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Tempermonkey script: translate in a new tab by ctrl-right-click

It's been a long time, I created search keywords `camb` in firefox bookmark for Cambridge dictionary English-Chinese translation search.

To use this keyword, the procedure look likes this:

  1. I get a fresh new English word in a page.
  2. I select and copy the word by Ctrl-C or right click and select "copy"
  3. I open a Firefox tab/window
  4. In the newly opened address bar, I type in the keyword "camb" and a space
  5. I paste or manually type in the copied word
  6. I press enter and wait for the Cambridge Dictionary translate 

 

The procedure is too boring, but I can not live without it as Cambridge  Dictionary is one of the best translation system that provides the best quality pronunciation.

 

Now  there's tampermonkey, And with the right-click-to-open script, the procedure becomes:

 

  1. I get a new English word in a page
  2. I select the word and right click the page while holding Ctrl key
  3. New tab is opened with Cambridge Dictionary translation 

 

Much more convenient right?

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