朋友当你看到这几个字的时候，你可能还是学生，你也可能已经毕业正在找工作，更有可能你已经是工作多年已为人父的人了。小编的这个福利站，希望给朋友们带来的不仅仅是求FANHAO、找福利，也希望朋友们在这里学到更多其以外的知识，正所谓“理无专在,而学无止境也,然则问可少耶”。今天分享的就是一个学英语的神器，有兴趣你可以往下看。
这个英语学习软件叫Longman Exams Coach（直译过来叫朗文考试教练）
它拥有一个比较土的界面，不过神奇的是，在我的Windows 8.1上运行一点问题没有。
这款软件带有字典、语法书、托福、雅思等考试辅导等功能，我只用了其中的字典，就发现了它的不同之处。
它的词典有什么不同呢？也许你用过金山词霸、有道词典，那些词典仅仅是给一般查词典的人准备的。Longman Exams Coach带的词典，是真正给学习英语的人量身定做的。举个例子，overwhelm这个单词是一个常见的四六级词汇，背单词的时候我们大致背一个意思，比如之前我背的就是“压垮、覆盖”就完事了。到底怎么用 就不知道了。和collapse、overlap有什么不同也搞不清楚，反正词义差不多。看看这本朗文的词典告诉我们一些什么：
1emotion if someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly
be overwhelmed by somethingHarriet was overwhelmed by a feeling of homesickness.
be overwhelmed with something
The children were overwhelmed with excitement.
Grief overwhelmed me.
2too much if work or a problem overwhelms someone, it is too much or too difficult to deal with
be overwhelmed by something
We were overwhelmed by the number of applications.
overwhelm somebody with something
They would be overwhelmed with paperwork.
3surprise somebody to surprise someone very much, so that they do not know how to react
be overwhelmed by something
I was completely overwhelmed by his generosity.
We were overwhelmed by the sheer size of the place.
4defeat somebodyPM to defeat an army completely:
In 1532 the Spaniards finally overwhelmed the armies of Peru.
5water literary if water overwhelms an area of land, it covers it completely and suddenly
它给出了不同的用法，特别是词组搭配，还有完整的英文释义，非常清楚。
也许你要说，牛津双解词典也有这些啊
但是别急，它的例句比牛津多多了，再看：
Extra dictionary examples
Auto theft cases seem to be overwhelming local police.
Most preparations overwhelm the fl艾薇or of good oysters.
Napoleon's army was strong enough to overwhelm nearly any potential enemy.
Sometimes a sense of deep frustration almost overwhelms her.
The Lakers overwhelmed the Sonics by the third quarter.
With its greatly superior technology, the government forces completely overwhelmed the rebels.
Sentences from books, newspapers, etc.
But they are overwhelmed by bureaucratic regulations and by their inordinately high case loads.
First, the needs in the poorest countries of the world are almost overwhelming...
I kissed Mr Vulcan: I was overwhelmed.
If you laugh at all, it's only to stop the sadness overwhelming you.
Just thinking about it overwhelms me with its complexity.
That weeping was his weeping; the grief that had overwhelmed him for so long.
The House is expected to pass the measure by an overwhelming margin Wednesday.
The utilities' charts show that the overwhelming majority of air pollution in the region results from natural dust.
除了这些，这个词典还提供了词源：
Date: 1300-1400
Origin: whelm 'to turn over, cover up' (13-19 centuries)
告诉你这个词13世纪就有了。有的单词会告诉你从法语、拉丁文还是什么地方起源，挺有趣的。
更夸张的是，它不像一般词典仅仅列出不规则动词表，它耐心告诉你各种时态语态怎么写，比如：
overwhelm
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SIMPLE FORM
Present I, you, we, they overwhelm
he, she overwhelms
Past I, you, he, she, we, they overwhelmed
Present perfect I, you, we, they h艾薇e overwhelmed
he, she has overwhelmed
Past perfect I, you, he, she, we, they had overwhelmed
Future I, you, he, she, we, they will overwhelm
Future perfect I, you, he, she, we, they will h艾薇e overwhelmed
CONTINUOUS FORM
Present I am overwhelming
he, she is overwhelming
you, we, they are overwhelming
Past I, he, she was overwhelming
you, we, they were overwhelming
Present perfect I, you, we, they h艾薇e been overwhelming
he, she has been overwhelming
Past perfect I, you, he, she, we, they had been overwhelming
Future I, you, he, she, we, they will be overwhelming
Future perfect I, you, he, she, we, they will h艾薇e been overwhelming
这还不算，它还告诉你它可以搭配哪些形容词、副词等等
Phrases from other entries:
great/vast/overwhelming majority of sth- see majority, noun
overwhelming/burning desire- see desire, noun
overwhelming majority- see overwhelming, adjective
overwhelming odds- see overwhelming, adjective
Words used with: overwhelm
PREPOSITIONS:
by,
with
NOUNS:
evidence,
face,
poll,
sense,
support
ADVERBS:
almost,
simply,
so
VERBS:
become,
feel,
seem,
show,
threaten
有了这个词典，感觉就是有一个老外给你随时当顾问。
原版软件加密了，我附上的这个是带有破解补丁的，软件有点大565.71M，希望大家喜欢。
