| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| ·Rationale of the Research | 第9-11页 |
| ·Limitations of the Traditional Definition Theory in Bilingual Dictionaries | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Present Study on the Definition in Chinese-English Dictionaries | 第10-11页 |
| ·Subjects and Objective of the Research | 第11-14页 |
| ·Subjects of the Research | 第11-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第14页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第14-15页 |
| ·Methodology of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Data of the Thesis | 第15页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| ·The Meaning of Chinese Idioms | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Nature of Chinese Idioms | 第18-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Definition of Idioms in Chinese Dictionary | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies on the Definition of Idioms from the Part of Speech | 第20页 |
| ·Studies on the Definition of Idioms from Comparative Study | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies on the Definition of Idioms from Revision | 第21页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Definition of Chinese Idioms in C-E Dictionaries | 第21-27页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Definitions in Bilingual Dictionaries | 第21-25页 |
| ·Studies on Definition of Chinese Idioms in C-E Dictionaries | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第27-42页 |
| ·Introduction | 第27页 |
| ·Main Ideas of the Multidimensional Definition in Bilingual Dictionary | 第27-32页 |
| ·Definition of the Multidimensional Definition | 第27-29页 |
| ·Main Features of the Multidimensional Definition | 第29-32页 |
| ·Principles of the Multidimensional Definition in C-E Dictionary | 第32-42页 |
| ·Prototype Principle | 第32-34页 |
| ·Gestalt Principle | 第34-35页 |
| ·Integration Principle | 第35-36页 |
| ·Hierarchy Principle | 第36-38页 |
| ·Relevance Principle | 第38-39页 |
| ·Collocation Principle | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four On the Improvement of Defining Chinese Idioms in The New C-E Dictionary | 第42-58页 |
| ·The Present Situations of Chinese Idioms in the New C-E Dictionary | 第42-47页 |
| ·Research Objects | 第42-44页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第44-47页 |
| ·The Optimization of Definition of Chinese Idioms under the Guidance of Multidimensional Definition Model | 第47-58页 |
| ·Multidimensional Reflection of the Semantic Structure of Idioms | 第47-53页 |
| ·Equal Transformation of the Communicative Model | 第53-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-64页 |
| ·Summary of the study | 第58页 |
| ·Main Findings | 第58-60页 |
| ·Implications | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第61-64页 |
| References | 第64-68页 |
| Appendix | 第68-74页 |
