What do AW, US, BrE, HELP, IDM, "key" and "haircut" mean in the English dictionary?
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 7th Edition and later (including the 7th edition): AW is academic words, BrE is British English, HELP is the explanation of words, and IDM is idioms. Key and haircut are basic words in Oxford 3000. IDM is the abbreviation of idiom, which means idiom. Survive something without the preposition from.
Example 1: He survived the accident. The English word is He survived the accident. Example 2: He survived the fall after falling from a height. English is He survived the fall. If Arrive is followed by at, it means a relatively small place, such as an airport or a station; if it is a relatively large place, use in, such as a city. nation.
Extended information
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Reference materials
Baidu Encyclopedia-Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary