为了使广大学习英语的读者尽快学好、运用好英语，一本《新编英汉、英英、汉英词典》当是必不可少的工具书。 本书突破了全新和实用为目的。其特点是： 1.英汉部分都是精选的重点常用词汇，传统的编写方法，且每个单词又按其常用词类频率大小为序，进而凝聚其重点词义分号排列；所配用法辨析解释详尽，以便更加准确掌握；所举例句简洁明快，并以启发式使学者开扩思路、达到灵活运用。 2.英英部分重点突出同义及近义词的辨别使用，以便在扩大词汇量的基础上运用准确自如。 3.汉英部分以现代汉语为主，以现代英语为规范，词语释义准确、简明而又实用。
The Wordsworth Advanced Learners' Dictionary is unique in that it combines the elements of thesaurus, usage guide, lexicon and historical survey in one volume. As well as the usual features of a dictionary, this book includes expository panels which present a point of usage,the history of the word, the area of vocabulary or the nuances of a definition. As David Crystal says of the book in his Introduction, ' The test,quite simply, is to open it, at any page, and see if you can stop yourself browsing. I couldn't.
