Impressions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Various dictionaries in App Store - a small car and truck. Most of them, however, is neither the freshness of the dictionary database, nor any of its originality. Often these applications require the translation of the Internet for the word.

If you have decided to seriously study the English language, one of the dictionaries, are worth paying attention to is the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - one of the oldest dictionaries. The first edition was published back in 1948. Since then, Dictionary withstood several reprints. Recently, the eighth of its kind, was published in 2010. Recently there was an electronic version of the dictionary, adapted to the iOS-devices. And it is a universal application: buying time, you can use it on iPhone, and on iPad.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary is designed for advanced students. If you just need to get the translation of the word, should pay attention to a simple dictionary. Here, all interpretations are given in English.

Dictionary database has more than 180 thousand words, phrases and expressions. A significant part of the articles is provided with voice acting. In principle, this is not such a rarity, learn pronunciation of words can be in many dictionaries. However, the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary is interesting because it offers just two options pronunciation - "classic" British and North American. An opportunity that is rarely seen in competition.

Some articles in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary are provided with explanatory illustrations. For example, if you select Sport article, you can see the following picture:

Car:

If there is an idiomatic expression using the desired vocabulary words, you will be sure to be informed about this:

Good words deserves Example Bank, which contains examples of the use of the word:

Standard features such as add to favorites, are present.

And now the bad news. The appearance of the user interface, how to construct the presentation of the material, typography - it's all "greetings from zero." It is a pity that so far not all agree that it is important to not only the content but also the form. Here, for example, look like dictionaries, where UI paid attention (with screenshots beautiful pixels).

Discourse:

Definition:

Some things are not obvious to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Example Bank is hidden behind the menu link that is static (ie, even after tapa does not change its status):

What we have in the end? Great Dictionary "shell", which can be done better. Nothing critical there, but at the cost of $ 28.99 expect more from an application.

Download from the App Store: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
developer: Oxford University Press ELT
Price: $28.99
System requirements: IOS 3.2 and above.