GMAT 05

Question 1

throt·tle verb \ˈthrä-t^əl\

Answer 1

1. VERB 掐死;勒死;掐住…的脖子;使窒息 To throttle someone means to kill or injure them by squeezing their throat or tightening something around it and preventing them from breathing.
   The attacker then tried to throttle her with wire…
   然后袭击者企图用电线勒死她。
   He throttled her and hid her body.
   他掐死她后把她的尸体藏了起来。
2. VERB 阻挡;阻碍;压制;扼杀 If you say that something or someone is throttling a process, institution, or group, you mean that they are restricting it severely or destroying it.
   He said the overvaluation of sterling was throttling industry.
   他认为英镑价值过高阻碍了工业发展。
3. N-COUNT (汽车、飞机的)节流阀，油门杆，油门踏板 The throttle of a motor vehicle or aircraft is the device, lever, or pedal that controls the quantity of fuel entering the engine and is used to control the vehicle’s speed.
   He gently opened the throttle, and the ship began to ease forward…
   他轻轻松开油门杆，轮船开始缓缓前行。
   You have to push the throttle forward for more power.
   你得把油门杆往前推来加大马力。
4. N-UNCOUNT 功率;马力 Throttle is the power that is obtained by using a throttle.
   …motor bikes revving at full throttle.
   全速行驶的摩托车
   …a little more throttle.
   马力再大点
5. PHRASE 全速地;满怀热情地 If you say that something is done at full throttle, you mean that it is done with great speed and enthusiasm.
   He lived his life at full throttle.
   他过着激情四射的生活。

— throt·tler \ˈthrä-t^əl-ər\ noun

Question 2

thwart verb \ˈthwȯrt\

Answer 2

1. VERB 使受挫;阻碍;阻挠 If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want.
   The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to thwart government investigators…
   会计事务所故意毁坏文件，阻挠政府调查工作。
   Her ambition to become an artist was thwarted by failing eyesight.
   她想成为艺术家的梦想由于视力衰减而破灭了。

Question 3

thy·roid adj \ˈthī-ˌrȯid\

Answer 3

1. N-COUNT 甲状腺 Your thyroid or your thyroid gland is a gland in your neck that produces chemicals which control the way your body grows and functions.

Question 4

tick·le verb \ˈti-kəl\

Answer 4

1. VERB 胳肢;使笑个不停 When you tickle someone, you move your fingers lightly over a sensitive part of their body, often in order to make them laugh.
   I was tickling him, and he was laughing and giggling.
   我在胳肢他，他哈哈哈、咯咯咯地笑个不停。
2. VERB （使）发痒;（使）难受 If something tickles you or tickles, it causes an irritating feeling by lightly touching a part of your body.
   …a yellow hat with a great feather that tickled her ear…
   上面有根大羽毛、搞得她耳朵很痒的一顶黄色礼帽
   A beard doesn’t scratch, it just tickles.
   下巴上的胡子不刮人，就是叫人痒痒。
3. VERB 使开心;使高兴 If a fact or a situation tickles you, it amuses you or gives you pleasure.
   It tickles me to see him riled…
   看见他生气我就觉得忍俊不禁。
   The story was really funny — it tickled me.
   那个故事真有趣——笑死我了。
   tickled: They all sounded just as tickled.他们听起来好像都很愉快。
4. PHRASE 非常开心 If you are tickled pink, you are extremely pleased about something.
   ‘I’m tickled pink,’ said Jimmy after his wife gave birth.
   “我太开心了，”吉米在妻子分娩后说。

Question 5

tight triangle

Answer 5

1. N-COUNT 直角三角形 A right triangle has one angle that is a right angle.
   in BRIT, use 英国英语用 right-angled triangle

Question 6

tilt noun \ˈtilt\

Answer 6

1. V-ERG (使)倾斜;(使)歪斜 If you tilt an object or if it tilts, it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other.
   She tilted the mirror and began to comb her hair…
   她斜过镜子开始梳理头发。
   Leonard tilted his chair back on two legs and stretched his long body…
   伦纳德把椅子向后倾斜，仅以两条腿作支撑，然后舒展开他长长的身躯。
2. VERB (略微)倾侧(身体部位)，仰(头)，把(头)歪向一边 If you tilt part of your body, usually your head, you move it slightly upwards or to one side.
   Mari tilted her head back so that she could look at him…
   玛丽把头向后仰，以便能看到他。
   His wife tilted his head to the side and inspected the wound…
   妻子把他的头侧过去检查他的伤口。
   Tilt is also a noun.
3. N-COUNT 倾斜;倾侧;倾斜度 The tilt of something is the fact that it tilts or slopes, or the angle at which it tilts or slopes.
   …calculations based on our understanding of the tilt of the earth’s axis…
   基于我们对地轴倾斜度的了解的计算
   …the abrupt tilt of the hill…
   山势的陡峭
4. V-ERG (使)倾向于;(使)偏向于 If a person or thing tilts towards a particular opinion or if something tilts them towards it, they change slightly so that they become more in agreement with that opinion or position.
   When the political climate tilted towards fundamentalism he was threatened…
   当政治气候倾向于原教旨主义时，他受到了威胁。
   He continued to urge the Conservative Party to tilt rightwards…
   他继续敦促保守党奉行右倾路线。
5. N-SING 倾向;偏向 If there is a tilt towards a particular opinion or position, that opinion or position is favoured or begins to be favoured.
   The chairman also criticised the plan for its tilt towards higher taxes rather than lower spending.
   主席也批评该计划倾向于主张高税收而不是低消费。
6. N-COUNT 尝试;努力 A tilt at something is an attempt to win or obtain it.
   His first tilt at Parliament came in the same year but he failed to win the seat…
   同年，他首次尝试进入国会，但没有赢得席位。
   He was determined to use his remaining year with Manchester United for one last tilt at the League title.
   他决心利用他效力曼彻斯特联队的剩余一年时间最后一次冲击联赛冠军。
7. PHRASE 全速地;全力地 To move full tilt or at full tilt means to move with as much speed, energy, or force as possible.
   As John approached at full tilt he saw a queue of traffic blocking the road…
   约翰全速接近的时候，看到一大串车辆挡住了道路。
   Larry Layton’s trial is going full tilt right now.
   拉里·莱顿一案的审判工作即将全面展开。

Question 7

tinge verb \ˈtinj\

Answer 7

1. N-COUNT 微量，少许，一丝，几分(颜色、感情或性质) A tinge of a colour, feeling, or quality is a small amount of it.
   His skin had an unhealthy greyish tinge…
   他的皮肤有种不健康的淡灰色。
   Could there have been a slight tinge of envy in Eva’s voice?
   伊娃的声音里可能会有一丝羡慕吗？

The ink tinged his fingers blue.

<just slightly tinge the frosting with yellow food coloring to give it a lemony look>

Question 8

tin·ker noun \ˈtiŋ-kər\

Answer 8

1. VERB 小修;小补;摆弄 If you tinker with something, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it.
   Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just tinkered with the problem…
   政府没有承认错误，只是敷衍了事地处理问题。
   They tinkered with the engine…
   他们修了修发动机。
   tinkering: No amount of tinkering is going to improve matters.任何小修小补都是于事无补的。
2. N-COUNT (旧时的)补锅匠，修理匠 In former times, a tinker was a person who did not have a fixed home, but travelled from place to place mending metal pots and doing other small repair jobs.
3. N-COUNT (尤指爱尔兰裔的)流浪者，吉卜赛人 Some people refer to any traveller or gipsy, especially one who is Irish, as a tinker .

Question 9

tis·sue

noun

\ˈti-(ˌ)shü\

Answer 9

1. N-UNCOUNT (动植物的)组织 In animals and plants, tissue consists of cells that are similar to each other in appearance and that have the same function.
   As we age we lose muscle tissue…
   肌肉组织会随着我们日趋衰老而萎缩。
   Athletes have hardly any fatty tissue…
   运动员几乎没有什么脂肪组织。
2. N-UNCOUNT (用于包装易损物品的)薄纸，绵纸 Tissue or tissue paper is thin paper that is used for wrapping things that are easily damaged, such as objects made of glass or china.
3. N-COUNT 面巾纸;手巾纸 A tissue is a piece of thin soft paper that you use to blow your nose.
   …a box of tissues.
   一盒面巾纸

— tis·su·ey \ˈti-shə-wē\ adjective

Question 10

ti·tan·ic adj \tī-ˈta-nik\

Answer 10

1. ADJ 庞大的;强大的 If you describe something as titanic, you mean that it is very big or important, and usually that it involves very powerful forces.
   The world had witnessed a titanic struggle between two visions of the future.
   世界见证了两种对未来的构想之间的激烈较量。

— ti·tan·i·cal·ly -ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Question 11

tod·dler noun \ˈtä-d^əl-ər\

Answer 11

1. N-COUNT 学步的孩童 A toddler is a young child who has only just learned to walk or who still walks unsteadily with small, quick steps.

— tod·dler·hood -ˌhu̇d\ noun

Question 12

to·nal·i·ty noun \tō-ˈna-lə-tē\

Answer 12

1. N-VAR 调性 Tonality is the presence of a musical key in a piece of music.

Question 13

ton·sil·lec·to·my noun \ˌtän(t)-sə-ˈlek-tə-mē\

Answer 13

n.扁桃体切除术

The surgeon performed a tonsillectomy.

Question 14

to·po·graph·i·cal adj -fi-kəl\

Answer 14

1. ADJ 地形的;地貌的 A topographical survey or map relates to or shows the physical features of an area of land, for example its hills, valleys, and rivers.

— to·po·graph·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Question 15

top·ple verb \ˈtä-pəl\

Answer 15

1. V-ERG (使)摇摇欲坠;(使)不稳而倒下 If someone or something topples somewhere or if you topple them, they become unsteady or unstable and fall over.
   He just released his hold and toppled slowly backwards…
   他刚一松开手就缓缓向后倒下。
   Winds and rain toppled trees and electricity lines.
   狂风暴雨刮倒了树木，打落了电线。
   Topple over means the same as topple .Topple over 同 topple
2. VERB 推翻;颠覆 To topple a government or leader, especially one that is not elected by the people, means to cause them to lose power.
   …the revolution which toppled the regime.
   推翻该政权的革命

Question 16

top·soil noun \ˈtäp-ˌsȯi(-ə)l\

Answer 16

1. N-UNCOUNT 表土（层） Topsoil is the layer of soil nearest the surface of the ground.

Question 17

tor·ti·lla noun \tȯr-ˈtē-yə\

Answer 17

n.玉米粉圆饼( tortilla的名词复数 )

Question 18

tor·ture noun \ˈtȯr-chər\

Answer 18

1. VERB 拷打;拷问;虐待 If someone is tortured, another person deliberately causes them great pain over a period of time, in order to punish them or to make them reveal information.
   French police are convinced that she was tortured and killed…
   法国警方确信她是被拷打致死。
   Three members of the group had been tortured to death…
   该团体中有三个人被拷打致死。
   Torture is also a noun.
2. VERB 折磨;使痛苦;使苦恼 To torture someone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety.
   He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her…
   他不愿与她争辩，让她更痛苦。
   She tortured herself with fantasies of Bob and his new girlfriend.
   她想象着鲍勃和他的新女友在一起的情形，心里备受煎熬。
3. N-UNCOUNT 折磨;痛苦;苦恼;引起痛苦(或苦恼)的事物 If you say that something is torture or a torture, you mean that it causes you great mental or physical suffering.
   Waiting for the result was torture…
   等待结果的过程是一种折磨。
   The friction of the sheets against his skin was torture…
   被单摩擦着他的皮肤，简直像是酷刑。

Question 19

to·tal adj \ˈtō-t^əl\

Answer 19

1. N-COUNT 总数;总额;合计 A total is the number that you get when you add several numbers together or when you count how many things there are in a group.
   The companies have a total of 1,776 employees.
   这些公司总计有 1,776 名员工。
2. ADJ 总的;总计的;全部的 The total number or cost of something is the number or cost that you get when you add together or count all the parts in it.
   They said that the total number of cows dying from BSE would be twenty thousand…
   他们说患疯牛病死亡的牛的总数将达 2 万头。
   The total cost of the project would be more than $240 million.
   该项目的总成本会超过 2.4 亿美元。
3. PHRASE 总共;总计 If there are a number of things in total, there are that number when you count or add them all together.
   I was with my husband for eight years in total…
   我和丈夫在一起的时间总共有 8 年。
   In total, 45 per cent of adults in Britain are exposed to tobacco smoke at home.
   英国总计有 45% 的成人在家里遭受到烟草烟雾的侵害。
4. VERB 总数达;共计 If several numbers or things total a certain figure, that figure is the total of all the numbers or all the things.
   The unit’s exports will total $85 million this year…
   该部门今年的出口总额将达 8,500 万美元。
   They will compete for prizes totalling nearly £3,000.
   他们将为总额近 3,000 英镑的奖金展开争夺。
5. VERB 计算…的总和;把…加起来 When you total a set of numbers or objects, you add them all together.
   They haven’t totalled the exact figures.
   他们还没有对确切数据进行总计。
6. ADJ 完全的;彻底的;绝对的 You can use total to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
   You were a total failure if you hadn’t married by the time you were about twenty-three…
   如果到了 23 岁左右还没结婚，你就是个彻底的失败者。
   There was an almost total lack of management control…
   管理控制几乎是完全缺失的。
   totally: Young people want something totally different from the old ways…年轻人想要与以往截然不同的东西。The fire totally destroyed the top floor.大火彻底烧毁了顶层。

Question 20

to·tal·i·tar·i·an adj (ˌ)tō-ˌta-lə-ˈter-ē-ən\

Answer 20

1. ADJ 极权主义的 A totalitarian political system is one in which there is only one political party which controls everything and does not allow any opposition parties.
   Totalitarians are people who support totalitarian political ideas and systems.极权主义者
   They feared that totalitarians might yet conquer the entire world.
   他们担心极权主义者会征服整个世界。

Question 21

tout verb \ˈtau̇t\

Answer 21

1. VERB 兜售;吹嘘 If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good.
   It has the trappings of an election campaign in the United States, with slick television ads touting the candidates.
   它具有美国竞选活动的典型特征，即通过华而不实的电视广告来吹嘘候选人。
   …a popular advertising industry practice of using performers to tout products…
   广告业常用的利用艺人来兜售产品的做法
2. VERB 兜揽;招徕 If someone touts for business or custom, they try to obtain it.
   He visited Thailand and Singapore to tout for investment…
   他访问了泰国与新加坡，以期招揽投资。
   Minicabs are not allowed to tout for hire on the streets.
   小型出租车禁止在街上兜揽生意。
3. VERB (在体育场或剧院外)倒卖(高价票) If someone touts tickets, they sell them outside a sports ground or theatre, usually for more than their original value.
   …a man who made his money touting tickets…
   靠倒票捞钱的人
   The queue stretches several hundred yards and tickets are touted for a tenner.
   队伍排得有几百码长，票被炒到 10 英镑一张。
   in AM, use 美国英语用 scalp
4. N-COUNT 票贩子;“黄牛” A tout is someone who sells things such as tickets unofficially, usually at prices which are higher than the official ones.
   in AM, use 美国英语用 scalper

Question 22

tox·ic adj \ˈtäk-sik\

Answer 22

1. ADJ-GRADED 有毒的;毒性的;引起中毒的 A toxic substance is poisonous.
   …the cost of cleaning up toxic waste…
   清除有毒废弃物的成本
   These products are not toxic to humans.
   这些产品对人类没有毒性。
   toxicity: …data on the toxicity of chemicals.有关化学品毒性的数据

— tox·ic·i·ty \täk-ˈsi-sə-tē\ noun

Question 23

tox·in noun \ˈtäk-sən\

Answer 23

1. N-VAR 毒素 A toxin is any poisonous substance produced by bacteria, animals, or plants.
   Experts have linked this condition to a build-up of toxins in the body…
   专家已把这一病症与体内毒素的积累联系起来。
   Tests showed increased levels of toxin in shellfish.
   检验表明水生有壳动物的毒素水平提高了。

Question 24

trade off

Answer 24

1. PHRASAL VERB See also: trade-off 以…换取 If you trade off one thing against another, you exchange all or part of one thing for another, as part of a negotiation or compromise.
   They cynically tried to trade off a reduction in the slaughter of dolphins against a resumption of commercial whaling…
   他们见利忘义地试图以减少屠杀海豚数量作为交换条件，重启商业捕鲸。
   There is a possibility of being able to trade off information for a reduced sentence.
   有可能以情报换取减刑。
2. PHRASAL VERB (为达到利己目的)利用 If someone trades off something, they make use of it for their own advantage, often in an unfair way.
   They would be able to trade off their looks and manage on that alone.
   他们将能利用自己的外表，并且单靠这一点就可以。

Question 25

trade in for

Answer 25

以…对换; 购买

Question 26

trait noun \ˈtrāt\

Answer 26

1. N-COUNT 特征;特点;特性 A trait is a particular characteristic, quality, or tendency that someone or something has.
   The study found that some alcoholics had clear personality traits showing up early in childhood…
   研究发现一些酗酒者在童年早期就显现出鲜明的人格特征。
   Creativity is a human trait.
   创造力是人类的一种特性。

Question 27

trai·tor·ous adj \ˈtrā-tə-rəs\

Answer 27

1. ADJ-GRADED 谋叛的;背叛的;卖国的 A traitorous action will betray or bring danger to a country or to the group of people that someone belongs to.
   …the monstrous betrayal of men by their most traitorous companions.
   最为背信弃义的同伴对他们令人发指的出卖
   …the movement could be labeled as divisive, even traitorous.
   该运动可以被称作是分裂性的，甚至是背叛性的。

— trai·tor·ous·ly adverb

Question 28

tra·jec·to·ry noun \trə-ˈjek-t(ə-)rē\

Answer 28

1. N-COUNT 轨道;轨迹 The trajectory of a moving object is the path that it follows as it moves.
   …the trajectory of an artillery shell.
   一枚炮弹的弹道
2. N-COUNT (事业等的)发展轨迹，起落 The trajectory of something such as a person’s career is the course that it follows over time.
   …a relentlessly upward career trajectory.
   扶摇直上的事业轨迹

the trajectory of the missile

Question 29

transatlantic migrate

Answer 29

跨大西洋迁徙

Question 30

tran·scribe verb \tran(t)-ˈskrīb\

Answer 30

1. VERB 笔录;转写 If you transcribe a speech or text, you write it out in a different form from the one in which it exists, for example by writing it out in full from notes or from a tape recording.
   She is transcribing, from his dictation, the diaries of Simon Forman…
   她正根据他的口述记录西蒙·福曼的日记。
   Every telephone conversation will be recorded and transcribed.
   所有电话交谈都将被录音并作全文转写。
2. VERB (为适合其他乐器演奏而)改编(乐曲) If you transcribe a piece of music for an instrument which is not the one for which it was originally written, you rewrite it so that it can be played on that instrument.
   He gave up trying to write for the guitar and decided to transcribe the work for piano.
   他放弃了为吉他谱曲，决定把作品改编成钢琴曲。

— tran·scrib·er noun

Question 31

trans·form verb \tran(t)s-ˈfȯrm\

Answer 31

1. VERB 转换;改变;改造 To transform something into something else means to change or convert it into that thing.
   Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy…
   新陈代谢率是身体把食物转换为能量的速度。
   Delegates also discussed transforming them from a guerrilla force into a regular army.
   代表们还讨论了把他们从游击队武装改造为正规军的问题。
   transformation: Norah made plans for the transformation of an attic room into a study…诺拉计划把一个阁楼间改建成书房。Chemical transformations occur.发生了化学转换。
2. VERB 改善;使改观;使改头换面 To transform something or someone means to change them completely and suddenly so that they are much better or more attractive.
   The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area…
   部长声称城市开发公司如今正使该地区改头换面。
   A cheap table can be transformed by an interesting cover…
   一块趣味盎然的桌布就能使一张廉价桌子面目一新。
   transformation: In the last five years he’s undergone a personal transformation.过去 5 年里他整个人发生了全新的转变。…one of the most astonishing economic transformations seen since the second world war.二战以来最惊人的经济改革之一

— trans·form·able -ˈfȯr-mə-bəl\ adjective
— trans·for·ma·tive -ˈfȯr-mə-tiv\ adjective

Question 32

tran·sis·tor noun \tran-ˈzis-tər\

Answer 32

1. N-COUNT 晶体管 A transistor is a small electronic part in something such as a television or radio, which controls the flow of electricity.
2. N-COUNT 晶体管收音机 A transistor or a transistor radio is a small portable radio.

Question 33

trans·mit verb \tran(t)s-ˈmit\

Answer 33

1. VERB 传送;传递;播送 When radio and television programmes, computer data, or other electronic messages are transmitted, they are sent from one place to another, using wires, radio waves, or satellites.
   The game was transmitted live in Spain and Italy…
   这场比赛在西班牙和意大利进行了现场直播。
   The information is electronically transmitted to schools and colleges…
   信息通过电子方式传送到各所学校和学院。
2. VERB 传播，传染(疾病) If one person or animal transmits a disease to another, they have the disease and cause the other person or animal to have it.
   …mosquitoes that transmit disease to humans…
   传染疾病给人类的蚊子
   There was no danger of transmitting the infection through operations.
   不存在通过手术传播这种传染病的风险。
3. VERB 传达，传输(思想、感情) If you transmit an idea or feeling to someone else, you make them understand and share the idea or feeling.
   The message they are transmitting to their daughters is very different from that of previous generations…
   他们向女儿传输的信息与上几代人截然不同。
   He transmitted his keen enjoyment of singing to the audience.
   他把自己对演唱的激情投入传递给了观众。
4. VERB 传导(声、电等) If an object or substance transmits something such as sound or electrical signals, the sound or signals are able to pass through it.
   These thin crystals transmit much of the power…
   这些薄薄的晶体传导了大部分的动力。
   There was no vibration transmitted to the handles and the machine wasn’t noisy either.
   没有任何振动传导到手柄，机器也没有任何噪音。

— trans·mit·ta·ble -ˈmi-tə-bəl\ adjective
— trans·mit·tal -ˈmi-t^əl\ noun

Question 34

trans·mit·ter

noun

\tran(t)s-ˈmi-tər\

Answer 34

1. N-COUNT (电视、广播节目的)发射机 A transmitter is a piece of equipment that is used for broadcasting television or radio programmes.

Mosquitoes are the main transmitters of the disease.

Question 35

transnational cooperation

Question 36

tra·pe·zi·um noun \trə-ˈpē-zē-əm\

Answer 36

n.梯形，<美>不规则四边形

Question 37

trau·ma noun \ˈtrau̇-mə\

Answer 37

1. N-VAR 精神创伤;惊骇(或痛苦)经历 Trauma is a very severe shock or very upsetting experience, which may cause psychological damage.
   I’d been through the trauma of losing a house…
   我经历过失去房子的痛苦。
   The officers are claiming compensation for trauma after the disaster.
   灾难过后军官们正在要求赔偿精神损失。

— trau·mat·ic \trə-ˈma-tik\ adjective
— trau·mat·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Question 38

tra·verse

noun

\ˈtra-vərs\

Answer 38

1. VERB 横穿;横越;穿过 If someone or something traverses an area of land or water, they go across it.
   I traversed the narrow pedestrian bridge.
   我走过狭窄的人行天桥。
   …a steep-sided valley traversed by streams.
   溪流横贯、两侧山势陡峭的山谷

Answer 39

1. N-COUNT-COLL (英、美等国的)财政部 In Britain, the United States, and some other countries, the Treasury is the government department that deals with the country’s finances.
   The Treasury has long been predicting an upturn in consumer spending.
   财政部早就预测消费者支出会出现上扬。
2. N-COUNT (城堡、教堂等的)宝库，珍藏室 The treasury in a building such as a castle or a church is a room where valuable objects are displayed or stored.

Question 40

trench noun \ˈtrench\

Answer 40

1. N-COUNT 壕沟;沟渠 A trench is a long narrow channel that is cut into the ground, for example in order to lay pipes or get rid of water.
2. N-COUNT 战壕，堑壕(the trenches 常指第一次世界大战的西线战场) A trench is a long narrow channel in the ground used by soldiers in order to protect themselves from the enemy. People often refer to the battle grounds of the First World War in Northern France and Belgium as the trenches .
   We fought with them in the trenches.
   我们曾在一战西线战场上与他们并肩作战。
   …trench warfare.
   堑壕战

Question 41

tren·chant adj -chənt\

Answer 41

1. ADJ-GRADED （批评、评论等）鲜明的，犀利的，尖锐的，中肯的 You can use trenchant to describe something such as a criticism or comment that is very clear, effective, and forceful.
   He was shattered and bewildered by this trenchant criticism…
   他因这番尖锐的批评而万念俱灰，茫然不知所措。
   His comment was trenchant and perceptive.
   他的评论既一针见血又鞭辟入里。

— tren·chant·ly adverb

Question 42

tri·an·gle noun \ˈtrī-ˌaŋ-gəl\

Answer 42

1. N-COUNT 三角(形);三角形物体 A triangle is an object, arrangement, or flat shape with three straight sides and three angles.
   This design is in pastel colours with three rectangles and three triangles…
   这一设计由淡色的 3 个长方形和 3 个三角形构成。
   Its outline roughly forms an equilateral triangle.
   它的轮廓大致形成一个等边三角形。
2. N-COUNT 三角铁(一种打击乐器) The triangle is a musical instrument that consists of a piece of metal shaped like a triangle. You play it by hitting it with a short metal bar.
3. N-COUNT See also: eternal triangle 三角关系 If you describe a group of three people as a triangle, you mean that they are all connected with each other in a particular situation, but often have different interests.
   She plays a French woman in a love triangle with Jonathan Pryce and Christopher Walken.
   她扮演一位与乔纳森·普赖斯和克里斯托弗·沃肯有三角恋关系的法国女子。
   …the classic triangle of husband, wife and mistress.
   丈夫、妻子与情妇的典型三角关系

Question 43

trib·al adj \ˈtrī-bəl\

Answer 43

1. ADJ 部落的;部族的 Tribal is used to describe things relating to or belonging to tribes and the way that they are organized.
   They would go back to their tribal lands.
   他们会回到自己部族的地盘上。
   …their rich heritage of ancient tribal customs.
   他们古老部落风俗的丰富遗产

— trib·al·ly -bə-lē\ adverb

Question 44

tri·chot·o·my noun \trīˈkätə-mē\

Answer 44

n.三分法，(尤指把人性分成肉体、灵魂和精神的)人性三分法

Question 45

trim verb \ˈtrim\

Answer 45

1. ADJ-GRADED 整齐的;美观整洁的 Something that is trim is neat, tidy, and attractive.
   The neighbours’ gardens were trim and neat.
   邻居们的花园整洁美观。
   …the trim houses.
   整齐的房舍
2. ADJ-GRADED 苗条的;修长的 If you describe someone’s figure as trim, you mean that it is attractive because there is no extra fat on their body.
   The driver was a trim young woman of perhaps thirty.
   司机是个大约 30 岁的身材苗条的年轻女子。
3. VERB 修剪;剪 If you trim something, for example someone’s hair, you cut off small amounts of it in order to make it look neater and tidier.
   My friend trims my hair every eight weeks…
   我朋友每 8 个星期为我修剪一次头发。
   Grass shears are specially made to trim grass growing in awkward places.
   除草剪刀专门用于修剪缝隙角落里的青草。
   Trim is also a noun.
4. VERB 削减;缩减 If a government or other organization trims something such as a plan, policy, or amount, they reduce it slightly in extent or size.
   American companies looked at ways they could trim these costs…
   美国公司研究了能够削减这些成本的方法。
   We trimmed the marketing department.
   我们缩小了市场营销部的规模。
5. VERB 点缀；装饰；(以…）镶边 If something such as a piece of clothing is trimmed with a type of material or design, it is decorated with it, usually along its edges.
   …jackets, which are then trimmed with crocheted flowers…
   另外以钩花镶边的夹克
   I am wearing a plaid nightgown trimmed with white lace.
   我穿着一件带有白色蕾丝花边的格子呢睡衣。
   -trimmed: He wears a fur-trimmed coat.他身穿一件镶毛边的外套。…gold-trimmed fitted furniture.镶金边的定制家具
6. N-VAR 装饰(物);镶边 The trim on something such as a piece of clothing is a decoration, for example along its edges, that is in a different colour or material.
   …a white satin scarf with black trim…
   黑边白缎围巾
   The saddles feature a reflective trim for night time visibility.
   这些车座的特点是带有在夜间可视的反光镶边。
7. PHRASE 健康;身体状况良好 When people are in trim or in good trim, they are in good physical condition.
   He is already getting in trim for the big day…
   他已经在为那个重要的日子调整状态了。
   It is an excellent way of keeping my voice in trim.
   那是保持我声线处于良好状态的极好办法。

相关词组：trim away

1. PHRASAL VERB 修剪;剪掉;切除 If you trim away or trim off parts of something, you cut them off, because they are not needed.
   Neatly trim away old flowers on shrubs…
   把灌木丛上枯萎的花朵整齐地修剪掉。
   Trim the fat off the ham…
   把肥膘从火腿上切除。

— trim one’s sailsto adjust oneself or one’s actions to prevailing conditions <compromise or trim your sails to suit the political winds — Philip Johnston>

Question 46

tri·ple verb \ˈtri-pəl\

Answer 46

1. ADJ 三个的;三方的;三部分的 Triple means consisting of three things or parts.
   …a triple somersault…
   空翻三周
   In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
   1882 年，德国、奥地利和意大利结成了三国同盟。
2. V-ERG (使)变成三倍;(使)增至三倍 If something triples or if you triple it, it becomes three times as large in size or number.
   I got a fantastic new job and my salary tripled…
   我得到了一份非常好的新工作，薪水涨到了原来的 3 倍。
   The Exhibition has tripled in size from last year…
   展览会规模自去年已经扩至3倍。
3. PREDET 是…的三倍 If something is triple the amount or size of another thing, it is three times as large.
   The mine reportedly had an accident rate triple the national average…
   据报道,该矿事故发生率是全国平均水平的 3 倍。
   The kitchen is triple the size it once was.
   厨房面积扩为原先的 3 倍。

Question 47

trite adj \ˈtrīt\

Answer 47

1. ADJ-GRADED 陈腐的;老一套的 If you say that something such as an idea, remark, or story is trite, you mean that it is dull and boring because it has been said or told too many times.
   The movie is teeming with obvious and trite ideas…
   这部电影充斥着平铺直叙的陈腐观点。
   The simple concepts he had been taught now sounded trite and naive.
   他曾经被教导的简单观念如今听起来陈腐而幼稚。

— trite·ly adverb
— trite·ness noun

Question 48

triv·i·al adj \ˈtri-vē-əl\

Answer 48

1. ADJ-GRADED 琐碎的;不重要的;微不足道的 If you describe something as trivial, you think that it is unimportant and not serious.
   The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later…
   主管试图对这些问题置之不理，认为都是些细枝末节的小事，可以稍后解决。
   I don’t like to visit the doctor just for something trivial.
   我不喜欢为一点小毛病就去看医生。

— triv·i·al·ist -ə-list\ noun
— triv·i·al·ly -ə-lē\ adverb

Question 49

tryp·to·phan noun \ˈtrip-tə-ˌfan\

Answer 49

n.<生化>色氨酸(脊椎动物日常食物中一种主要的氨基酸)

Question 50

tu·ber·cu·lo·sis noun \tu̇-ˌbər-kyə-ˈlō-səs\

Answer 50

1. N-UNCOUNT 肺结核;结核病(缩略形式为 TB) Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease that affects someone’s lungs and other parts of their body. The abbreviation TB is also used.