TransGood-Translation memory software Trados, SDL, ForeignDesk, Wordfast, WordFisher, Déjà Vu (DVX), 译佳计算机辅助翻译软件, 雅信CAT TransGood, TransMemory, Translation Software Tools, Computer-assisted translation, computer-aided translation, CAT, machine-aided translation, Translation memory software, Terminology management software, Alignment software, Software localization tools, ?bersetzung Software, Logiciels de traduction, Software di traduzione, Traducción de Software, Mémoire de traduction, Tradu??o memória, Memoria de traducción, Memoria di traduzione, Перевод Software, ForeignDesk, Okapi Framework, OmegaT, Transolution, AidTransStudio, Cafetran, Déjà Vu (DVX), Heartsome Translation Suite, MemoQ, MetaTexis, Rainbow, SDLX, SDL, STAR Transit, Trados, SDL Trados, Wordfast, WordFisher, Similis, Open Language Tools, 翻訳ソフトウェア, 翻訳メモリ, 翻译软件 辅助翻译软件 计算机辅助翻译软件 人工智能翻译 翻译工具 专业翻译软件 翻译记忆软件 塔多思 Trados SDL WordFast 雅信CAT 翻译公司 牛津词典 Oxford Dictionary lock. 有人乱动过这把锁. * The records of the meeting had been tampered with. 会议记录已被人擅 自改动. * (fig 比喻) tamper with (ie bribe) a jury 贿赂陪审团. tampon / 5tAmpCn; `tAmpBn/ n plug of cotton wool or other absorbent material inserted into a woman's vagina to absorb blood during menstruation （女子使用的）月经棉塞, 卫生栓. tan / tAn; tAn/ v (-nn-) 1 [Tn] convert (animal skin) into leather by treating it with tannic acid, etc 硝（皮）; 制（革）; 鞣（革）. 2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become brown by exposure to the sun （使 某物）晒成褐色, 晒黑: My skin tans easily. 我的皮肤一晒就黑. * I want to tan my back a bit more. 我想把后背晒得再黑点儿. * You look very tanned -- have you been on holiday? 你晒得挺黑的--是 度假去了吗? 3 [Tn] (infml 口) beat (sb/sth); thrash 打（某人[某物]）; 痛打. 4 (idm 习语) tan sb's `hide (infml 口) beat sb hard 痛打某人. tan n. 1 [U] yellowish-brown colour 黄褐色. 2 [C] brown colour of the skin after exposure to the sun 晒黑的肤色: get a good tan 晒得很黑* My tan's beginning to fade. 我晒黑的肤色逐渐变 浅了. -- adj yellowish-brown 黄褐色的: tan leather gloves 黄褐色的皮手套. tanner n. person who tans skins to make leather 制革工人; 硝皮匠. tannery / 5tAnErI; `tAnErI/ n place where skins are tanned to make leather 制革厂; 硝皮厂. tan / tAn; tAn/ abbr 缩写 = (mathematics 数) tangent. tandem / 5tAndEm; `tAndEm/ n 1 bicycle with seats and pedals for two or more people, one behind another （双人或多人骑的）串联式自行车. 2 (idm 习语) in tandem one behind another 一前一后 地; 排成纵列: drive/ride in tandem 一前一后地驾车[骑车] * horses harnessed in tandem 前后串套 著的马 * (fig 比喻) The two systems are designed to work in tandem, ie alongside each other, together. 这两套系统是为同步工作而设计的. * He and his wife run the business in tandem, ie as partners. 他和妻子共同经营这生意. tandoori / tAn5dUErI; tBn`dJrI/ n [U] type of Indian food cooked over charcoal in a clay oven 唐杜里 （印度食品, 在泥炉中的炭火上烹调而成）: [attrib 作定语] tandoori chicken 唐杜里鸡. tang / tAN; tAN/ n (usu sing 通常作单数) sharp taste, flavour or smell, esp one that is characteristic of sth 强烈的味道或气味（尤指某物特有的）: with a tang of lemon 带柠檬味的* There's a tang of autumn in the air. 空气中有秋天的气息. tangy / 5tANI; `tANI/ adj (-ier, -iest): a tangy aroma 浓烈的香味. tangent / 5tAndVEnt; `tAndVEnt/ n 1 (geometry 几) straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it 切线. =>illus at circle 见circle 插图.2 (abbr 缩写 tan) (mathematics 数) (in a right-angled triangle) ratio of the sides opposite and adjacent to a given angle 正切. Cf 参看 cosine, sine. 3 (idm 习语) go/fly off at a `tangent change suddenly from one line of thought, action, etc to another 突然改变思想、行动等. tangerine / 9tAndVE5ri:n; ?@ 5tAndVEri:n; `tAndVE9rin/ n 1 [C] type of small sweet loose-skinned orange 橘子. 2 [U] its deep orange-yellow colour 橘红色. tangible / 5tAndVEbl; `tAndVEbl/ adj 1 (fml 文) that can be perceived by touch 可触知的. [usu attrib 通常作定语] clear and definite; real 明确的; 确切的; 真实的: tangible advantages 真正 的优势 * tangible proof 确凿的证据* the company's tangible assets, eg its buildings, machinery, etc, but not its reputation, etc 公司的有形资产（如其建筑物、机器等, 但不包括其信誉）. tangibility / 9tndVE5bIlEtI; 9tAndVE`bIlEtI/ n [U]. tangibly / -EblI; -EblI/ n [U]. tangle / 5tANgl; `tAN-l/ n [C] 1 confused mass (of string, hair, etc) （绳子、毛发等的）乱团: brush the tangles out of a dog's fur 刷顺狗毛* The wool got in a fearful tangle. 毛线乱成了一团. 2 confused condition 混乱: His financial affairs are in such a tangle. 他的钱财是糊涂帐. tangle v. 1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become twisted into a confused mass （使某 物）乱作一团, 绞在一起: Her hair got all tangled up in the barbed wire fence. 她的头发让刺钢丝篱 笆都给挂住了. 2 [Ipr] ~ with sb/sth become involved in a quarrel or fightwith sb/sth 与某人吵嘴或 打架; 与某事有纠葛: I shouldn'ttangle with Peter --he's bigger than you. 我不该与彼得纠缠--他比 你块头大. tangled adj: tangled hair, wire, undergrowth 乱毛发、金属丝、灌木丛. tangly adj. tangled 混乱的; 乱作一团的. tango / 5tANgEU; `tAN-o/ n (pl ~s / -gEUz; --oz/) (music for a) ballroom dance with gliding steps and a strongly marked rhythm 探戈舞; 探戈舞曲: dance/do the tango 跳探戈舞. tango v. (pt, pp -goed, pres p -going) [I] dance the tango 跳探戈舞. tangy => tang. tank / tANk; tANk/ n 1 (a) large container, usu for liquid or gas 大容器（通常盛液体或气体）; 大 桶; 箱; 罐; 槽: the `petrol-tank of a car 汽车的油箱* keep tropical fish in a glass tank 在玻璃缸 中养热带鱼* Water is stored in tanks under the roof. 水贮存于屋顶下的水箱中. (b) (also tankful / -fUl; -fJl/) contents of this 大桶、箱、罐、槽等所盛之物或量: We drove there and back on one tank of petrol. 我们开车到那里来回用了一油箱汽油. 2 armoured fighting vehicle with guns which moves on Caterpillar tracks 坦克车; 坦克: [attrib 作定语] a tank commander 坦克指挥官. 3 (in India, Pakistan, etc) large artificial reservoir for storing water （印度、巴基斯坦等）人工大水 库. tank v. (phr v) tank up fill the tank of a vehicle, etc 将车辆等的油箱加满油. be/get tanked up (sl 俚) be/become drunk 喝醉: We got really tanked up on whisky and beer. 我们喝威士忌和啤酒喝醉 了. tanker n. (a) ship or aircraft for carrying petroleum, etc in bulk 运送石油等的轮船或飞机: an oil tanker 油轮. (b) (US also `tank truck) heavy road vehicle with a large cylindrical tank for carrying oil, milk, etc in bulk （陆上运送油、奶等的）卡车, 罐车. tankard / 5tANkEd; `tANkLd/ n large (usu metal) drinking mug with a handle, esp one for beer （通常 为金属的）有把手的大缸子; （尤指）啤酒杯. =>illus at cup 见 cup 插图. tanner => tan1. tannery => tan1. tannic / 5tAnIk; `tAnIk/ adj of tannin 鞣酸的; 单宁酸的. tannic acid tannin 鞣酸; 单宁; 单宁酸. tannin / 5tAnIn; `tAnIn/ n [U] any of various compounds obtained from the bark of oak and other trees and used in tanning, dyeing, etc 鞣酸; 单宁; 单宁酸. Tannoy / 5tAnRI; `tAnRI/ n (propr 专利名) type of public-address system 坦诺扩音系统: an announcement made over/on the Tannoy 经坦诺扩音系统发布的通告. tantalize, tantalise / 5tAntElaIz; `tAntl9aIz/ v [Tn] tease or torment (a person or an animal) by the sight of sth that is desired but cannot be reached （以可望而不可即之物）逗引或招惹（人或动物）: Give the dog the bone don't tantalize him. 把那块骨头给那条狗吧--别让它乾著急了. * He was tantalized by visions of power and wealth. 他追求不到可望而不可即的权力和财富, 受尽了折磨. tantalizing, tantalising adj: a tantalizing smell of food 诱人的食物气味. tantalizingly, tantalisingly adv: tantalizingly near 近得使人跃跃欲试. tantamount / 5tAntEmaUnt; `tAntE9maJnt/ adj [pred 作表语] ~ to sth equal in effect to sth; as good as sth 与某事物效果相等; 与某事物相同: The King's request was tantamount to a command. 国王 的要求就相当于命令. * Her statement is tantamount to a confession of guilt. 她的供述等于认罪 tantrum / 5tAntrEm; `tAntrEm/ n outburst of bad temper, esp in a child 脾气发作（尤指儿童）: have/throw a tantrum 发脾气* be in/get in(to) a tantrum 在发脾气. tap / tAp; tAp/ n 1 (US faucet) device for controlling the flow of liquid or gas out of a pipe or container （控制液体或气体流出的）龙头, 旋塞: hot and cold taps, eg on a basin, bath, etc 冷水和 热水的龙头* turn the tap on/off 打开[关上]龙头* Don't leave the taps running, ie Turn them off. 要把龙头关上. Cf 参看valve 1. 2 act of tapping a telephone or connection for doing this 电话窃 听（接线）: put a tap on sb's phone 给某人的电话接通窃听器. 3 (idm 习语) on tap (a) (of beer, etc) in a barrel with a tap; on draught （指啤酒等）装在有龙头的桶里的, 散装的. (b) (fig 比喻) available when needed 现成的; 随时可获得的. tap v. (-pp-) 1 (a) [Tn] draw liquid from (sth) 从（某物）中放出液体: tap a cask of cider 从桶中 放出苹果酒. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (off) (from sth) draw (liquid) through the tap of a barrel 打开 桶的龙头放出（液体）: tap off some cider 打开龙头放出些苹果酒* tap cider from a cask 打开桶 的龙头放出苹果酒. 2 (a) [Tn] cut the bark of (a tree) in order to collect the sap 割开（树）的皮（以 收取汁液）: tap rubber-trees 割胶. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (off) collect (sap) in this way （割开树 皮）收取（汁液）. 3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth/sb (for sth) extract or obtain (sth) from sth/sb 自某物[某人] 处引出或获取（某物）: vast mineral wealth waiting to be tapped 待开采的大量矿产* new ways of tapping the skills of young people 使青年人发挥技能的新途径 * (infml 口) tap sb for a loan 向某 人借钱. 4 [Tn] fit a listening device to (a telephone line) 在（电话线路）上装窃听器: I think my phone is being tapped. 我想现在有人窃听我的电话. tap-root n. chief root of a plant, growing straight downwards （植物的）主根. tap-water n. [U] water supplied through pipes to taps in a building, esp contrasted with types of bottled water 自来水. tap / tAp; tAp/ n 1 [C] (sound of a) quick light blow 轻快的敲击（声）: They heard a tap at the door. 他们听见轻轻的敲门声. * He felt a tap on his shoulder. 他觉得有人轻拍他的肩膀. * She gave the lid a few gentle taps to loosen it. 她把盖子轻拍了几下使它松动. 2 taps [sing v] (US) (in the armed forces) last bugle call of the day, the signal for lights to be put out （军队）熄灯号. tap v. (-pp-) 1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (with sth) knock gently on sb/sth 轻拍某人; 轻敲某物: tab sb on the shoulder 轻拍某人肩膀* He tapped the box with astick. 他用小棒敲打盒子. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (against/on sth) strike (sth) lightly with sth 以某物轻击（某物）: tapping her fingers on the table 用她的手指轻敲著桌子. 2 [I, Ipr] ~ (at/on sth) give a tap or taps 轻敲; 轻拍; 轻击; 轻 踏: Who's that tapping at the window? 谁在敲窗户? tap-dance n. dance in which an elaborate rhythm is tapped with the feet 踢踏舞. v [I] perform this dance 跳踢踏舞. tap-dancer n. tap-dancing n. [U]. tape / teIp; tep/ n 1 [C, U] (piece of a) narrow strip of material used for tying, fastening or labelling things （用以捆、系物品或作标记的）带子, 线带: three yards of linen tape 三码亚麻带* a parcel tied up with tape 用带子捆著的包裹* The seat covers are held in place by tapes. 椅套用带子系在 椅子上. 2 [C] piece of this stretched across a race-track at the finishing-line （拉在跑道终点的）终 点线: He breasted/broke the tape (ie finished the race) half a second ahead of his rival. 他比对手早半 秒钟撞线（到达终点）. 3 [U] strip of paper orother flexible material coated with adhesive for fasteningpackages, etc （粘贴包裹等的）胶带, 胶条: sticky tape 胶黏带 * insulating tape 绝缘胶 带. 4 [U] narrow continuousstrip of paper on which a teleprinter prints a message （电传打印机的） 收报纸带. 5 [C, U] (reel of) magnetic tape; recording made on this 磁带; 录像（带）; 录音（带）: The police seized various books and tapes. 警方查获了各种书和磁带. * make a tape of sb's conversation 录下某人的谈话* listening to a tape of the Beatles 听披头士乐队的录音带 * I've got all the Beethoven symphonies on tape. 我有贝多芬交响乐全部的录音带. 6 [C] = tape-measure. tape v. 1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) tie or fasten sth with tape 用带子捆或系某物. 2 [Tn] record (sb/sth) on magnetic tape 将（某人[某事物]）录在录像带上; 给（某人[某事物]）录音: taped a concert off/from the radio 录下音乐会的无线电广播. 3 (idm 习语) have (got) sb/sth taped (infml 口esp Brit) understand sb/sth fully; be able to manage, influence or control sb/sth 全面了解某人[某 事物]; 能管理、影响或控制某人[某事物]: It took me a while to learn the rules of the game but I think I've got them taped now. 我用了些时间学习游戏规则, 大概现在已经掌握了. tape deck tape recorder as one component in a hi-fi system （高保真度的音响装置中的）录音座. tape-measure n. (also tape, `measuring tape) stripof tape or flexible metal marked in inches or centimetres,etc for measuring length 卷尺; 皮尺. tape-recorder n. apparatus for recording sounds on magnetic tape and playing back the recording 录 音机. tape-recording n. recording made on magnetic tape （录在磁带上的）录音, 录像. tapeworm n. tape-like worm that lives as a parasite in the intestines of man and other animals 绦虫. taper / 5teIpE(r); `tepL/ n length of wax-covered thread like a very thin candle burned to give light or to light other candles, etc 蜡捻子, 细蜡烛（点燃后用以照明或引火）: put a taper to the fire 用蜡捻 儿引火. taper / 5teIpE(r); `tepL/ v 1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (off) (to sth) become or make (sth) gradually narrower 逐渐变窄; 使（某物）逐渐变窄: tapering at the ends 末端渐窄* a blade that tapers off to a fine point 缩窄成细尖的叶片* The trouser legs are slightly tapered. 裤腿逐渐向里 收窄了一些. Cf 参看flare2. 2 [Ip, Tn.p] ~ (sth) off (cause sth to) become less in amount, etc or to cease gradually （使某物）变少, 变小; （使某物）逐渐终止: The number of applicants for the course has been tapering off recently. 申请上该课程的人近来已逐渐减少. * taper off production 逐渐停 产. taper n. (usu sing 通常作单数) gradual narrowing of a long object （长形物体的）逐渐变窄: trousers with a slight taper 裤脚稍瘦进一些的长裤. tapestry / 5tApEstrI; `tApIstrI/ n [C, U] (piece of) cloth into which threads of coloured wool are woven or embroidered by hand to make pictures or designs, used for covering walls and furniture 绣帷; 织 花帷; 壁毯; 挂毯. tapestried adj. hung or decorated with tapestries 挂绣帷或挂毯的; 以绣帷或挂毯装饰的: tapestried walls 挂有绣帷的墙. tapioca / 9tApI5EUkE; 9tApI`okE/ n [U] starchy food in hard white grains, obtained from the cassava plant 木薯淀粉. tapir / 5teIpE(r); `tepL/ n small pig-like animal of tropical America and Malaysia, with a long flexible nose 貘（产于马来西亚和美洲热带地区）. tappet / 5tApIt; `tApIt/ n projection in a piece of machinery that causes a certain movement by tapping against sth, used eg to open and close a valve 挺杆. tap / tAp; tAp/ n 1 (US faucet) device for controlling the flow of liquid or gas out of a pipe or container （控制液体或气体流出的）龙头, 旋塞: hot and cold taps, eg on a basin, bath, etc 冷水和 热水的龙头* turn the tap on/off 打开[关上]龙头* Don't leave the taps running, ie Turn them off. 要把龙头关上. Cf 参看valve 1. 2 act of tapping a telephone or connection for doing this 电话窃 听（接线）: put a tap on sb's phone 给某人的电话接通窃听器. 3 (idm 习语) on tap (a) (of beer, etc) in a barrel with a tap; on draught （指啤酒等）装在有龙头的桶里的, 散装的. (b) (fig 比喻) available when needed 现成的; 随时可获得的. tap v. (-pp-) 1 (a) [Tn] draw liquid from (sth) 从（某物）中放出液体: tap a cask of cider 从桶中 放出苹果酒. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (off) (from sth) draw (liquid) through the tap of a barrel 打开 桶的龙头放出（液体）: tap off some cider 打开龙头放出些苹果酒* tap cider from a cask 打开桶 的龙头放出苹果酒. 2 (a) [Tn] cut the bark of (a tree) in order to collect the sap 割开（树）的皮（以 收取汁液）: tap rubber-trees 割胶. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (off) collect (sap) in this way （割开树 皮）收取（汁液）. 3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth/sb (for sth) extract or obtain (sth) from sth/sb 自某物[某人] 处引出或获取（某物）: vast mineral wealth waiting to be tapped 待开采的大量矿产* new ways of tapping the skills of young people 使青年人发挥技能的新途径 * (infml 口) tap sb for a loan 向某 人借钱. 4 [Tn] fit a listening device to (a telephone line) 在（电话线路）上装窃听器: I think my phone is being tapped. 我想现在有人窃听我的电话. tap-root n. chief root of a plant, growing straight downwards （植物的）主根. tap-water n. [U] water supplied through pipes to taps in a building, esp contrasted with types of bottled water 自来水. tap / tAp; tAp/ n 1 [C] (sound of a) quick light blow 轻快的敲击（声）: They heard a tap at the door. 他们听见轻轻的敲门声. * He felt a tap on his shoulder. 他觉得有人轻拍他的肩膀. * She gave the lid a few gentle taps to loosen it. 她把盖子轻拍了几下使它松动. 2 taps [sing v] (US) (in the armed forces) last bugle call of the day, the signal for lights to be put out （军队）熄灯号. tap v. (-pp-) 1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (with sth) knock gently on sb/sth 轻拍某人; 轻敲某物: tab sb on the shoulder 轻拍某人肩膀* He tapped the box with astick. 他用小棒敲打盒子. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (against/on sth) strike (sth) lightly with sth 以某物轻击（某物）: tapping her fingers on the table 用她的手指轻敲著桌子. 2 [I, Ipr] ~ (at/on sth) give a tap or taps 轻敲; 轻拍; 轻击; 轻 踏: Who's that tapping at the window? 谁在敲窗户? taps => tap2 2. tar / tB:(r); tBr/ n [U] 1 thick black sticky liquid, hard when cold, obtained from coal, etc and used in making roads, to preserve timber, etc 焦油; 焦油沥青; 柏油.2 similar substance formed by burning tobacco （烟草燃烧产生的）烟油, 尼古丁: [attrib 作定语] low-/middle-/high-tar cigarettes 尼古丁 含量低[中/高]的香烟. tar v. (-rr-) 1 [Tn] cover (sth) with tar 以焦油或沥青覆盖或涂抹（某物）; 铺以柏油: a tarred road, rope, roof 铺柏油的路、涂焦油的绳子、涂沥青的屋顶. Cf 参看Tarmac. 2 (idm 习语) tar and `feather sb put tar on sb and then cover him with feathers, as a punishment 将某人涂以沥青然后 覆以羽毛（作为处罚）. tarred withthe same `brush (as sb) having the same faults (as sb) （与某人） 有同样的缺点. tar / tB:(r); tBr/ n (also Jack tar) (dated infml 旧, 口) sailor 水手; 水兵. taradiddle / 5tArEdIdl; ?@ 9tArE5dIdl; 9tArE`dIdl/ n (dated infml 旧, 口) 1 [C] petty lie; fib 小谎. 2 [U] nonsense 胡说; 瞎说: That's all taradiddle! 那都是胡说八道! taramasalata / 9tArEmEsE5lB:tE; 9tArEmEsE`lBtE/ n [U] edible (usu pink) paste made from the smoked roe of mullet or cod （以鲻鱼子或鳕鱼子熏制的）鱼子酱（通常呈粉红色）. tarantella / 9tArEn5telE; 9tArEn`tZlE/ n (music for a) fast whirling Italian dance 塔兰台拉舞; 塔兰 台拉舞曲. tarantula / tE5rAntjUlE; ?@ -tFElE; tE`rAntFElE/ n any of several types of large spider, many of them hairy and some of them poisonous 大蜘蛛（多有毛, 有的有毒）. tarboosh / tB:5bu:F; tBr`buF/ n brimless felt cap like a fez, worn by Muslim men in certain countries 塔布什帽（某些国家穆斯林男子戴的无沿毡帽）. tardy / 5tB:dI; `tBrdI/ adj (-ier, -iest) (fml 文) 1 slow to act, move or happen 行动缓慢的; 缓缓移 动的; 迟缓的; 拖拉的: tardy in offering help 提供帮助不及时* tardy progress, repentance, recognition 缓慢的进步、事过后悔、缓慢的认识. 2 (of actions, etc; US also of people) late （指 行动等; 美式英语亦用于指人）晚的, 迟的: a tardy arrival, return, departure, etc 迟到、迟归、迟 动身* be tardy for/to school 上学迟到. tardily / -IlI; -IlI/ adv. tardiness n. [U]. tare / teE(r); tZr/ n 1 weight of the container in which goods are packed, or of the vehicle carrying them 皮重（包装货物的容器重量）; 包装重量; 车身重（载货车辆的重量）; 车皮重. 2 allowance made for this when the goods are weighed together with their container or vehicle 皮重的扣除. target / 5tB:gIt; `tBr-It/ n 1 object or mark that a person tries to hit in shooting, etc; disc marked with concentric circles for this purpose in archery 目标; 靶. =>illus at archery 见archery 插图. 2 person or thing against which criticism, etc is directed 受批评等的人或事物; 批评的目标、对象: become the target of scorn, derision, spite, etc 成为受轻蔑、嘲笑、怨恨等的对象. 3 result aimed at; objective 目的; 目标: meet one's export targets 达到出口指标 * Production so far this year is on/off target. 今年到目前为止生产已达到[未达到]指标. * The embassy is an obvious target for terrorist attacks. 大使馆是恐怖分子攻击的明显目标. * [attrib 作定语] a target date, ie one set for completion of a project, etc 预定日期（为完成计画等订立的）. target v. [usu passive 通常用于被动语态: Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (at/on sth/sb) aim sth 瞄准某物: missiles targeted on Britain 瞄准英国的导弹* a sales campaign targeted at the youth market 面向 青年人市场的大推销. tariff / 5tArIf; `tArIf/ n 1 list of fixed charges, esp for rooms, meals, etc at a hotel 价目表（尤指旅馆 的房间、餐食等的）. 2 duty to be paid on imports or (less often) exports 进出口货物（较少指出 口货物）关税: [attrib 作定语] raise tariff barriers against foreign goods 削减进口税. Cf 参看 tax 1. Tarmac / 5tB:mAk; `tBr9mAk/ n [U] (a) (propr 专利名) (also tar macadam) material for surfacing roads, etc, consisting of broken stone mixed with tar （铺设路面的）碎石和沥青的混合材料. (b) tarmac area surfaced with this, esp on an airfield 柏油碎石路面（尤指飞机场的）: The plane taxied along the tarmac. 飞机沿跑道滑行. Cf 参看 macadam. tarmac v. (pt, pp tarmacked, pres p tarmacking) [Tn] surface (sth) with Tarmac 以碎石沥青铺盖（某 物）表面: I'm going to tarmac the front drive. 我要把前面的汽车道铺上碎石沥青. tarn / tB:n; tBrn/ n (often in names) small mountain lake （常用于名字）山中的小湖. tarnish / 5tB:nIF; `tBrnIF/ v 1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) lose its brightness by being exposed to air or damp （因暴露于空气或潮气）（使某物）失去光泽: mirrors that have tarnished with age 因年深月 久而失去光泽的镜子* The brasswork needs polishing it's badly tarnished. 那黄铜制品该擦了- 黑糊糊的. 2 [Tn] stain or blemish (a reputation, etc) 玷污, 损害（名誉等）: The firm's good name was badly tarnished by the scandal. 这件丑事玷污了公司的好名声. tarnish n. [C, U] loss of brightness; stain or blemish 晦暗; 污点; 瑕疵: remove the tarnish from silver 除去银子上的污点. taro / 5tB:rEU; `tBro/ n (pl ~s) any of various types of tropical plant with a starchy root used as food, esp in the Pacific islands 芋; 芋头. tarot / 5tArEU; `tAro/ n (a) [C] any one of a special pack of cards used mainly for fortune-telling 塔 罗特纸牌（主要用于占卜）. (b) [sing] game played with these 塔罗特纸牌戏: playing the tarot 玩 塔罗特纸牌 * [attrib 作定语] tarot cards 塔罗特纸牌. tarpaulin / tB:5pR:lIn; tBr`pRlIn/ n [C, U] (sheet or covering of) canvas made waterproof, esp by being treated with tar 防水帆布; 防水帆布罩; （尤指）柏油帆布: goods on a lorry covered by a tarpaulin 卡车上苫著雨布的货物. tarragon / 5tArEgEn; ?@ -gCn; `tArE9-Bn/ n [U] (herb with) leaves that are used for flavouring salads and vinegar 龙蒿; 龙蒿叶（用以为色拉和醋调味）: add a sprinkling of dried tarragon 放点儿乾的 龙蒿叶. tarry / 5tArI; `tArI/ v (pt, pp tarried) [I, Ipr] (arch or rhet 古或修辞) delay in coming to or going from a place; linger 耽搁; 逗留; 徘徊: Tarry awhile at this charming country inn. 在这个可爱的乡村小 酒馆里呆一会儿吧. tarry / 5tB:rI; `tBrI/ adj (-ier, -iest) of, like or covered with tar 沥青的; 柏油的; 如沥青的; 涂有沥 青的. tarsal / 5tB:sl; `tBrsl/ adj (anatomy 解) of the bones in the ankle 跗骨的. tarsal n. (anatomy 解) one of the bones in the ankle 跗骨（之一块）. =>illus at skeleton 见 skeleton 插图. tarsus / 5tB:sEs; `tBrsEs/ n (pl tarsi / -saI; -saI/) (anatomy 解) group of seven small bones in the ankle 跗骨（由踝部七块小骨组成）. tart / tB:t; tBrt/ adj 1 sharp-tasting; acid 辛辣的; 酸的: This fruit tastes rather tart. 这水果吃著有 些酸. 2 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (fig 比喻) sharp in manner; cutting or sarcastic 尖酸的; 尖刻的; 伤害的; 讽刺的: a tart remark, reply, tone 尖酸的言语、回答、语调* He can be quite tart. 他有 时很刻薄. tartly adv. tartness n. [U]. tart / tB:t; tBrt/ n 1 (esp Brit) pie containing fruit or other sweet filling, often without a covering of pastry 果馅饼（以水果或其他甜料作馅, 常无上面的饼皮）. 2 small circle of pastry cooked with jam, etc on it （上面有果酱等的）小圆饼. Cf 参看 flan. tart / tB:t; tBrt/ n (sl 俚) 1 prostitute 妓女. 2 (derog 贬) girl or woman, esp one regarded as being sexually immoral 小妞儿; 娘儿们; （尤指）破鞋. tart v. (phr v) ~ sb/sth up (infml 口) dress or decorate sb/sth in a gaudy way; smarten sb/sth up, esp cheaply or superficially 将某人打扮得妖艳; 将某物装饰得俗气; （尤指以廉价的服饰或从外表 上）打扮某人, 装饰某物: tarting herself up for the disco 把她自己打扮得花枝招展去跳迪斯科 * They've tarted up the restaurant but the food hasn't improved. 他们已将饭店装修了一番, 但饭菜并 无改进. tartan / 5tB:tn; `tBrtn/ n 1 [C, U] pattern of coloured stripes crossing at right angles, esp one associated with a Scottish clan 花格图案（尤指与苏格兰家族有关的）. 2 [U] woollen fabric woven in such a pattern 彩色格呢; 苏格兰格呢: [attrib 作定语] a tartan skirt 彩色格呢裙. tartar / 5tB:tE(r); `tBrtL/ n [U] 1 hard chalky deposit that forms on the teeth 牙垢; 牙石. Cf 参看 plaque2.2 reddish deposit that forms on the inside of a cask in which wine is fermented 酒石（形成于 酒的发酵桶内侧者）. tartaric / tB:5tArIk; tBr`tArIk/ adj of or derived from tartar 酒石的; 由酒石生成的. tartaric acid acid of tartar, found in many plants and the juice of fruit, and used in making baking powder, etc 酒石 酸, 果酸（存在于许多植物和果汁中, 用以制发酵粉等）. tartar / 5tB:tE(r); `tBrtL/ n person who has a violent temper or is difficult to deal with 脾气暴躁的人; 难对付的人. tartar sauce / 9tB:tE(r) 5sR:s; ?@ 5tB:rtEr sR:s; `tBrtL9sRs/ cold sauce of mayonnaise with chopped onions, herbs, capers, gherkins, etc, eaten esp with fish 塔塔沙司（用蛋黄酱加碎洋葱、香料, 续随 子及小黄瓜制成, 尤用以佐鱼）. task / tB:sk; ?@ tAsk; tAsk/ n 1 piece of (esp hard or unpleasant) work that has to be done 必须做 的工作（尤指困难的或讨厌的）; 任务: holiday tasks 假期作业* I set myself the task of chopping up the firewood. 我给自己安排了劈柴的任务. * perform the gruesome task of identifying the dead bodies 执行辨认尸体这一可怕的任务* Becoming fluent in a foreign language is no easy task, ie is difficult. 熟练地掌握一门外语是一项艰苦的工作. =>Usage at work1 用法见work1. 2 (idm 习 语) take sb to task (about/for/over sth) rebuke or criticize sb 指责或批评某人: I was taken to task for arriving late. 我因迟到而受批评. * She took the government to task over its economic record. 她批 评政府的经济劣迹. task v. [Tn.pr esp passive 尤用于被动语态] ~ sb with sth give sth to sb as a task 将某事作为任务 交与某人: tasked with the design of a new shopping centre 被派给设计新购物中心的任务. task force group of people and resources specially organized for a particular (esp military) task 特派组; 特遣部 队. taskmaster (fem 阴性作`taskmistress) n. person who is strict in making others work hard 监工: a hard taskmaster 严厉的监工. TASS / tAs; tAs/ abbr 缩写= official news agency of the former USSR (Russian Telegrafnoye Agenstvo Sovietskovo Soyuza) 塔斯社（前苏联官方通讯社）（源自俄文Telegrafnoye Agenstvo Sovietskovo Soyuza）. tassel / 5tAsl; `tAsl/ n bunch of threads tied at one end and hanging (from a cushion, tablecloth, hat, etc) as an ornament （垫子、台布、帽子等垂下的）穗, 缨, 流苏. tasselled (US tasseled) adj. ornamented with a tassel or tassels 饰有穗、缨或流苏的. taste / teIst; test/ n 1 [C, U] sensation caused in the tongue by things placed on it 味道: Sugar has a sweet taste. 糖有甜味. * a strong taste of garlic 很浓的蒜味* I don't like the taste of this cheese. 我不喜欢这乳酪的味道. * a wine that has no/very little/not much taste 没味的[味淡的/没什麽味的] 酒. 2 [U] sense by which flavour is known 味觉: I've got a cold and so I have no taste/have lost my sense of taste. 我伤风了, 尝不出味道. * bitter to the taste 苦味. 3 [C usu sing 通常作单数]~ (of sth) (a) small quantity of food or drink taken as a sample （品尝的）少量食物或饮料: Just have a taste of this cheese! 尝一点儿这种乳酪吧! (b) (fig 比喻) first/early experience of sth 首次的[最初的]经 历或体验; 尝试: her first taste of life in a big city 她对大城市生活初次的体验 * Although we didn't know it, this incident was a taste of things to come. 我们当时并不了解, 这件事就是后来这 类事的发端. 4 [C, U] ~ (for sth) liking or preference 爱好; 嗜好: She has a taste for foreign travel. 她有到国外旅行的爱好. * have expensive tastes in clothes 喜欢昂贵的衣服* Modern art is not (to) everyone's taste, ie Many people dislike it. 现代艺术不见得合所有人的口味（很多人不喜欢）. 5 [U] ability to perceive and enjoy what is beautiful or harmonious, or to behave in an appropriate and a pleasing way 判断力; 鉴赏力; 审美力; 欣赏力; 适度而得体的举止: have excellent taste in clothes, art, music, etc 对服装、艺术、音乐等很有鉴赏力* He's got more money than taste, ie is rich but unrefined. 他有钱却无修养. * a room furnished in/with perfect taste 布置得相当雅致的房 间* It would be bad taste to refuse their invitation. 拒绝他们的邀请是不礼貌的. 6 (idm 习语) an acquired taste => acquire. (be) in good, bad, poor, the best of, theworst of, etc `taste (of sb's behaviour, etc) appropriateand pleasing/unsuitable and offensive （指某人的举止等）适度而得体[失当而粗俗]: She always dresses in the best possible taste. 她总是穿得很雅致. * I thought his jokes were in very poor taste. 我认为他讲的笑话太粗俗了. leave a bad/nasty taste in the mouth => leave1. there's no accounting for taste => account2. to `taste (esp in recipes) in the amount preferred （尤用于食谱中） 适量: Add salt to taste. 按口味放盐. tasteful / -fl; -fEl/ adj showing good taste1(5) 有良好判断力、鉴赏力等的; 举止得体的. tastefully / -fElI; -fElI/adv: tastefully decorated 装饰得高雅的. tastefulness n. [U]. tasteless adj. 1 having no flavour 无味的. 2 showing poor taste1(5) 无判断力、鉴赏力等的; 举止粗俗的: tasteless jokes 粗俗的笑话. tastelessly adv. tastelessness n. [U]. tasty adj. (-ier, -iest) having a strong and pleasant flavour; appetizing 美味的; 引起食欲的: a tasty dish 一道好吃的菜. tastily / -IlI; -IlI/ adv. tastiness n. [U]. taste-bud n. (usu pl 通常作复数) any of the smallprojections on the tongue by which flavours are perceived 味蕾. taste / teIst; test/ v 1 [I, Tn] (not used in the continuous tenses; often with can 不用于进行时态; 常 与can 连用) be able to perceive (flavours) 能辨别（味道）; 尝出; 品出: I can't taste, I've got a bad cold. 我得了重感冒, 尝不出味道来. * Can you taste the garlic in this stew? 你尝得出炖肉里有大 蒜味儿吗? 2 [La, Ipr] ~ (of sth) have a certain (specified) flavour 有某种（所指的）味道: taste sour, bitter, sweet, etc 有酸、苦、甜等味* It tastes strongly of mint. 这有挺冲的薄荷味儿. 3 [Tn] test the flavour of (sth) 尝（某物）的味道; 品: He tasted the soup to see if he had put enough salt in it. 他 尝尝汤, 看是否够咸. =>Usage at feel1 用法见feel1. 4 [Tn] eat or drink (food or liquid) 吃（食 物）; 喝（液体）: They hadn't tasted hot food for over a week. 他们已有一个多星期没吃上热东西 了. * That's the best wine I've ever tasted. 那是我喝过的最好的酒. 5 [Tn] (fig 比喻) experience (sth) 体验, 领略（某事）: taste power, freedom, failure, defeat, etc 尝到权力、自由、失败、挫 败等的滋味. taster n. person whose job is to judge the quality of wine, tea, etc by tasting it 品尝员; 品酒师; 品 茶师. tasting n. event at which sth is tasted 品尝会: go to a wine/cheese tasting 去参加酒类[乳酪]品尝 会. -tasting ( forming compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词) having the specified flavour or taste 有某 种风味或滋味的: sweet-tasting * fresh-tasting. tat / tAt; tAt/ v (-tt-) (a) [I] do tatting 梭织. (b) [Tn] make (sth) by tatting 用梭织法编织（某物）. tat / tAt; tAt/ n [U] (Brit infml 口) tatty things; shoddy or shabby goods 不整洁之物; 劣质的或破旧 的货物: a shop selling dreadful old tat 出售破烂旧物的店子. tat / tAt; tAt/ n (idm 习语) tit for tat => tit2. tatters / 5tAtEz; `tAtLz/ n [pl] 1 irregularly torn pieces of cloth, etc; rags 碎布; 破旧的衣服: a poor beggar dressed in rags and tatters 衣衫褴褛的、可怜的乞丐* His clothes hung in tatters. 他的衣 服破成了条儿耷拉著. 2 (idm 习语) in tatters destroyed; ruined 破坏的; 毁坏的; 毁灭的: left his reputation, life, career, etc in tatters 使他的名誉、生活、事业等受损害* She replied to my points so convincingly that my argument was soon in tatters. 她反驳我提出的各点都很有说服力, 很快就 将我的论点驳倒. tattered adj. ragged 破烂的; 褴褛的. tatting / 5tAtIN; `tAtIN/ n [U] (a) type of lace that is made by hand and used for trimming （用于装饰 的）手工花边. (b) process of making this 编织手工花边. tattle / 5tAtl; `tAtl/ v [I] chatter or gossip idly; reveal information by doing this 闲谈; 闲聊; （聊天 中）透露消息: Who's been tattling? 谁在说闲话呢? tattle n. [U] idle chatter or gossip 闲谈; 闲聊. tattler / 5tAtlE(r); `tAtlL/ (US `tattle-tale) n person who tattles 爱闲聊的人; 爱透露消息的人. tattoo / tE5tu:; ?@ tA5tu:; tA`tu/ n (pl ~s) 1 [sing] evening drum or bugle signal calling soldiers back to their quarters 归营鼓; 归营号: beat/sound the tattoo 敲归营鼓[吹归营号]. 2 [C] elaborate version of this withmusic and marching, performed as a public entertainment 归营游行（配有军乐的 表演）: a torchlight tattoo 火炬游行. 3 [C] drumming or tapping 敲鼓; 轻击: beating a tattoo on the table with his fingers 以手指在桌子上轻击鼓点. tattoo / tE5tu:; ?@ tA5tu:; tA`tu/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] (a) mark (sb's skin) with a permanent picture or pattern by pricking it and inserting a dye 给（某人的皮肤）刺染图案. (b) put (a picture or pattern) on the skin in this way 刺染（图案）于皮肤上: had a ship tattooed on his arm 在他的臂上刺一只船. tattoo n. (pl ~s) tattooed picture or pattern 刺在皮肤上的图案; 文身: His chest was covered in tattoos. 他的胸部刺满了花纹. * [attrib 作定语] a tattoo artist 文身的艺术家. tatty / 5tAtI; `tAtI/ adj (-ier, -iest) (infml 口) 1 shabby and untidy; ragged 不整洁的; 邋遢的; 破 烂的: tatty old clothes 破烂的旧衣服. 2 cheap and tawdry 廉价而艳丽的; 俗丽的. tattily / -IlI; -IlI/ adv. tattiness n. [U]. taught pt, pp of teach. taunt / tR:nt; tRnt/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (with sth) try to provoke sb with scornful or critical remarks; jeer at sb 试图以嘲笑或批评惹恼某人; 嘲弄某人: They taunted him with cowardice/with being a coward. 他们讥笑他胆怯[是胆小鬼]. taunt n. (often pl 常作复数) taunting remark 嘲弄的言语; 嘲笑; 讥讽: ignoring the taunts of the opposition 不理睬对方的嘲笑. tauntingly adv. Taurus / 5tR:rEs; `tRrEs/ n 1 [U] the second sign of the zodiac, the Bull 金牛宫（黄道第二宫）. =>illus at zodiac 见 zodiac 插图. 2 [C] person born under the influence of this sign 属金牛宫星 座的人. Taurean n, adj =>Usage at zodiac 用法见 zodiac. taut / tR:t; tRt/ adj 1 (of rope, wire, cloth, etc) tightly stretched; not slack （指绳索、金属线、布 等）拉紧的, 不松弛的. 2 (of muscles or nerves) tense （指肌肉或神经）紧张的. tautly adv. tautness n. [U]. tauten / 5tR:tn; `tRtn/ v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become taut （使某物）变紧, 紧张. tautology / tR:5tClEdVI; tR`tBlEdVI/ n (a) [U] saying the same thing more than once in different ways withoutmaking one's meaning clearer or more forceful; needlessrepetition 无谓的重复; 赘述. (b) [C] instance of this 重复的话; 赘言. Cf 参看 pleonasm. tautological / 9tR:tE5lCdVIkl; 9tRtl`BdVIkl/, tautologous / tR:5tClEgEs; tR`tBlE-Es/ adjs. tavern / 5tAvEn; `tAvLn/ n (arch or rhet 古或修辞) inn or public house 客栈; 酒店; 酒馆. TAVR abbr. 缩写 = T and AVR. tawdry / 5tR:drI; `tRdrI/ adj (-ier, -iest) showy or gaudy but without real value 俗丽的; 华而不实的: tawdry jewellery, furnishings 俗丽的珠宝、家具. tawdrily /-ElI; -ElI/ adv. tawdriness n. [U]. tawny / 5tR:nI; `tRnI/ adj brownish-yellow 黄褐色: the lion's tawny mane 狮子的黄褐色鬃毛. tax / tAks; tAks/ n 1 [C, U] (sum of) money to be paid by people or businesses to a government for publicpurposes 税; 税额: income/property/sales tax 所得[物业/营业]税* value-added tax 增值税 * levy a tax on sth 对某物徵税* direct/indirect taxes 直接[间接]税* paid over 1000 in taxes last year 去年交纳1000 多英镑的税 * [attrib 作定语] tax evasion 逃税. Cf 参看duty 3, tariff 2. 2 (idm 习语) a tax on sth a burden or strain on sth 某物的负担或重负: a tax on one's health, patience, strength, etc 对健康、耐力、体力等的影响. tax v. [Tn] 1 impose a tax on (sb/sth); require (sb) to pay tax 对（某人[某事物]）徵税; 要求（某 人）纳税: tax luxuries 徵奢侈品税* tax rich and poor alike 对贫富一律徵税* My income is taxed at source, ie Tax is deducted from it before it is paid to me. 我的收入已先行扣除了所得税. 2 make heavy demands on (sth); strain 造成（某事物）的重负; 使超过极限: His constant requests for help taxed our goodwill. 他不断要求我们帮助他, 过分利用了我们对他的好意. * All these questions are beginning to tax my patience. 所有这些问题逐渐使我不胜其烦. 3 pay tax on (sth) 给（某物） 纳税; 上税: The car is taxed until July. 这辆汽车七月前已上税. 4 (idm 习语) tax one's/sb's brain(s) set sb/oneself a difficult mental task 给某人[自己]安排伤脑筋的工作: This crossword will really tax your brain. 这纵横字谜真能让人大伤脑筋. 5 (phr v) tax sb with sth (fml 文) accuse sb of sth 指控某人某事: She was taxed with negligence/with having been negligent. 她被指控疏忽职 守. taxable adj that can be or is liable to be taxed 应纳税的; 可能需纳税的: taxable earnings 应纳 税的收入. taxing adj tiring or demanding 累人的; 烦人的; 繁重的: a taxing job 烦人的工作. taxation / tAk5seIFn; tAks`eFEn/ n [U] (system of) raising money by taxes; taxes to be paid 徵税; 课税; 税制; 税款; 税金: direct/indirect taxation, ie on incomes/expenditure 直接[间接]税 * reduce/increase taxation 减[增]税. tax-deductible adj. (of expenses) that may be deducted from income before the amount of tax to be paid is calculated （指费用）计算所得税时可扣除的. tax-free adj. on which tax need not be paid 免税的: a ,tax-free `bonus 免税红利. tax haven country where income tax, etc is low 所得税等项税额低的国家. taxman / -mAn; -mAn/ n (pl -men / -men; -mZn/) 1 [C] person whose job is to collect taxes 税务 员; 收税员.2 the taxman [sing] (infml 口) government departmentthat is responsible for collecting taxes 税务部门; 税务机关: He had been cheating the taxman for years. 他多年来一直欺骗税务部 门. taxpayer n. person who pays taxes (esp income tax) 纳税人. tax return statement of personal income, etc, used for calculating the amount of tax to be paid 纳税申报表. taxi / 5tAksI; `tAksI/ (also `taxi-cab, esp US cab) n car that may be hired for journeys, esp one with a meter that records the fare to be paid 计程车; 出租汽车: call/hail/hire/take a taxi 叫[招呼/雇/坐]计 程车. taxi v. [I, Ipr, Ip] (of an aircraft) move along on the ground or on water under its own power, esp before or after flying （指飞机）在地面或水面滑行（尤指起飞前或降落后）: The plane taxied/was taxiing along the runway. 飞机在跑道上滑行. taxi rank (also `taxi stand, US `cab stand) place where taxis park while waiting to be hired 计程车站. taxidermy / 5tAksId\:mI; `tAksE9d[mI/ n [U] art of preparing and stuffing the skins of dead animals, birds and fish so that they look like living ones （动物标本）剥制术. taxidermist / -Ist; -Ist/ n person who practises taxidermy 剥制动物标本的人; 标本剥制家. taxonomy / tAk5sCnEmI; tAks`BnEmI/ n (a) [U] scientificprocess of classifying living things 生物分 类学. (b) [C] instance of this 生物分类. taxonomical / 9tksE5nCmIkl; 9tAksE`nBmIkEl/ adj. taxonomically / -klI; -klI/ adv. taxonomist / tk5sCnEmIst; tAks`BnEmIst/ n. TB / 9ti: 5bi:; 9ti `bi/ abbr 缩写= tuberculosis: be vaccinated against TB 接受抗结核病预防接种. tbsp ( pl tbsps) abbr 缩写= tablespoonful: Add 3 tbsps salt. 加 3 餐匙盐. tea / ti:; ti/ n 1 [U] (dried leaves of an) evergreen shrub grown in China, India, etc 茶叶; 茶树: a pound of tea 一磅茶叶. 2 (a) [U] drink make by pouring boiling water on these leaves 茶: a cup/mug/pot of tea 一杯[茶缸子/壶]茶* China, lemon, iced tea 中国茶、柠檬茶、加冰的茶 * Shall I make (the) tea? 我沏点儿茶好吗? (b) [C] cup of this 一杯茶: Two teas, please. 劳驾, 要两 杯茶. 3 [U] drink made by pouring boiling water on the leaves of other plants 代茶（用其他植物的 叶子沏的饮料）: camomile, mint, herb tea 菊花、薄荷、药草茶. 4 [C, U] (light meal served at an) occasion when tea is drunk, esp in the late afternoon 茶（点）; （尤指）下午茶点: The waitress has served twenty teas since 4 o'clock. 这女服务员从4 点钟开始已供应了20 份茶点. * We usually have tea at half-past four. 我们一般在四点半喝下午茶. * When is tea? 什麽时候有茶点? =>Usage at dinner 用法见dinner. 5 (idm 习语) sb's cup of tea => cup1. not for all the tea in `China no matter how great the reward 无论报酬多高; 无论得到多大好处: I wouldn't marry him for all the tea in China. 有天大好处我也不嫁给他. tea-bag n. small paper bag holding enough tea for one person （供一人饮用的）袋茶, 茶袋. tea-break n. (Brit) (in an office, a factory, etc) short period of time when work is stopped and tea, etc may be taken （办公室、工厂等处的）喝茶时间, 工间休息时间. tea-caddy (also caddy) n. box in which tea is kept for daily use 茶叶盒; 茶叶罐. teacake n. (Brit) small flat cake, usu eaten hot with butter at tea 茶点饼（扁平的小饼, 通常在饮茶 时加黄油热食）: toasted teacakes 再烤的茶点饼. tea-chest n. light wooden box lined with metal, in which tea is exported 茶箱（装茶叶出口的大木 箱）. tea-cloth n. 1 cloth for a tea-table or tea-tray 茶几布; 茶盘布. 2 (Brit) = tea-towel. tea-cosy n. cover placed over a teapot to keep the tea inside it warm 茶壶保温套; 茶壶暖罩. teacup n. 1 cup in which tea is served 茶杯. 2 (idm 习语) a storm in a teacup => storm. tea-leaf n. (pl -leaves) leaf of tea, esp after tea has been made （泡过的）陈茶叶, 茶叶渣: throw away the old tea-leaves 倒掉陈茶叶* tell sb's fortune from the tea-leaves in his cup 藉察看某人杯 中的陈茶叶为其占卜. tea-party n. social occasion at which tea is served, esp in the late afternoon 茶会（尤指午后的）. teapot n. 1 container with a spout, in which tea is made and from which it is poured into cups, etc 茶壶. =>illus at pot 见 pot 插图. 2 (idm 习语) a tempest in a teapot => tempest. tea-room (also `tea-shop) n. (usu small) restaurant in which tea and light meals are served 茶馆; 茶 室. tea-service (also `tea-set) n. set of cups, plates, etc for serving tea 一套茶具. teaspoon n. 1 small spoon for stirring tea, etc 茶匙. =>illus at spoon 见 spoon 插图. 2 amount that this can hold 茶匙的量. teaspoonful / -fUl; -fJl/ n amount that a teaspoon can hold 一茶匙的量: two teaspoonfuls of sugar 两茶匙的糖. tea-strainer n. device for holding back tea-leaves when pouring tea into a cup, etc 滤茶器. tea-table n. (usu small) table at which tea is served 茶几; 茶桌: [attrib 作定语] tea-table conversation 茶话. tea-things n. [pl] (infml 口) = tea-service. tea-time n. [U] time at or during which tea is taken in the afternoon 用（下午）茶点的时间. tea-towel n. (also tea-cloth, US `dish towel) towel for drying washed crockery, cutlery, etc 擦餐具 等的抹布. tea-tray n. small tray suitable for carrying a tea-set, etc 茶盘. tea-trolley (also `tea-wagon) n. small table on wheels, used for serving tea 茶具车. =>illus at trolley 见 trolley 插图. tea-urn n. container in which water is boiled for making a large quantity of tea, eg in a cafe （泡大量 茶用的）大茶罐. =>illus at urn 见 urn 插图. teach / ti:tF; titF/ v (pt, pp taught / tR:t; tRt/) 1 (a) [I, Tn, Dn.w, Dn.t] give instruction to (sb); cause (sb) to know or be able to do sth 教（某人）; 使（某人）明白或会做某事: She teaches well. 她教 得好. * teach children 教小孩儿* He taught me (how) to drive. 他教我开汽车. (b) [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb/sth) communicate (knowledge, skill, etc) 传授（知识、技能等）; 教授: teach French, history, judo, etc 教法语、历史、柔道等* She teaches advanced students English/teaches English to advanced students. 她教高水平的学生英语. * He's taught his dog some clever tricks. 他 已经训练他的狗耍些灵巧的把戏. 2 [I, Tn] do this for a living 以教书为生: She teaches at our local school. 她在我们这地区的学校教书. * He taught mathematics for many years. 他教数学已很 多年了. =>Usage 见所附用法. 3 [Tn, Tf, Dn.n, Dn.f, Dn.t] put (sth) forward as a fact or as a principle; advocate 提出（某事）作为事实或原则; 倡导; 提倡: Christ taught forgiveness, ie that we should forgive our enemies, etc. 基督倡导宽恕（应宽恕敌人等）. * He taught that the earth revolves around the sun. 他指出地球是围绕太阳转的. * My parents taught me never to tell lies. 我父母告诫 我千万不要说谎. 4 [no passive 不用于被动语态: Tn, Dn.n, Dn.t] (infml 口) persuade (sb) to do or not to do sth by punishment or as a result of experience 教育、教导（某人）做某事; 告诚、训 诫（某人）不做某事: So you lost all your money? That'll teach you (to gamble). 这麽说, 你把钱都 输光了? 这就是（赌博）给你的教训. * It taught him a lesson he never forgot. 这给了他一个终生 难忘的教训. * I'll teach you to call me a liar! ie punish you for doing so. 你说我说谎, 我就要教训 你! 5 (idm 习语) know/learn/teach sb the ropes => rope. teach one's grandmother to suck `eggs tell or show sb how to do sth that he can already do perfectly well, and probably better than oneself 教比 自己强的人做某事. (you can't) teach an old dog new `tricks (saying 谚) (one can't) successfully get old people who are set in their ways to change their ideas, methods of work, etc （无法）改变老人的 想法、做法等.teach `school (US) be a schoolteacher 当老师; 任教师. teachable adj. 1 (of a subject) that can be taught （指学科）可教的. 2 (of a person) able to learn by being taught （指人）能学习的, 可教育的. teacher n. person who teaches, esp in a school 教师（尤指中小学的）: my English teacher 我的英 语老师. teaching n. 1 [U] work of a teacher; instruction 教师的工作; 教学工作; 教授; 教导; 指导: Teaching is a demanding profession. 教学工作是个要求很高的工作. 2 [U, C often pl 作不可数名 词或可数名词, 后者常作复数] that which is taught; doctrine 所教的东西; 教义; 主义: the teaching(s) of the Church 教会的教义. teach-in n. (dated infml 旧, 口) lecture and discussion, or a series of these, on a subject of topical interest 研讨会. teach NOTE ON USAGE 用法: 1 Educate refers to theoverall development of (especially children's) knowledgeand intellect, usually through the formal education system of schools and universities *educate 指对（尤指儿童的）知识和智力进行全面的培养, 通常是由学校进行系统的 正规教育: He was educated at the local comprehensive school. 他曾在地区的综合中学受教育. * The country needs an educated population. 该国需要受过教育的国民. 2 Teach has the widest use in formal and informal situations and at all levels. *teach 一词使用范围最广, 可用于庄重的和一般 的场合, 可用于各种教育程度. It can refer to an academic subject or a practical skill 这一词既可指 某一学科也可指某种技能:She teaches history at a secondary school/to undergraduates. 她在中学教 历史[教大学生历史课]. * My father taught me how to swim. 我父亲教过我游泳. 3 Coach is used of non-formal teaching, either of an academic subject (especially for an examination) or of a sport *coach 一词表示非正规的教导, 既可指对某一学科（尤指为考试）进行辅导, 也可指对体 育运动的指导: I'm coaching their children in A level maths in the evenings. 我晚上辅导他们的孩子 准备数学的高级考试. * She coaches the tennis team at the weekend. 她在周末指导网球队. 4 Train means producing a desired result in behaviour, standard of skill or physical ability. *train 的意思 是使在行为、技能或体能上达到要求. It is sometimes contrasted with educate. 这一词与educate 相比有时有差别. It can be used of people or animals 它可用以指人或动物: It's hard to train children to behave well at the table. 培养儿童用餐时举止得体是很困难的. * He's training the horse for the Grand National. 他为参加英国大赛马而训练那匹马. * The swimming team's in training for the Olympics. 该游泳队正在为参加奥林匹克运动会而进行训练. 5 Instruct means giving practicalinformation or knowledge, especially to groups of trainees(eg soldiers or nurses) *instruct 指传授实践知识, 特别是针对集体受训者（如士兵或护士）: She instructed the trainee nurses in giving injections. 她指导实习护士练习注射. teak / ti:k; tik/ n (a) [U] strong hard wood of a tall evergreen Asian tree, used for making furniture, in shipbuilding, etc 柚木（用以制造家具、船等）. (b) [C] this tree 柚木（树）. teal / ti:l; til/ n (pl unchanged 复数不变) small wild duck living near rivers or lakes 水鸭（栖于河湖 附近的小野鸭）. team / ti:m; tim/ n [CGp] 1 group of players forming one side in certain games and sports （某些游 戏及运动的）队: Which team do you play for? 你在哪个队效力? * Leeds was/were the better team. 利兹队是个好队. 2 group of people working together 在一起工作的人; 队; 组: a sales team 推 销小组 * [attrib 作定语] He's a good team worker, ie He works well with others. 他是个好搭档. 3 two or more animals pulling a cart, plough, etc together （一起拉车、等的）牲畜. team v. [Ipr, Ip] ~ up (with sb) work together (with sb), esp for a common purpose （与某人）一起 工作（尤指为一共同目标）; 合作: The two companies have teamed up to develop a new racing car. 那两个公司已合作研制新型赛车. teamster / 5ti:mstE(r); `timstL/ n (US) lorry driver 卡车司机. team spirit ( approv 褒) willingness to act for thegood of one's team rather than one's individual advantage,etc 集体精神. team-work n. [U] organized co-operation; combinedeffort 有组织的合作; 协力工作: The success of the projectwas largely the result of good team-work. 这一项目能获得成功主要是大家通力合作 的结果. tear / tIE(r); tIr/ n 1 [C usu pl 通常作复数] drop of salty water coming from the eye, esp as the result of grief, irritation by fumes, etc 泪; 泪水; 泪珠: A tear rolled down his cheek. 一滴泪珠沿著 他的面颊流下来. * a tear-stained face 带著泪痕的脸* Her eyes filled with tears. 她眼泪汪汪的. * a story that moved/reduced us to tears, ie made us cry 使我们感动得落泪的故事* shed/weep bitter tears 流出痛苦的泪水* He burst into tears, ie began to cry. 他哭了起来. * The memory of his dead mother brought tears to his eyes. 他忆起去世的母亲便热泪盈眶. 2 (idm 习语) bore sb to death/tears => bore. crocodile tears => crocodile. in `tears crying 哭泣: She was in tears over the death of her puppy. 她因小狗死去而哭泣. tearful / -fl; fl/ adj crying or ready to cry 哭泣的; 要哭的: her tearful face 她那挂著泪珠的脸 * a crowd of tearful mourners 一群哭泣著的送葬者. tearfully / -fElI; -flI/ adv. tear-drop n. single tear 泪珠. tear-gas n. [U] gas that causes severe irritation and watering of the eyes, used to disperse crowds, etc 催泪瓦斯. tear-jerker n. (infml sometimes derog 口, 有时作贬义) story, film, etc designed to make people cry in sympathy, etc 催人泪下的故事、电影等. tear / teE(r); tZr/ v (pt tore / tR:(r); tRr/, pp torn / tR:n; tRrn/) 1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a] pull (sth) forcibly apart or away or to pieces 将（某物）撕开、扯下或撕碎: tear a sheet of paper in two 把一 张纸撕成两半* a torn handkerchief 撕破的手帕* He tore his shirt on a nail. 他的衬衣让钉子挂 破了. * tear a parcel open 把包裹撕开. (b) [Tn.pr] ~ sth (in sth) make (a hole or split) in sth in this way （在某物上）撕, 扯, 划, 刺（洞或裂口）: The explosion tore a hole in the wall. 墙炸开一个 洞. 2 (a)[Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] cause (sth) to be out of place by pullingsharply 撕下, 撕掉, 扯下, 扯掉 （某物）: tear a page out of a book, a notice down from a wall, the leaves off a tree 撕下一页书、从 墙上撕下布告、从树上揪下树叶. (b) [Tn.pr] ~ sb from sb/sth remove sb from sb/sth by force 强行 使某人离开某人[某物]; 夺去; 揪走: The child was torn from its mother's arms. 把孩子从母亲怀抱 中夺走了. =>Usage at cut1 用法见cut1. 3 [I] become torn 撕碎; 撕裂; 撕破: This cloth tears easily. 这布料容易撕破. * Don't pull the pages so hard or they will tear. 别那麽使劲扯书页, 那会 撕破的. 4 [Tn, Tn.pr esp passive 尤用于被动语态] destroy the peace of (sth) 破坏（某物）的安宁; 扰乱: a country torn by war 战乱不安的国家* Her heart was torn by grief. 她肝肠寸断. 5 [Ipr, Ip]move (in the specified direction) very quickly or excitedly 飞跑; 飞奔; 冲（向某方向）: cars tearing past 飞驶而过的汽车* She tore downstairs and out of the house shouting `Fire!' 她奔下楼 梯, 冲出房门高喊｀著火了! 6 (idm 习语) tear sth a`part, to `shreds, to `bits, etc destroy or defeat sth completely; criticize sth harshly 彻底毁灭或击败某事物; 严厉地批评某事物: tore his hopes to shreds 使他的希望彻底破灭* The critics tore her new play to pieces. 剧评家们将她的新戏批评 得一无是处. tear one's `hair (out) (infml 口) show great sorrow, anger, etc 表示极大的悲伤、愤怒 等: My boss is tearing his hair out about the delay in the schedule. 我们老板因进度拖延而气得七窍 生烟. (be in) a tearing `hurry, `rush, etc (show) extreme or violent haste （显得）匆忙, 慌忙: There's no need to be in such a tearing hurry we've got plenty of time. 用不著这样匆忙--我们有的是时间. tear sb ,limb from `limb (often joc 常作戏谑语) attack sb very violently 猛击某人. tear sb `off a strip; tear a `strip off sb (infml 口) scold sb severely 痛骂某人. ,that's `torn it (infml 口) that has spoilt our plans 那打乱了我们的计画; 那就糟了. wear and tear => wear1. 7 (phr v) tear at sth (with sth) attack sth violently, esp by cutting or ripping 撕扯或撕开某物: tore at the meat with his bare hands 用他的手撕肉. tear oneself away (from sb/sth) leave sb/sth reluctantly 舍不得离开某人[某事物]: Do tear yourself away from the television and come out for a walk. 你别舍不得离开电视了, 出去散 散步吧. be torn between A and B have to make a painful choice between two things or people （在两 个事物或人之间）作痛苦的抉择: torn between love and duty 在爱情和职责间作痛苦的抉择. tear sth down bring sth to the ground by pullingsharply; demolish sth 弄倒某物; 拆除某物: They're tearingdown these old houses to build a new office block. 他们正拆除这些旧房子以便建一座新办 公楼. tear into sb/sth attack sb/sth physically or with words 攻击或抨击某人[某事物]. tear sth up destroy (a document, etc) by tearing 撕毁（文件等）: She tore up all the letters he had sent her. 她把 他写来的信都撕了. * (fig 比喻) He accused the government of tearing up (ie repudiating) the negotiated agreement. 他控告政府撕毁（不履行）协议. tear n. hole or split caused by tearing （撕破的）洞或裂缝: This fabric has a tear in it. 这织物上有 个破洞. tearaway / 5teErEweI; `tZrE9we/ n (infml 口) impetuousand irresponsible person 鲁莽而不可靠的 人: Her son's a bit of a tearaway. 她儿子有些莽撞. tease / ti:z; tiz/ v 1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr] make fun of (sb) in aplayful or unkind way; try to provoke (sb) with questionsor petty annoyances 取笑, 嘲弄（某人）; 逗弄, 招惹（某人）: Don't take what she said seriously she was only teasing. 别拿她的话当真--她不过是逗弄人. * The other boys used to tease him because of/about his accent. 别的男孩子常拿他的口音取笑他. * Stop teasing the cat, eg by pulling its tail. 别逗猫（如揪猫尾巴）. 2 [Tn] (a) pick (wool) into separate strands 梳理（羊毛等）. (b) brush up the surface of (cloth) to make it fluffy 使（布）的表面起毛. 3 [Tn] (esp US) = backcomb (back3). tease n. person who is fond of teasing others 爱嘲弄他人的人: What a tease she is! 她可真爱取笑 别人! teaser n. (infml 口) problem that is difficult to solve 难以解决的问题: This one's a real teaser. 这 可真是个难题. teasingly adv in a teasing manner; in order to tease 嘲笑地; 嘲弄地. teasel (also teazel, teazle) / 5ti:zl; `tizl/ n plant with prickly flowers formerly used (when dried) for teasing cloth, etc 川续断（旧时用以使布等表面起毛的植物）. teat / ti:t; tit/ n 1 animal's nipple （动物的）乳头, 奶头.=>illus at cow 见 cow 插图. 2 (also nipple) rubber mouthpiece on a child's feeding-bottle, through which the contents are sucked 橡胶奶 嘴. tech / tek; tZk/ n (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml 口) technical college or school 技术学院或学校: doing an engineering course at the local tech 在地区技术学校学工程学. technical / 5teknIkl; `tZknIkl/ adj 1 [usu attrib 通常作定语] of or involving the mechanical arts and applied sciences 技术的; 应用科学的: a technical school 技术学校* a technical education 技术教 育. 2 [usu attrib 通常作定语] of a particular subject, art or craft, or itstechniques 专科的; 艺术的; 工艺的; 技艺的; 技巧的: thetechnical terms of chemistry 化学专业术语* the technical difficulties of colour printing 彩色印刷的技术难题* a musician with great technical skill but not much feeling 技巧熟但缺少情感的音乐家. 3 (of a book, etc) requiring specialized knowledge; using technical terms （指书等）要求有专门知识的, 使用术语的, 专业的: The article is rather technical in places. 这篇论文中有些地方相当专业化. 4 [attrib 作定语] in a strict legal sense 严格按法律意义的: technical assault 法律上成立的人身攻击. technicality / 9teknI5klEtI; 9tZknI`kAlEtI/ n 1 technical term or point 术语; 专业上的细节: The book is full of scientific technicalities. 这本书里尽是科学术语. * The lawyer explained the legal technicalities to his client. 律师给委托人解释法律上的要点. 2 detail of no real importance 不重 要的细节: a mere technicality 无足轻重的细节. technically / -klI; -klI/ adv 1 with reference to thetechnique displayed 技术上; 技巧上; 专门地: Technicallythe building is a masterpiece, but few people like it. 就技术而言那座建筑物是杰作, 但 却没人喜欢. 2 according to a precise interpretation of the laws, meaning of words, etc; strictly 准确 地按照法律、词义等的解释; 严格地: Although technically (speaking) you may not have lied, you certainly haven't told us the whole truth. 尽管严格来说你没算撒谎, 但肯定你并没把实情都告诉 我们. technical college ( Brit) college offering students further education in technical and other subjects after they have left school 技术学院. technical hitch breakdown caused by a mechanical fault 技术故障. technician / tek5nIFn; tZk`nIFEn/ n 1 expert in the techniques of a particular subject, art or craft 技 术员; 技师; 工艺师. 2 skilled mechanic 巧匠. Technicolor / 5teknIkQlE(r); `tZknI9kQlL/ n [U] 1 (propr 专利名) process of colour photography used for cinema films （电影片的）彩色印片法. 2 (also technicolour) (infml 口) vivid or artificially brilliant colour 鲜明的色彩; 人工的鲜艳色彩: [attrib 作定语] The fashion show was a technicolour extravaganza. 那时装表演是艳丽色彩的大汇展. technique / tek5ni:k; tZk`nik/ n (a) [C] method of doing or performing sth, esp in the arts or sciences 技术; 方法; 手段; （尤指艺术或科学方面的）技法, 手法, 技巧: applying modern techniques to a traditional craft 将现代技术用于传统手工业. (b) [U] skill in this 技能: displayed (a) flawless technique 显示出精湛的技艺. techno- : comb form 构词成分 of the applied sciences 技术的; 工艺的; 技巧的: technology * technocrat. technocracy / tek5nCkrEsI; tZk`nBkrEsI/ n (a) [U]control or management of a country's industrial resourcesby technical experts 专家政治（由技术专家对国家工业资源的治理）. (b) [C] country where this occurs 实行专家政治的国家: Is Britain becoming a technocracy? 英国是否要成为实行 专家政治的国家? technocrat / 5teknEkrAt; `tZknE9krAt/ n expert inscience, engineering, etc, esp one who favours technocracy 技术专家; （尤指）专家政治论者. technocratic / 9teknE5krtIk; 9tZknE`krAtIk/ adj. technology / tek5nClEdVI; tZk`nBlEdVI/ n [U] 1 scientificstudy and use of mechanical arts and applied sciences, eg engineering 科技; 工艺及应用科学（如工程技术）; 工艺学; 工程学. 2 application of this to practical tasksin industry, etc （工业等方面的）技术应用: recent advancesin medical technology 医疗技术的新进展* the technologyof computers 计算机的工业技术. technological / 9teknE5lCdVIkl; 9tZknE`lBdVIkl/ adj: a major technological breakthrough 主要的 技术性突破* technological changes, problems 技术上的改变、问题. technologically / -klI; -klI/ adv: technologically advanced 技术上先进的. technologist / tek5nClEdVIst; tZk`nBlEdVIst/ n expert in technology 技术、工艺、工程等的专 家. teddy bear / 5tedI beE(r); `tZdI 9bZr/ soft furry toy bear （软毛）玩具熊. Teddy boy / 5tedI bRI; `tZdI 9bRI/ (also ted / ted; tZd/) n (Brit infml 口) (in the 1950's) young man who expressed rebellion by wearing clothes similar to those of the Edwardian period (1901-10), and sometimes behaved violently （五十年代的）不良少年（穿著类似爱德华时代--1901-1910--的服 装, 行为有时粗野以示叛逆）. tedious / 5ti:dIEs; `tidIEs/ adj tiresome because of being too long, slow or dull; boring （因过长、过 慢或单调）令人厌倦的; 烦人的: The work is tedious. 这工作令人厌倦. * We had to sit through several tedious speeches. 我们只得坐在那里听著几个乏味的讲演. tediously adv: tediously long 冗长得令人厌烦. tediousness n. [U]. tedium / 5ti:dIEm; `tidIEm/ n [U] tediousness; boredom 厌倦; 厌烦; 乏味: two hours of unrelieved tedium 烦闷难解的两小时. tee / ti:; ti/ n 1 (a) (in golf) flat area from which a player strikes the ball when beginning to play each hole （高尔夫球运动的）开球处. (b) small spiked stand of wood, plastic, etc on which a player places his golf ball before striking it at the start of each hole 球座（高尔夫球运动中发球时放置球的小台）. 2 mark aimed at in certain games, eg quoits, bowls, curling （掷环、滚木球、冰上溜石游戏的） 目标. 3 (idm 习语) to a T/tee => T. tee v. (pt, pp teed) 1 [Tn] place (a golf ball) on a tee 将（高尔夫球）置于球座上. 2 (phr v) tee off play the ball from the tee 自球座击球. tee sb off (US sl 俚) make sb angry or annoyed 使某人生 气或烦恼. tee (sth) up prepare to play (a golf ball) by placing it on a tee （将高尔夫球置于球座上） 准备击球. tee-shirt = T-shirt (T). teem / ti:m; tim/ v 1 [Ipr] ~ with sth have sth in great numbers 有很多、大量的某事物: The river was teeming with fish. 河里的鱼很多. * (fig 比喻) His mind is teemingwith bright ideas. 他心里有 很多好主意. 2 [I] be present in great numbers 大量出现; 有很多: Fish teem in these waters. 这些 湖里有很多鱼. teem / ti:m; tim/ v [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (with sth)/(down) (esp in the continuous tenses 尤用于进行时态) (of water, rain, etc) fall heavily; pour （指水、雨等）暴降, 倾注: a teeming wet day 大雨倾盆的日子 * It was teeming with rain. 天降暴雨. * The rain was teeming down. 大雨滂沱. teens / ti:nz; tinz/ n [pl] years of a person's age from 13 to 19 13 至 19 岁的年龄; 十几岁: be in one's teens 十几岁* She is not yet out of her teens, ie is under 20. 她还不到 20 岁. teenage / 5ti:neIdV; `ti9nedV/ adj [attrib 作定语] of orfor teenagers 青少年的: teenage fashions, problems, children 青少年的风尚、青少年的问题、少年儿童. teenaged adj. in one's teens 十几岁的. teenager / 5ti:neIdVE(r);`tin9edVL/ (also infml esp US teen / ti:n; tin/ 口语作 teen, 尤用于美式英 语) n person in his or her teens 少年男女; 青少年: a club for teenagers 青少年俱乐部. teeny / 5ti:nI; `tinI/ (also teeny-weeny / 9ti:nI 5wi:nI; 9tinI `winI/, teensy / ti:nzI; `tinzI/, teensy-weensy / 9ti:nzI 5wi:nzI; 9tinzI `winzI/) adj (-ier, -iest) (infml 口) tiny 极小的. teeny-bopper / 5ti:nI bCpE(r); `tinI9bBpL/ n (infml usu derog 口, 通常作贬义) young teenager, esp a girl, who eagerly follows current fashions in clothes, pop music, etc 时髦青少年（尤指追求时髦衣 服、流行音乐等的少女）. teeter / 5ti:tE(r); `titL/ v [I, Ipr, Ip] stand or moveunsteadily 摇晃地站立或移动: The drunken man teeteredon the edge of the pavement. 那醉汉在人行道边上东倒西歪的. * She was teetering along/about/around in very high-heeled shoes. 她穿著高跟鞋摇摇晃晃地走著[四处走]. * (fig 比喻) teetering on the brink/edge of disaster 在灾难边缘摇摇欲坠. teeth pl of tooth. tooth / tu:W; tuW/ n (pl teeth / ti:W; tiW/) 1 [C] each of the hard white bony structures rooted in the gums, used for biting and chewing 牙; 齿: The baby's first front teeth are just coming through. 那孩 子的门牙刚长出来. * have a tooth out, ie extracted by a dentist 拔一颗牙* She still has all her own teeth, ie no false ones. 她满口牙还很好. 2 [C] tooth-like part, eg on a comb, saw or gear 齿状部分 （如梳子、锯或齿轮的）. 3 teeth [pl] (infml 口) effective force 有效的力量: The law must be given more teeth if crime is to be properly controlled. 要想有效控制住犯罪活动, 就得加强法制的 威力. 4 (idm 习语) armed to the teeth => arm3. bare its teeth => bare2. by the skin of one's teeth => skin. cast, fling, throw, etc sth in sb's `teeth reproach sb with sth 以某事责备某人. cut a `tooth have a tooth that is just pushing out through the gum 长出牙齿. cut one's `teeth on sth gain experience from sth 从某事中获得经验. draw sb's/sth's teeth/fangs => draw2. fight, etc tooth and `nail fight, etc very fiercely or persistently 猛烈或顽强地斗争等. get/take the bit between one's/the teeth => bit2. get one's teeth into sth deal with or concentrate on sth 处理某事; 专心于某事: Now you know what the job involves here's something to get your teeth into. 你既然对这项工作已有所了解, 有些事就由你 去处理吧. grit one's teeth => grit v. have a sweet tooth => sweet1. in the teeth of sth (a) in spite of sth; in opposition to sth 不顾某事; 反对某事: The new policy was adopted in the teeth of fierce criticism. 那项新政策尽管受到强烈抨击却硬是采用了. (b) directly against (the wind, etc) 顶著, 迎著（风 等）. a kick in the teeth => kick2. lie in/through one's teeth/throat => lie1. long in the tooth => long1. set sb's `teeth on edge (esp of a sharp sound or taste) annoy or displease sb （尤指刺耳的声音或强烈 的味道）恼人的, 使人难受的. show one's teeth => show2. toothed / tu:Wt; tuWt/ adj [attrib 作定语] 1 havingteeth 有齿的. 2 (in compounds 用以构成复 合词) havingteeth of the specified type 有某种齿的: a saw-toothed wheel 锯齿的. toothless adj. without teeth 无牙的; 无齿的. toothy (-ier, -iest) adj. having many, large or noticeable teeth 多齿的; 有巨齿的; 露齿的: a toothy grin 露齿一笑. toothily adv. toothache n. [C, U] pain in a tooth or teeth 牙痛: I've got (a/the) toothache. 我牙疼. toothbrush n. brush for cleaning the teeth 牙刷. =>illus at brush 见brush 插图. toothpaste n. [U] paste for cleaning the teeth 牙膏. tooth-powder n. [U, C] powder for cleaning the teeth 牙粉. toothpick n. short pointed piece of wood, etc for removing bits of food from between the teeth 牙签. teethe / ti:T; tiT/ v [I] (usu in the continuous tenses, or as a gerund or present participle 通常用于进行 时态或用作动名词或现在分词) (of a baby) have its first teeth starting to grow through the gums （指 幼儿）长牙, 出牙: Babies like to chew something when they're teething. 幼儿长牙时爱咬东西. teething troubles ( fig 比喻) minor problems occurring in the early stages of an enterprise 创业初 期遇到的小问题. teetotal / ti:5tEUtl; ?@ 5ti:tEUtl; `ti9totl/ adj (in favour of) never drinking alcoholic drinks （赞成） 不饮酒的, 滴酒不沾的. teetotalism n. [U]. teetotaller (US also teetotaler) / -tlE(r); -tlL/ n person who is teetotal 不饮酒者; 滴酒不沾者. TEFL / 9ti: i: ef 5el or, in informal use, 俗读作5tefl;9ti i Zf `Zl, `tZfl/ abbr 缩写 = Teaching English as a ForeignLanguage 作为外语的英语教学. Cf 参看 TESL. tel abbr. 缩写 = 1 telegraph(ic). 2 telephone (number): tel 0865-56767 电话 0865-56767. tel(e)- : comb form 构词成分1 over a long distance; far 远距离的; 远的: telepathy * telescopic. 2 of television 电视的: teleprompter * teletext. telecommunications / 9telIkE9mju:nI5keIFnz; 9tZlEkE9mjunE`keFEnz/ n [pl] communications by satellite, cable, telegraph, telephone, radio or TV 电信. telegram / 5telIgrAm; `tZlE9-rAm/ n message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form 电报: send/receive a telegram (of congratulations, condolence,etc) 发[收]（祝贺、吊唁 等）电报. Cf 参看 cable4. telegraph / 5telIgrB:f; ?@ -grAf; `tZlE9-rAf/ n (a) [U] means of sending messages by the use of electric current along wires 打电报. (b) [C] apparatus for doing this 电报机. telegraph v. (a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] send (a message) by telegraph 打电报传达（消息）; 电告. (b) [Dn.t] send instructions to (sb) by telegraph 打电报向（某人）发指令、命令; 电令. telegraphese / 9telIgrE5fi:z; 9tZlE-rA`fiz/ n [U] shortenedstyle of language used in telegrams, leaving out all unnecessary words 电报文体（省略非必要字句者）. telegraphic / 9telI5grAfIk; 9tZlE`-rAfIk/ adj suitable for or sent by telegraphy 适于打电报的; 打 电报发送的. telegraphically / -klI; -klI/ adv. telegraphic addresss hortened or registered address for use in telegrams 用于电报的简略地址. telegraphist / tI5legrEfIst; tE`lZ-rEfIst/ (also telegrapher / tI5legrEfE(r); tE`lZ-rEfL/) n person whose job is to send and receive messages by telegraph 电报员; 报务员. telegraphy / tI5legrEfI; tE`lZ-rEfI/ n [U] process ofcommunication by telegraph 电报通讯术: wireless telegraphy 无线电报通讯. telegraph-line (also -wire) n. wire along which telegraph or telephone messages travel 电报或电话 线路. telegraph-pole (also -post) n. pole supporting telegraph-lines （电报线路的）电线杆. telemetry / tI5lemEtrI; tE`lZmEtrI/ n [U] process of automatically recording the readings of an instrument and transmitting them over a distance, usu by radio （无线电）遥测术. teleology / 9telI5ClEdVI, 9ti:lI-; 9tZlI`BlEdVI, 9tilI-/ n [U] theory that events and developments are meant to fulfil a purpose and happen because of that 目的论（认为事情的发生和发展都是为达到某 目的）. teleological / 9telIE5lCdVIkl, 9ti:lIE-; 9tZlIE`lBdVIkl,9tilIE-/ adj. teleologist / 9telI5ClEdVIst, 9ti:lI-; 9tZlI`BlEdVIst, 9tilI-/ n person who believes in teleology 目的 论者. telepathy / tI5lepEWI; tE`lZpEWI/ n [U] 1 communication of thoughts or ideas from one mind to another withoutthe normal use of the senses 传心术; 心灵感应. 2 (infml 口) ability to be aware of the thoughts and feelings of others 解心能力（对旁人的思想及感情的理解能力）. telepath / 5telIpAW; `tZlE9pAW/ n telepathic person 用传心术的人; 有解心能力的人; 能理解他 人思想感情的人. telepathic / 9telI5pAWIk; 9tZlE`pAWIk/ adj (a) of or using telepathy 用传心术的; 心灵感应的. (b) (of a person) able to communicate by telepathy （指人）会传心术的, 有心灵感应的: How did you know what I was thinking? You must be telepathic. 我心里想的事情你是怎麽知道的? 你准是有心 灵感应. telepathically / -klI; -klI/ adv. telephone / 5telIfEUn; `tZlE9fon/ (also phone) n 1 [U] system of transmitting the human voice to a distance by wire or radio 电话: You can always reach (ie contact) meby telephone. 你打电话随时都 能找到我. 2 [C] instrumentused for this, with a receiver and mouthpiece 电话机: answer the telephone, ie pick up the receiver to receivean incoming call 接电话. 3 (idm 习语) on the `telephone(a) connected to the telephone system 接上电话; 接通电话: They've just moved and they're not on the telephoneyet. 他们刚搬的家, 还没接通电话. (b) using the telephone 在打电话: She's on the telephone at the moment. 她正在打电话. * You're wanted (ie Somebody wants to speak to you) on the telephone. 你的电话（有人打电话找你）. telephone (also phone) v. [I, Tn, Tn.pr] send (a message) or speak to (sb) by telephone 以电话传送 （消息）; 给（某人）打电话: Will you write or telephone? 你写信还是打电话? * We must telephone our congratulations (to the happy couple). 我们得（给那对幸福的夫妇）打个电话表示祝贺. * He telephoned (his wife) to say he'd be late. 他（给妻子）打电话说他要晚到. telephonic / 9telI5fCnIk; 9tZlE`fBnIk/ adj. telephonist / tI5lefEnIst; tE`lZfEnIst/ n = telephone operator. telephony / tI5lefEnI; tE`lZfEnI/ n [U] process of transmitting sound by telephone 电话通讯; 电话 技术. telephone box (also `phone box, `telephone booth, `phone booth, `call-box) small covered or enclosed structure containing a telephone for use by the public 公用电话亭. telephone directory (also `telephone book, `phonebook) book listing the names, addresses and telephone numbers of people in a particular area who have a telephone 电话号码簿; 电话簿. telephone exchange (also exchange) place where telephone connections are made 电话局; 电话交换台; 总机. telephone number (also `phone number) number assigned to a particular telephone and used in dialling a call to it 电话号码. =>App 4 见附录 4. telephone operator person whose job is to connect calls in a telephone exchange 话务员; 接线员. telephoto / 9telI5fEUtEU; 9tZlE`foto/ adj = telephotographic (telephotography). telephoto lens lens that produces a large image of a distant object that is being photographed 摄远镜头. telephotography / 9telIfE5tCgrEfI; 9tZlEfo`tB-rEfI/ n [U] process of photographing distant objects using a telephoto lens 摄远摄影术. telephotographic / 9telIfEUtE5grAfIk; 9tZlE9fotE`-rAfIk/ adj of or for or using telephotography 摄 远摄影术的; 为或用摄远摄影术的. teleprinter / 5telIprIntE(r); `tZlE9prIntL/ (US teletypewriter) n device for automatically typing and sending messages by telegraph, and for receiving and typing messages similarly 电传打印机. teleprompter / 5telIprCmptE(r); `tZlE9prBmptL/ n deviceby which a speaker on television can read the text of his script from a screen in front of him that cannot be seen by his audience 讲词提示器（将 电视播音者的讲稿显示其面前的屏幕上之装置）. Cf 参看 Autocue. telescope / 5telIskEUp; `tZlE9skop/ n optical instrument shaped like a tube, with lenses to make distant objects appear larger and nearer 望远镜. telescope v. 1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) becomeshorter by sliding overlapping sections inside one another （使某物）变短（叠缩在一起）. =>illus 见插图. 2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become compressed forcibly （使某物）叠缩, 嵌入: The first two carriages of the train (were) telescoped in the crash. 火 车撞车时前两节车箱叠嵌在一起了. 3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (into sth) condense sth so that it occupies less space or time 压缩某物使其少占空间或时间: Three episodes have been telescoped into a single programme. 把三集的内容压缩成了一个节目. telescopic / 9telI5skCpIk; 9tZlE`skBpIk/ adj 1 of a telescope; magnifying like a telescope 望远镜 的; 如望远镜般放大的; 望远的: a telescopic sight, eg on a rifle, to magnify the target 望远瞄准器 （如装于步枪上放大目标者）. 2 (that can be) seen through a telescope （能）从望远镜中见到的: a telescopic view of the moon 从望远镜中见到的月亮* telescopic stars, ie those that are invisible to the naked eye 用望远镜才能看到的星星.3 having sections which slide one within another 伸缩 的; 套叠的; 叠缩的: a telescopic aerial, stand, umbrella 伸缩式天线、伸缩式支架、折叠伞. telescopically /-klI; -klI/ adv. teletext / 5telItekst; `tZlE9tZkst/ n [U] computerized service providing news and other information on the television screens of subscribers 电视电报（可在用户的电视接收机上显示的信息）. teletypewriter / 9telI5taIpraItE(r); 9tZlE`taIp9raItL/ n (US) = teleprinter television / 5telIvIVn; `tZlE9vIVEn/ (also Brit infml 英式口语作 telly) n (abbr 缩写TV) 1 [U] process of transmitting and reproducing on a screen events, scenes, plays, etc in pictures and sound, using radio signals 电视. 2 [U] programmes broadcast in this way 电视（播放的）节目: spent the evening watching television 看电视节目度过夜晚 * [attrib 作定语] a television documentary 电视 播放的记实节目. 3 [C] (also `television set) apparatus with a screen and loudspeaker for receiving television broadcasts 电视接收机; 电视机: a colour/black-and-white television 彩色[黑白]电视机. 4 [U] organization producing and transmitting television programmes 电视行业; 电视台: She works in television. 她在电视台工作. * [attrib 作定语] a television announcer 电视节目主持人. 5 (idm 习语) on (the) `television broadcasting or being broadcast by television 电视播放的: The Prime Minister, speaking on television, denied reports that... 首相在电视讲话中否认传说的... * Is there anything good on (the) television tonight? 今晚的电视有好节目吗? televise / 5telIvaIz; `tZlE9vaIz/ v [Tn] broadcast (sth) by television 以电视播放（某事）: The BBC plans to televise all Shakespeare's plays. 英国广播公司计画播放莎士比亚的全部戏剧. * The Olympic Games are always televised. 奥林匹克运动会一向经电视播放. telex / 5teleks; `tZlZks/ n 1 [U] system of communication using teleprinters 用户电报, 电传系统 （使用电传打印机的传送系统）. 2 [C] message sent or received by this system 经用户电报发或 收的消息; 电传: Several telexes arrived this morning. 今天上午收到几份电传. 3 [C] (infml 口) apparatus for sending and receiving messages by telex 电传收发机; 电传机: We've installed a new telex in the office. 我们在办公室里装了一台新电传机. telex v. [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.f] send (a message) or communicate with (sb) by telex 以电传发出（消息） 或与（某人）联系. tell / tel; tZl/ v (pt, pp told / tEUld; told/) 1 [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr, Dn.f, Dn.w] ~ sth (to sb) make sth known, esp in spoken or written words （用言语或文字）告知, 告诉, 讲述某事: tell jokes/stories 讲Oxford Dictionary Translation memory software company ForeignDesk, Okapi Framework, OmegaT, Transolution, AidTransStudio, Cafetran, Déjà Vu (DVX), Heartsome Translation Suite, MemoQ, MetaTexis, Rainbow, SDLX, SDL, STAR Transit, Trados, SDL Trados, Wordfast, WordFisher, Similis, Open Language Tools http://www.transgood.com