EzDict.NET is available as an online application and as a desktop AIR application. The online version is developed in Ajax/ExtJS and the desktop application is developed in Adobe AIR.
The dictionary contains over 1.8 million words in total in both Chinese and English. It provides explainations in Oxford, Technology, Modern Chinese, and Chinese Idiom dictionaries.
The desktop version of EzDict.NET provides more convenient functionalities and users can access to these dictionaries from their own computers.
What is good:
First of all, this is a good software for you daily usage and it is for free.
EzDict.NET gathered available dictionaries as possible and the number of words is still growing. Currently it contains almost all the most popular dictionaries in English and Chinese.
The web site is designed in Ajax/ExtJS to provide extrodinary user experiences. The page will not jump and will stay in one page, the program will request the information and display in the user interface, saving you a lot of time staring the blank loading screen.
Meanwhile it has a version which you can download and directly use on your desktop while writing or reading. Still, there is more for you to find it out by yourself.
About Adobe AIR
Adobe AIR runtime allows Adobe AIR applications to be deployed on computers and devices running the Linux operating system. In addition, Adobe Flex Builder for Linux can be used to build rich internet applications that deploy to the desktop and run across operating systems using proven web technologies.
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Here are some key features of "EzDict.NET":
· 1.8 million words
· Support searching Chinese or English words
· Search Chinese words by Pinyin
· Chinese Idioms
· Access the dictionary server from anywhere
· Runs in Windows, Linux, and Mac OS
Requirements:
· Adobe AIR