英汉双解词典的翻译，可以是单纯的翻译，也可以是编译。简而言之，从英语角度出发译出原文就是翻译；从汉语角度出发译出原文，使译文接近或达到汉语词典水平的就是编译。这两者差别很大。笔者在编译《牛津初阶英汉双解词典》(第二版)、《牛津进阶英汉双解词典》、《牛津高阶 English-Chinese bilingual dictionary translation, can be a simple translation, it can be compiled. In short, interpreting the original text from the perspective of English is translation; from the perspective of Chinese translation of the original text, the translation is close to or reach the level of the Chinese dictionary is compiled. The two are very different. The author in the compilation of “Oxford English Learners Dictionary” (second edition), “Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary”, "Oxford Advanced