Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Some users compare the feeling to a phantom limb, which Merriam-Webster's medical dictionary defines as "an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated."

有些手机使用者认为这种错觉比较像医学上所说的“幻肢痛”，韦氏字典解释说这是一种“经常感到已经被切除的肢体还存在并伴有疼痛的错觉。”

The Merriam-Webster dictionary is working on a revision to its definition of the word racism.

韦氏词典正在订正“种族主义”一词的定义。

Happiness, as the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it, is a state of well-being and contentment.

幸福，正如《韦氏大字典》的定义：一种健康满足的状态。

Merriam-Webster, being a dictionary maker, picked a word that many people looked up on its website, and so went with "pragmatic" instead of "occupy".

作为辞典出版社，梅里亚姆-韦伯斯特公司挑选了一个许多人在其网站上查阅的词汇，于是“务实”一词取代了“占领”。

In2003, editors at the Merriam-Webster dictionary declined to remove or change their definition of "McJob" after McDonald's balked at its inclusion in the book's11th edition.

2003年，由于麦当劳公司拒绝将McJob一词收入韦氏大字典第11版中，因此字典的编辑拒绝删除或修改这个词的定义。

Some users compare the feeling to a phantom limb, which Merriam-Webster's medical dictionary defines as" an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated

.“有些手机使用者认为这种错觉比较像医学上所说的“幻肢痛”，韦氏字典解释说这是一种“经常感到已经被切除的肢体还存在并伴有疼痛的错觉。”

Or as Merriam-Webster, the dictionary, notes, etiquette is the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life.

或者，根据《韦氏词典》（Merriam-Webster）的注解，礼仪是良好教养所要求或权威机构所规定的，在社会或正式场合所必须遵守的行为或程序。

Merriam-Webster Dictionary says nitty-gritty was first used in 1956.

韦氏词典表示，nitty-gritty第一次出现是在1956年。

In fact, Merriam-Webster's dictionary offers "egocentric,""narcissistic," and "selfish" as synonyms.

韦氏词典给这个词的同义词是以自我为中心的、自恋的、自私的。

Happiness, as the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it, is "a state of well-being and contentment." Sure, that's one way to put it. But what does it really mean to feel on top of the world or entirely at peace with oneself? Do you feel immersed in joy? On cloud nine?

幸福，正如《韦氏大字典》的定义：“一种健康满足的状态“。当然，这是表述幸福的一种方法。但感觉到欣喜若狂或完全心如止水到底是什么意思？你觉得沉浸在快乐中吗？处在九霄云上呢？