odium /'audiam; NAmE ‘ou-/ noun [U] (formal) a feeling of hatred that a lot of people have towards sb, because of sth they have done fit!;; )%M; odom-eter /au'dDmita(r); NAmE ou’daim-/ noun (NAmE)

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odon-tol-ogy /,aodDn'tnlad3i; ,Dd-; NAmE ,ouda:n- 'ta:lad3i/ noun [U] the scientific study of the diseases and structure of teeth X X ► odon-tolo-gist /,audDn'tDlad3ist; ,Dd-; NAmE ,ouda:n'ta:lad3ist/ noun odorous /'audaras; NAmE 'ou-/ adj. (literary or technical A in) having a smell fa: odorous gases ^ ift J L fa

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odour (BrE) (NAmE odor) /'auda(r); NAmE 'ou-/ noun [C, U] (formal) a smell, especially one that is unpleasant ( X If Pt fa ) X ^ A: a foul/musty,/pungent, etc. odour $$ , at» fa.* He, O the

stale odour of cigarette smoke # fg fa Hi [ft o (figurative) the odour of suspicion — see also body odour

tim be in good/bad odour (with sb) (formal) to have/not have sb’s approval and support % f[] / X

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odourless (BrE) (NAmE odor-less) /'audalas; NAmE 'oudarlas/ adj. without a smell XXft fa: an odourless liquid Xlifa^f*

odys-sey /'ndasi; NAmE 'a:d-/ noun [sing.] (literary) a long journey full of experiences XU A fa #; It A M X; M fa W % MJMIJI From the Odyssey, a Greek poem that is said to have been written by Homer, about the adventures of Odysseus. After a battle in Troy Odysseus had to spend ten years travelling before he could return home. MS» *8#^

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OECD /,au i: si: 'di:; NAmE ,ou/ abbr. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (an organization of industrial countries that encourages trade and economic growth) ( X

the OED /.au i: 'di:; NAmE ,ou/ abbr. the Oxford English Dictionary (the largest dictionary of the English language, which was first published in Britain in 1928)

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oe dema (BrE) (NAmE edema) /i'di:ma/ noun [U] (medical G£) a condition in which liquid collects in the spaces inside the body and makes it swell 7k It Oedi-pal /'i:dipl; NAmE usually 'ed-/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with an Oedipus complex *$fa Oedi pus com-plex /'i:dipas kmnpleks; NAmE usually 'edipas ka:m-/ noun [sing.] (psychology X) feelings of sexual desire that a boy has for his mother and the jealous feelings towards his father that this causes 'EM If ^—compare Electra complex fSETFcTTCi From the Greek story of Oedipus, whose father Laius had been told by the oracle that his son would kill him. Laius left Oedipus on a mountain to die, but a shepherd rescued him. Oedipus returned home many years later but did not recognize his parents. He killed his father and married his mother Jocasta. M § # Jif tSc X « f$5 $. (ft

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oen-ology (BrE) (US en-ology) /i:'nDlad3i; NAmE -'na:l-/ noun [U] (technical Ai«) the study of wine fjllHigX;

oeno-phile (BrE) (US eno-phile) /'imafail/ noun (formal) a person who knows a lot about wine o’er lo:(r)/ adv., prep, (old use) over it • •• ± ®) oesophagus (BrE) (NAmE eso-pha-gus) /i’SDfagas; NAmE i'sa:-/ noun (pi. -phag-uses or -phagi /-gai/) (anatomy $f) the tube through which food passes from the mouth to the stomach #1®; #11 gullet

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oes-tro-gen /'i:strad3an/ (BrE) (NAmE es-tro-gen; /*es-/) noun [U] a hormone produced in women’s ovaries that

causes them to develop the physical and sexual features that are characteristic of females and that causes them to prepare their body to have babies M — compare progesterone, testosterone oes-trus (BrE) (NAmE es-trus) /'i:stras; NAmE 'estras/ noun [U] (technical A i§j a period of time in which a female animal is ready to have sex ( jH| '14 zsft fa ) j$)

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oeuvre /’3:vra/ noun [sing] (from French, formal) all the works of a writer, artist, etc. ( ffM. 2AIC3f fa ) fkqn: Picasso’s oeuvre XlnXfaAffPXtm Of tHr /av; strong form dv; NAmE av/ prep.

- belonging to sb; relating to sb If ( ^ A ) ; AX

( MX ) : a friend of mine mfa—A18A 0 the love of a mother for her child # A /I ® X fa S! o the role of the teacher failfe 0 Can’t you throw out that old bike of Tommy’s? it AffcXtfcMAMIS o

the paintings of Monet fH^falifk HldlJ When you are talking about everything someone has painted, written, etc. use of. When you are referring to one or more examples of somebody’s work, use by _: a painting by

Monet Xof;

iSi ft fa -* nP , fpj] X by : a painting by Monet

- belonging to sth; being part of sth; relating to sth M

X ( m); (Mm) AX ( MWa) : the lid of

the box 0 the director of the company Aflfaif

0 a member of the team — 45 ft M o the result of the debate ^ fa ££ X 3 coming from a particular background or living in a place ft % X fM # M ) ; it fE ( Xitfe ) : a woman of Italian descent o

the people of Wales M±AK 4 concerning or showing sb/sth AX, ) : a story of passion g

if tk.m O a photo of my dog f^UPR^JfaMJfc o a map of India 5 used to say what sb/sth is, consists of,

or contains ( XX^XfftJ^ ) BP, ft-X.

the city of Dublin o the issue of housing

J^ |b]M 0 a crowd of people — $£A 0 a glass of milk — If X #5 6 used with measurements and expressions of time, age, etc. .( If]XAXi+iL Wlhl^XM^ ) : 2

kilos of potatoes 0 an increase of 2% * 2%

falf A O a girl of 12 * 12 A fa A® 0 the fourth of July X H P9 0 O the year of his birth fife ft X fa IP X 0 (old-fashioned) We would often have a walk of an evening.

hifcXo 7 used to show sb/sth belongs to a group, often after some, a few, etc. ( some, a

few^iflif^ls, ^XA^faffJSI)JSX-fa: someof his friends fife fa Jl fv IIA o a few of the problems ^Xfa llXlRl® 0 the most famous of all the stars H ^11^ fa — X ^BI1 8 used to show the position of sth/sb in space or time ( ^XA^XfaBt^fvS ) ft: just north of Detroit f£MX o at the time of the revolution it ¥ ^ fa X it O (NAmE) at a quarter of eleven tonight (= 10.45 p.m.) XXP& A M 9 used after nouns

formed from verbs. The noun after ‘of can be either the object or the subject of the action. ( XXft ZfjisJff Afa

zis, ofxfgfa^xi^xui^^^,

^ ) : the arrival of the police ( - they arrive) W ^ fa XU A 0 criticism of the police (- they are criticized) faHti¥ 0 fear of the dark ZtUBffafSX 0 the howling of the wind ffiMfauf ^ 10 used after some verbs before mentioning sb/sth involved in the action ( XXJISSfe MfS-_} Is S /I X Xr # A faA X ) : to deprive sb of sth tllXSAfaXH <> He was cleared of all blame, fifejjfffgfa o Think of a number, any number.

X, 11 used after some adjectives

before mentioning sb/sth that a feeling relates to ( X

Is^Xfi'ffXAfaA^# ) ft

X: to be proud of sth jfoMm S 12 used to give your opinion of sb’s behaviour ( X X Zj^- M A fa ff A A ^ # & ) : It was kind of you to offer. !g i!f A fa if M 13 used when one noun describes a second one ( X X — N" ) : Where’s that idiot of a

boy (- the boy that you think is stupid)? IPAf£AX/E mil? ITiTTn of all used before a noun to say that sth is very surprising ( XX^if, )

, flw fi: I’m surprised that you of all people should say that. feffXAftof all the ... used to express anger ( XIM^X'lf ^ ) : Of all the nerve!