an unabridged dictionary
unabridged 作名词时，常放在 dictionary、edition 等词前作定语，表示“未删节的”。
He keeps an unabridged dictionary on his desk for rare words.
他在书桌上放着一部未删节词典，用来查生僻词。
未删节出版物；未删节的出版物,尤指参考书。
a dictionary that has not been shortened by omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary
未删节的出版物,尤指参考书。
An unabridged publication, especially a reference work.
未删节词典；综合性词典
a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary
I needed the definition of an obscure word, so I went to the reference desk and opened the unabridged.
我需要一个生僻词的定义，于是到参考咨询台翻开了那本未删节词典。
用法提示：此处 the unabridged 作名词，指未删节的词典。
Our library just bought the latest unabridged, and it has more than 500,000 entries.
我们图书馆刚买了最新版未删节词典，收录超过五十万词条。
用法提示：the latest unabridged 是名词短语，表示新版的未删节词典。
For serious research, the unabridged is far more useful than a concise dictionary.
做严肃研究时，未删节词典远比简明词典有用。
用法提示：the unabridged 作主语，指未删节词典这类出版物。
unabridged 作名词时，常放在 dictionary、edition 等词前作定语，表示“未删节的”。
He keeps an unabridged dictionary on his desk for rare words.
他在书桌上放着一部未删节词典，用来查生僻词。
指某部作品的完整版本时，常用 the unabridged edition of 这一结构。
This is the unabridged edition of the novel, with every chapter restored.
这是这部小说的未删节版，每一章都恢复了。
unabridged 单独作名词时通常与 the 连用，指未删节本，尤指大型词典。
For the word's etymology, she turned to the unabridged.
为了查这个词的词源，她翻查了那部未删节词典。
grammar · medium
易错句子I bought a unabridged to look up rare words.
正确表达I bought an unabridged to look up rare words.
unabridged 以元音音素 /ʌ/ 开头，前面要用 an，不能用 a；这里 an unabridged 指一部未删节词典。
grammar · medium
易错句子She owns three unabridged, all printed in the 19th century.
正确表达She owns three unabridgeds, all printed in the 19th century.
unabridged 作名词是可数名词，复数要加 -s 变成 unabridgeds；不能像形容词那样不加 -s 直接受数词修饰。
abridged 是形容词，指“经过删节的（版本）”，与 unabridged 意义相反；unabridged 作名词指“未删节本”。注意 un- 前缀并不总表示同类否定，二者常成对出现，不能互换。
unabated 意为“（势头、风雨、掌声等）不减弱的”，常作表语或补语；unabridged 指“未删节的（出版物）”。两者拼写和读音相近，但一个谈势头，一个谈版本，不能混用。
comprehensive 是形容词，强调内容覆盖广，可修饰 dictionary 表示“综合性词典”；unabridged 是名词，特指“未经删节的版本”，强调完整保留原文。说“一部综合性词典”可用 a comprehensive dictionary，但不能用 comprehensive 直接替代 the unabridged。
Choose the next layer that will help you use unabridged with more confidence.
Recommended next
Missing: Collocations
Complete this area with collocations.
Includes Context & register & Memory tip
Analyze the context and learn memory tricks to remember it.
More ways to explore
Includes Synonyms & Antonyms
Expand your vocabulary with synonyms and antonyms.
Includes Spelling & sound
Explore words with similar spelling endings or sounds.
Includes Word components & Thematic vocabulary
Learn how to build related words using roots, prefixes, and thematic clusters.
Includes Idioms & Cultural references
Discover idioms, slang, and famous pop culture quotes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.