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　　The Collins English Dictionary is a printed and online dictionary of English. It is published by HarperCollins inGlasgow.

　　The first edition of the dictionary, in 1979, with Patrick Hanks as editor and Lawrence Urdang as editorial director, was the first British dictionary to use the full power of computer databases and typesetting in its preparation. This meant that, for instance, subject editors could control separate definitions of the same word and the results could be blended into the result, rather than one editor being responsible for a word.

　　By the third edition, they increasingly used the Bank of English established by Hanks at COBUILD to provide typical definitions rather than examples composed by the lexicographer.

　　柯林斯词典：柯林斯英语大词典是一本权威的英语词典，内含118000条词汇，220000条相关解释，及时收录全球各地区常用的新词、方言。

　　附：Collins 2017 Word of the Year Shortlist

　　Posted by Rachel Quin @ Thursday 02 November 2017

　　Fake news has been announced as the Collins Word of the Year 2017. Discover the rest of the words in this year's shortlist.

　　Fake news

　　noun: false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting

　　Antifa 反法西斯主义

　　noun: (1) a antifascist organization (2) a member of a antifascist organization adjective: (3) involving, belonging to, or relating to a antifascist organisation

　　反法西斯主义：用作名词时指的是反法西斯组织或其成员;

　　用作形容词时指参与、属于、或与反法西斯组织相关

　　反法西斯主义并不是一个新兴词汇。它最早出现在19世纪20年代的欧洲大陆，当时的主张是反对极端民族主义和强权政府。二战后，反法西斯运动的内涵和方式发生了变化。现代反法西斯主义政治可以追溯到上世纪70年代和80年代对英国排外主义浪潮以及英国白人至上主义文化兴起的抵抗 。

　　Corbynmania 科尔宾狂热

　　noun: fervent enthusiasm for Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK Labour Party

　　没有念过大学，从未担任过高级职位，岁数也比其他候选人大20岁——“黑马”杰里米·科尔宾在2015夏天当选为工党的新领导人，引爆英国政坛。他于2016年连任，参与2017英国大选，他的高人气掀起了一场巨大的_运动，被英国媒体称为“科尔宾狂热”。

　　Cuffing season 抱抱季

　　noun: the period of autumn and winter, when single people are considered likely to seek settled relationships rather than engage in casual affairs

　　单身男女在冬季寻找伴侣、但不一定发展为长期恋爱的现象

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