| Synopsis | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research background | 第12-13页 |
| ·The necessity of the present study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objective of the present study | 第14页 |
| ·Framework of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 A Review of Metaphorical Studies | 第16-29页 |
| ·Definitions of metaphor | 第16-17页 |
| ·Key terms used in metaphorical studies | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Nature and understanding of metaphor | 第18-22页 |
| ·The classification of metaphor | 第22-25页 |
| ·The functions of metaphor | 第25-27页 |
| ·Metaphor,language and lexicography | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Metaphors Included in Existing Advanced Learner's Dictionaries —— A Case Study | 第29-48页 |
| ·Structures of a general monolingual dictionary | 第29-30页 |
| ·A review of metaphors included in major existing ALED | 第30-43页 |
| ·A review of the MECD | 第43-48页 |
| Chapter 4 A Tentative Application of Metaphorical Findings to Different Component Parts(Structures) of the ALED and the Systematic Treatment of Metaphors in the ALED | 第48-65页 |
| ·Metaphors in the macrostructure of the ALED | 第49-52页 |
| ·Metaphors in the microstructure of an ALED | 第52-56页 |
| ·The systematicity of the mediostructure of an ALED | 第56-63页 |
| ·The cross-reference of ALED concerned with metaphors | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69页 |
