Lesson 55 Flashcards
tenor
男高音（歌手）；次中音（樂器）
a tenor saxophone
次中音薩克斯管
tentative (4)
（計劃、想法、建議、行動等）試驗（性）的，試探（性）的，暫時的
I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.
我暫定七月去西雅圖旅行。
tenuous (6)
（關係、想法、形勢等）不確定的，不明朗的
The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.
我們只能認定這兩樁搶劫案之間可能有某些聯繫。
tepid (2)
（反應）不熱情的，不熱烈的
I got a tepid response to my suggestion.
我的建議得到的反應很平淡。
terminate
（使…）結束，停止，終止
They terminated my contract in October.
他們在十月終止了我的合約。
terrain
地面；地域，地帶；【軍】地形；地勢
The road from here to the summit is filled with rugged terrains. 從這裡到山頂的路都是崎嶇不平的山路。
terse
簡短生硬的；簡要的
“Are you feeling any better?” “No!” was the terse reply.
「你覺得好點了嗎？」 「沒有。」回答簡短而生硬。
testify
證明，證實；作證
[ + that ] He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.
他作證說，自己看到那人在謀殺發生前後離開了大樓。
tête-à-tête
兩人密談；（尤指朋友間的）促膝談心
We must have a tête-à-tête sometime.
我們哪天得坐下來好好聊聊。
having said that
儘管如此，話說回來
He forgets most things, but having said that, he always remembers my birthday.
他很健忘，不過，他一直記得我的生日。
another/the final nail in the coffin
導致失敗的事件，致命打擊，催命符
Each successive revelation of incompetence is another nail in the chairman’s coffin.
接二連三地顯露出不稱職是導致董事長下臺的一道道催命符。
the name of the game
（活動）最重要的部分，最需要的素質
People say that in politics the name of the game is making the right friends.
人們說，在政界最重要的就是交對朋友。
prodigal son
回頭的浪子
figurative The prodigal son has returned to the team after a three-year absence.
三年之後浪子回頭，重新加入隊伍。
theatricality
theatricality
戲劇性；誇張
thematically
thematically
主題上，主題方面
thence
從那裡
They travelled to Camelot and thence to the castle.
他們去了亞瑟王宮，然後去了城堡。
theology
1.神學[U]
2.宗教理論，宗教體系[C][U]
Many theologies express the same ideas. 許多宗教理論表達同一種思想。
thereby
因此，由此；從而
Diets that are high in saturated fat clog up our arteries, thereby reducing the blood flow to our hearts and brains.
高飽和脂肪和高膽固醇的飲食容易阻塞我們的動脈，從而減少向心臟和大腦的供血。
thermal
1.熱的；熱量的 a thermal powerstation 火力發電站 2.溫泉的 3.保暖的 thermal underwear 保暖內衣褲
thoroughfare
1.大街，大道；幹線道路[C]
Don’t park your car on a busy thoroughfare. 不要將車停在繁忙的大街上。
2.通行[U]
No thoroughfare! 禁止通行！
thrifty (2)
節約的，節儉的
They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.
他們現在很有錢，但仍很節儉。
throttle (sth) back/down
（調節油門）減速
The pilot throttled back (the engines) as he came in to land.
著陸時，飛行員調節油門減速。
thumping
巨大的，極大的
a thumping defeat/victory
慘敗／輝煌的勝利
till
耕，犁（土地）
This piece of land has been tilled for hundreds of years.
這塊土地已經被耕耘了幾百年。
timorous (2)
timorous
羞怯的；膽小的，膽怯的
tinker
修補；改進；擺弄
He spends every weekend tinkering (around) with his car.
他每個週末都在擺弄他的汽車。
tirade (2)
長篇抨擊性演說
She launched into an angry/furious tirade about how she had been unfairly treated.
她就自己遭受的不公正對待，進行了長時間的憤怒控訴。
titular
名義上的；有名無實的
It is already agreed that Mr Alfonso Escamez will be the titular head of the new bank.
已經達成一致意見，阿方索‧埃斯卡梅斯先生將成為這家新銀行的名譽行長。
to this end
He wanted science students to take an interest in the arts, and to this end he ran literature classes at his home on Sunday afternoons.
他想讓理科學生也對文科産生興趣，爲此他星期天下午在自己家中開文學課。
tonic
使人為之一振的事物
The magazine is lively and interesting - the pictures alone are a tonic.
這本雜誌生動有趣——光這些圖片就很有視覺衝擊力。
get the bit between your teeth
果斷做；義無反顧
She wasn’t that interested at first, but she loved it once she got the bit between her teeth.
最初她對此並不熱心，但一旦做起來就義無反顧了。
fight tooth and nail
竭盡全力
We fought tooth and nail to get the route of the new road changed.
我們奮力抗爭，爭取改變新修道路的路線。
top off
結束
to top sth. off with sth. 以某物結束某事
topple
（使）倒下；（使）倒塌
The statue of the dictator was toppled (over) by the crowds.
獨裁者的雕像被眾人推倒了。
torrent
（尤指似乎無法控制的）狂潮，迸發
He let out a torrent of abuse/angry words.
他連珠炮地說了一大堆謾罵／生氣的話。
totality
全部；整個
We need to consider this very serious issue in its totality.
我們需要綜合考慮這個非常嚴肅的問題。
totem
（尤指出於宗教原因的）圖騰
Television could be seen as a totem of modern society.
電視可以被視為現代社會的圖騰。
tour de force
傑作；壯舉
a technical/musical/political tour de force
技術／音樂／政治上的傑作
tout (2)
（尤指為了提高銷售額、知名度或推動發展）給…做廣告，宣傳，讚揚，吹捧
The minister has been touting these ideas for some time.
教育部長一段時間以來一直在宣傳這些理念。
toy with sth
不太認真地考慮
We’re toying with the idea of going to Peru next year.
我們動了明年去秘魯的念頭。
tractable
易處理的；易控制的；易勸服的
The problem turned out to be less tractable than I had expected.
這個問題最後處理起來遠比我預期棘手。
traction (2)
（車輪或輪胎對地面的）附著摩擦力
In deep snow, people should use snow tyres on their vehicles to give them better traction.
在積雪深厚的地方，人們應該給車子裝上雪地輪胎以增強輪胎的附著摩擦力。
trailblazer
開路人，先驅，開拓者
Orville and Wilbur Wright were aviation trailblazers.
奧維爾‧萊特和威爾伯‧萊特是航空領域的先驅。
trailblazing (2)
開創性的，開拓性的
He cited the California judges’ trailblazing role in overturning a ban on interracial marriage 56 years ago.
他列舉了加州法官在56年前推翻跨種族婚姻禁令的開創性作用。
trajectory (2)
【物】軌道；彈道；軌跡
Before falling into the hoop, the basketball traveled a perfect trajectory. 在掉入籃框之前，籃球走過一道完美的軌跡。
trample (2)
踩，踐踏
Somebody trampled all over my flowerbeds!
有人把我的花壇全部踩壞了！
tranquil (3)
安靜的，平靜的；安寧的
She stared at the tranquil surface of the water.
她凝視著平靜的水面。
tranquility (2)
平靜，寧靜祥和
living in peace and tranquillity
生活在平靜祥和之中
transaction
交易
a business transaction
生意
transcend (3)
超越，超過，超出（尤指界限）
The best films are those which transcend national or cultural barriers.
最優秀的影片是那些超越了民族或文化障礙的影片。
