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U. |ij [ft HI o 2 [C, U] the characteristics, feelings or beliefs that distinguish people from others #HE; ft Hi $£ ( It f@ I# ) : a sense of national/cultural/ personal/group identity       / Aft / A A /

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i dentity card (also id card) noun a card with a person’s name, date of birth, photograph, etc. on it that proves who they are Mifrv.E; HffrA i dentity parade noun (informal) = identification

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Identity theft noun [U] using sb else’s name and personal information in order to obtain credit cards and other goods or to take money out of the person’s bank accounts   ( ^UflMAftAAfsB#

ideograms

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Chinese character for earth Roman numeral three

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ideogram /'idiegrsem/ (also ideograph /'idiagraif; NAmE -graef/) noun 1 a symbol that is used in a writing system, for example Chinese, to represent the idea of a thing, rather than the sounds of a word AIK A7 ( «£# ^ ) 2 (technical A ill) a sign or a symbol for sth

ideo-iogue /'aidialng; 'id-; NAmE -lo:g; -la:g/ (also ideolo gist /,aidi'Dlad3ist; NAmE -‘ad-/) noun (formal, sometimes disapproving) a person whose actions are influenced by belief in a set of principles (= by an ideology) WfctZi ISMX',

ideology /,aidi'nlad3i; NAmE -'a:l-/ noun [C, U] (pi. -ies) (sometimes disapproving) 1 a set of ideas that an economic or political system is based on Jg *| ( W % ) ;   Marxist/capitalist ideology Afe ib A

A / ^ A ± A & M W % 2 a set of beliefs, especially one held by a particular group, that influences the way people behave M i'i 3&;  the ideology of

gender roles ff If /ft & ft M      S& 0 alternative ideologies

► ideo logical /,aidia'lDd3ikl; NAmE -'la:d3-/ adj.: ideological differences MM3± ft H W\ ideo logic ally /-kli/ adv.: ideologically correct MiR,± JESfe

ides /aidz/ noun [pi.] the middle day of the month in the ancient Roman system, from which other days were calculated ft A 0 (   )-% ) : the ides

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idiocy /'idiasi/ noun (pi. -ies) (formal) 1 [U] very stupid behaviour; the state of being very stupid M U fr A; M flH mi stupidity 2 [C] a very stupid act, remark, etc.

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idio lect /'idialekt/ noun [C, U] (linguistics g) the way that a particular person uses language A A iff SI; A A W iff      — compare dialect

idiom /'idiam/ noun 1 [C] a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the indi­vidual words >J J&igs IfffHft: ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake, “it

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o note at word 2 [U, C] (formal) the kind of language and grammar used by particular people at a particular time or place (     ) if

3 [U, C] (formal) the style of writing, music, art, etc. that is typical of a particular person, group, period or place . (       theclassicaV

contemporary/popular idiom A A / idiom at ic /.idia'maetik/ adj. 1 containing expressions that are natural to a native speaker of a language A i£A5£Mft;     ) iff^ltlft: She speaks

fluent and idiomatic English. Mi#— P       ft^ili,

2 containing an idiom ^ ^ if ft : an idiomatic

expression 'Mif ► idiom at ic ally /-kli/ adv. idiosyncrasy /.idia'siqkrasi/ noun [C, u] (pi. -ies) a person’s particular way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual; an unusual feature (, A A#Aft )    Mtf csn eccentricity: The

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H o ► idiosyncratic /.idiasirj'kraetik/ adj. ■. His teaching methods are idiosyncratic but successful. itfcftlfc

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idiot /'idiat/ noun 1 (informal) a very stupid person U A;       CYI71 fool : When I lost my passport, I felt

such an idiot. He A 71ft M 0*^:1# i BftAA^JlA 0 Not that switch, you idiot! A Jl IP A A A, f!

2 (old-fashioned, offensive) a person with very low intelli­gence who cannot think or behave normally £3 #5 'idiot board noun (informal) a board with words written on it for a television presenter to read, so that they do not forget what they have to say (   )

idi ot ic /.idi'Dtik; NAmE -'a:tik/ adj. very stupid A AMU ft; £H&JRft aaaridiculous: an idiotic question Hi MU W If]® 0 Don’t be so idiotic!     \ ► idiotic

ally/-kli/ adv.

idiot sav-ant /,iidjau sae'vb; NAmE ,i:djou sae'va:/ noun (pi. idiot sav-ants or idiots sav-ants /.iidjau sae'vb; NAmE ,i:djou sae'va:/) (from French) a person who has severe learning difficulties, but who has an unusually high level of ability in a particular skill, for example in art or music, or in remembering things M f£ # A,       Its # A

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idle /'aidl/ od/., verb

uodj. 1 (of people A) not working hard m J? tZ);

H771 lazy: an idle student     A A 2 (of machines,

factories, etc. HI ff, Ifl) not in use g : to lie/stand/remain idle ill 3 (of people A) without work AI W ; 1*1 ifc W tmi unemployed : Over ten per cent of the workforce is now idle. ilAAMSWA A.“h^J^S(lAl*lSo 4 [usually before noun] with no particular purpose or effect; useless ft ft 0 W; AHI&l: idle chatter/curiosity       / A A o

It was just an idle threat (= not serious). IP K AHIIflF Df B^M S o o It is idle to pretend that their marriage is a success.

5 [usually before noun] (of time 0* |b]) not spent doing work or sth particular $ 1*1 (ft : In idle moments, he carved wooden figures. % $ l*J 0* lie M A Iff o nTTTTi see devil ► idle ness noun [U]: After a period of enforced idleness, she found a new job. M A  *1 ftfc 7“ © 0* ta] A

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u verb 1 [usually + adv./prep.] to spend time doing nothing important ill 0t|Hl ; 1*1 iA;  [VN] They idled the

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