Assignment2- Dictionaries

At first, I chose the Cambridge Dictionaries Online. The example sentences and definitions are not enough, so I change to Oxford Dictionaries Online. I like to use the Oxford because there are many example sentences and definitions that made me be realize the words better than Cambridge.

The difference between paper dictionaries and online dictionaries is that I needn’t look for the words from page to page; I just need type the words I want to know. The online dictionaries are very convenience and saving my time. The most important is that online dictionaries will update the new words much quicker than paper dictionaries.

By the way the mudslides was not found in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford.
I don’t know why
The word is from this paragraph.

The typhoon dumped more than two feet of rain, causing serious mudslides in the south, including one that buried the village of Shiao Lin under 50 feet of mud.



1.mag•ni•tude

1 [U] (formal) the great size or importance of sth; the degree to which sth is large or important:
We did not realize the magnitude of the problem. a discovery of the first magnitude

2 [C, U] (geology) the size of an earthquake:
The quake reached a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale.


2.dump

1.to get rid of sth you do not want, especially in a place which is not suitable:
Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea.
The dead body was just dumped by the roadside.

2 ~ sb/sth (on sb) (informal) to get rid of sb/sth or leave them for sb else to deal with: He’s got no right to keep dumping his problems on me.

3.bury

DEAD PERSON
1 [vn] to place a dead body in a grave:
He was buried in Highgate Cemetery.
Their ambitions were finally dead and buried.

HIDE IN GROUND
2 [vn] to hide sth in the ground: buried treasure
The dog had buried its bone in the garden.


4.rum•ble

1 [v] to make a long deep sound or series of sounds:
The machine rumbled as it started up. thunder rumbling in the distance
I’m so hungry my stomach’s rumbling.

2 [v + adv. / prep.] to move slowly and heavily, making a rumbling sound:
Tanks rumbling through the streets
The train rumbled nearer.



5.epi•centre

1 the point on the earth’s surface where the effects of an earthquake are felt most strongly
2 (formal) the central point of sth


6.stem

1 the main long thin part of a plant above the ground from which the leaves or flowers grow; a smaller part that grows from this and supports flowers or leaves: long, trailing stems of ivy a tall plant with branching stems

2 the long thin part of a wine glass between the bowl and the base