/cambridge-dictionary

An unofficial Cambridge Dictionary CLI and API

Primary LanguageHTML

Cambridge Dictionary

This repository fetch and parse Cambridge Dictionary HTML. It provides CLI tools and library output with JSON format.

Try it out!

$ npx cambridge-dictionary lego

Installation

$ yarn global add cambridge-dictionary

Usage

examples

import cambridgeDictionary from '../src';

cambridgeDictionary('hello')
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error);

/*
{
  "word": "hello",
  "explanations": [
    {
      "pos": "exclamation, noun",
      "ipa_uk": "heˈləʊ",
      "ipa_us": "heˈloʊ",
      "senses": [
        {
          "guideWord": "",
          "definations": [
            {
              "level": "A1",
              "domain": "",
              "text": "used when meeting or greeting someone: ",
              "examples": [
                "Hello, Paul. I haven't seen you for ages.",
                "I know her vaguely - we've exchanged hellos a few times.",
                "I just thought I'd call by and say hello.",
                "And a big hello (= welcome) to all the parents who've come to see the show."
              ]
            },
            ...
*/