ze - bras or ze bra )
an African wild animal like a horse, with black and white lines on its body
zig • zag / ' zigzreg / noun [ count ]
a line that goes up and down, like a lot of letter Ws, one after the other
—Look at the picture at line .
Zinc / zigk / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol Zn ) ( CHEMISTRY ) a blue-white metal
Zip / zip / verb ( zips , zip - ping , zipped )
to fasten something together with a zipper She zipped up her dress.
zip code ( also ZIP code ) / ' zip koud / noun
[count]
a group of numbers that you write at the end of an address I want to send you a package — what's your ZIP code?
zip • per / ' zipar / noun [ count ] a long metal or plastic thing with a small part that you pull to close and open things like clothes and bags
the zo • di • ac / da 'zoudiffik / noun [ singular ]
a diagram of the positions of the planets and stars, which is divided into twelve equal parts. Each part has a special name and symbol the twelve signs of the zodiac
—Look at astrology .
zom • bie / ' zambi / noun [ count ]
(in stories) a dead body that has been made alive again by magic
a movie about zombies
zone / zoun / noun [ count ]
a special area that is different from other areas around it Do not enter the danger zone!
zoo / zu / noun [ count ] ( plural zoos )
a place where wild animals are kept, and people can go to look at them
zo • ol • o • gy / zou ' alad3i / noun [ noncount ] ( BIOLOGY ) the scientific study of animals
zoom / zum / verb ( zooms, zoom - ing, zoomed )
to move very fast
The traffic zoomed past us.
zoom in ; zoom out to make something that you are looking at through a camera bigger or smaller by changing the picture controls
The camera zoomed in on a face in the crowd.
If you zoom out, you'll get more background to the picture.
zuc • chi • ni / zu' kini /
( plural zuc chi - ni or zuc - chi - nis ) noun [ count ]
a long vegetable that is green on the outside and white on the inside
—Look at the picture at vegetable .
ze • ro / zirou / number ( plural ze - ros )
the number 0
nothing at all; none
My chances of passing the test are almost zero.
( PHYSICS ) o° Fahrenheit or Celsius
The temperature is five degrees below zero .
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