previous tests (T) Flashcards
tumult
吵鬧,喧嘩;騷亂,混亂
You couldn’t hear her speak over the tumult from the screaming fans.
在那些尖叫的歌迷的喧鬧聲中,你根本無法聽清她在說甚麼。
torpor
不活躍;萎靡;遲鈍
(冬季動物的)蟄伏
tentacle
(海洋動物的)觸手,觸角
tug
(用力)拉,拖,拽
Feeling a tug at his sleeve, he turned to see Joe beside him.
他感覺到有人拉他的袖子,一轉身,看到喬在他身邊。
traffic
交通流量
There was heavy/a lot of traffic on the roads this morning.
今晨道路上車流量很大。
運輸量
The airline halved its overseas service because of a sharp reduction in traffic.
該航空公司因運輸量驟降而削減了一半海外業務。
turmoil
混亂,騷亂,動亂
The whole region is in turmoil.
整個地區一片混亂。
trade-off
平衡;協調
There is a trade-off between doing the job accurately and doing it quickly.
工作做得準確無誤和迅速快捷之間有個平衡。
tenet
信條;宗旨;原則
It is a tenet of contemporary psychology that an individual’s mental health is supported by having good social networks.
當代心理學的一個基本理念就是個人的心理健康有賴於良好的社交圈。
tantrum
耍(孩子)脾氣
Charlie had/threw a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn’t buy him any sweets.
因為我不給他買糖,查理便在商店裡耍脾氣。
transmission
(廣播、電視等的)播送,播送內容
We apologize for the interruption to our transmissions this afternoon.
我們為今天下午廣播節目的中斷表示歉意。
傳遞;傳播
the transmission of disease
疾病的傳播
tariff
關稅;關稅表
testimony
(尤指法庭上的)證詞,證言
Some doubts have been expressed about his testimony.
有人對他的證詞提出了一些質疑。
temperament
氣質;性情;性格
a fiery temperament
暴躁的性情
threshold
門檻
trophy
獎,(流動)獎盃
He’s an excellent rider, but he’s never won a major trophy.
他是個出色的騎手,但從未贏得過任何一項重要比賽的冠軍。
tuition
(尤指一對一或小班進行的)教學,講授,指導
All students receive tuition in logic and metaphysics.
所有學生都學習邏輯學和玄學。
學費
Few can afford the tuition of $12,000 a semester.
很少人能支付得起每學期12 000美元的學費。
transaction
交易
a business transaction
生意
theologian
神學家;神學研究者
temperance
自我克制,節制(如戒酒、節食等)
tenant
租戶;佃戶;房客
tripod
(照相機等的)三腳架
For photographs requiring long exposure times, your camera should be mounted on a tripod.
拍攝需要長時間曝光的照片時,應該把相機固定在三腳架上。
tweak
扭,擰
Standing in front of the mirror she tweaked a strand of hair into place.
她站在鏡子前,把一縷頭髮捋好。
稍稍改進
The software is pretty much there - it just needs a little tweaking.
軟體差不多好了——只需要一點點改進。
trial
審判,審理
trial proceedings
審判程序
試驗;試用
They’re doing clinical trials on a new drug.
他們正在對一種新藥進行臨床試驗。
trajectory
(射體在空中的)軌道,軌跡
the trajectory of a bullet/missile
子彈/飛彈的彈道
tractor
拖拉機
trendsetter
(尤指在服飾方面)引領時尚者,開創新潮流者
They are not only the biggest fast food chain, but also the industry’s trendsetter.
他們不僅是世界上最大的速食連鎖店,而且是該行業的潮流領導者。
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。
trespass
擅自進入,侵入(他人土地或建築物)
I hope this is a public footpath and we’re not trespassing on someone’s land.
但願這是條公共人行道,我們沒有擅自闖入別人的地界。
thwart
反對;阻撓;挫敗
Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline pilots’ strike
因為航空公司機師罷工,我的度假計劃泡湯了。
trudge
(尤指在崎嶇的路上或攜重物時)步履艱難地走,費力地走,跋涉
We trudged back up the hill.
我們跋涉回到山上。
traverse
穿越;穿過
Stanley traversed the continent from west to east.
斯坦利自西向東穿越了整個大陸。
truncate
截短,刪節,縮短(尤指去尾)
Television coverage of the event was truncated by a technical fault.
對比賽的電視直播因技術故障而被縮短。
tailor
專門製作,使適應特定需要
We tailor any of our products to your company’s specific needs.
我們可以根據貴公司的特定需求定制產品。
tumble
跌倒;滾下,墜落;倒塌
I lost my footing and tumbled down the stairs.
我一失足從樓梯上滾了下來。
tarnish
(使)(尤指金屬)失去光澤,(使)變暗淡;(使)褪色
誹謗;中傷
By this time a series of scandals had severely tarnished the candidate’s image/reputation.
到這時,一連串的醜聞已使這名候選人的形象/名譽大大受損。
transmit
播送,發射,傳送(信號)
Radio Seven transmits on 201 medium wave (= uses those particular radio waves to broadcast on).
廣播七台透過中波201千赫廣播。
twirl
(使)旋轉;(使)轉動;(使)纏繞
She danced and twirled across the room.
她在房間裡轉著圈跳舞。
tantalize
撩撥,惹弄,逗引
throb
顫動,振動,跳動
Both records have a good throbbing bass which is great to dance to.
兩張唱片都有極富節奏感的低音,很適合跳舞。
temporize
(為了爭取有利條件而)拖延時間
transgress
違背,違反(法律或道德準則)
Those are the rules, and anyone who transgresses will be severely punished.
那些是規例,任何人違反都要受到嚴懲。
truculent
易怒的;好鬥的;尋釁的
a truculent teenager
好鬥的少年
tenacious
緊握的;頑固的;固執的
The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist.
那個嬰兒用他的小拳頭緊緊攥著我的手指。
tardy
行動遲緩的;遲的;遲到的
Dinner was somewhat delayed on account of David’s rather tardy arrival.
由於戴維來得很晚,晚飯延後了一會兒。
tenuous
(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。
tentative
(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。
transient
短暫的,轉瞬即逝的;暫時的
A glass of whisky has only a transient warming effect.
一杯威士卡只能使人暖和一會兒。
transparent
透明的
Grow the bulbs in a transparent plastic box, so the children can see the roots growing.
把球莖種在透明的塑膠盒裡,這樣孩子就能看到根的生長。
trivial
微不足道的,瑣碎的;沒有價值的
I don’t know why he gets so upset about something so trivial.
我不明白他因何為芝麻大的事也如此煩惱。
tangible
真實的;非想像的;可觸摸的;可感知的
We need tangible evidence if we’re going to take legal action.
如果我們要採取法律行動,就需要有實實在在的證據。
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。
taciturn
沉默寡言的
He’s a reserved, taciturn person.
他是個矜持寡言的人。
tedious
單調乏味的,無趣的
a tedious job
單調乏味的工作
treacherous
(地面或大海尤因氣候惡劣)極端危險的,凶險的
Snow and ice have left many roads treacherous, and drivers are warned to use caution.
冰雪使許多道路危機四伏,汽車司機被告誡要小心駕駛。
(人)不忠的,背信棄義的
Vargas plays the part of a treacherous aristocrat who betrays his king and country.
瓦加斯扮演一個背叛了國王和祖國的不忠貴族。
terrestrial
地球的;與地球有關的
tactile
觸覺的
手感舒適的,富有質感的
Her paintings have a very tactile quality.
她的畫作具有很強的質感。