XV\rSmall in size and light in weight, electronic dictionaries are convenient to use. They are\reasy to carry and\rstudents can take them anywhere they go. Whenever they come across a new word in\rreading, they can\rfind out its meaning wi the help of an electronic dictionary. An electronic dictionary usually\rcontains\rthe information of several paper dictionaries. When students have one such dictionary,\rthey actually\rhave more than one dictionary in hand. Meanwhile, electronic dictionaries are time-saving.\rThey save\rstudents from turning pages over to find the word. Instead, they only need to key in the\rword and the\rmeaning will appear on the screen. Considering all the above factors, no wonder more and\rmore students\rare using electronic dictionaries nowadays