The illiterate man was eager to increase his vocabulary.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

He too admitted that the dictionary needed a drastic revision.

expand one's vocabulary

A dictionary gives information about words and phrases.

Don't be lazy [Don't be slipshod, Be conscientious] about looking up all the words you don't know in a dictionary.

A lexicographer is, in a way, like an insect caught in the web of words.

In doing that work, dictionaries were not much help [were of little assistance].

a tardy reader

The short cut to progress in English is to keep looking words up in this dictionary.

They went to extraordinary lengths to produce a reliable Nepali dictionary.

Try to use a more varied vocabulary.

Use your dictionary so frequently that it falls apart.

This is an adaptation of a Shakespearean phrase.

This expression, though modified, has its origin in Shakespeare.

a useful dictionary for students

I am having trouble keeping my English vocabulary in active use.

Your name was mentioned in the preface as one of the contributors to the dictionary.

The dictionary was soiled from heavy use.

inveigle a compliment from a person

fish for a compliment

I repeated the word for emphasis.

There's still plenty of room for improvement in dictionaries.

The greedy little child ate all the food.

Thank you for your very generous compliments.

a florid speaker

I stumbled on a misprint in my dictionary.

Slang insinuates itself into a language.

Abstract words are beyond [outside, not within] the ken of children.

The word ‘portly' connotes dignity. portly

The young man got up hurriedly, stammered a few words and in a moment was gone.

He uses too many I's in his writing.