T Flashcards
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treat (n./v.)
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- to buy or do something special for someone that you know they will enjoy
- to put a special substance on something or use a chemical process in order to protect, clean or preserve it
- an event that gives you a lot of pleasure and is usually unexpected
- a special food that tastes good, especially one that you do not eat very often
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thread (n./v.)
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- a long thin string of cotton, silk etc used to sew or weave cloth
- an idea, feeling or feature that connects the different parts of an explanation, story etc
- a series of messages concerning the same subject, written by members of an Internal
- 穿线于
- 装入(胶卷,磁带等)
- to move through a place by carefully going around things that are blocking your way
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track (n./v.)
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- a narrow path or road with a rough uneven surface, especially one made by people or animals frequently moving through the same place
- 足迹;车辙
- a circular course around which runners, cars etc race, which often has a specially prepared surface
- 铁轨;站台
- 径赛运动
- the direction or line taken by something as it moves
- to search for a person or animal by following the marks they leave behind them on the ground, their smell etc
- to record or study the behavior or development of someone or something over time
- to follow the movements of an aircraft or ship by using radar
- to put schoolchildren in groups according to their ability
- to leave behind a track of something such as mud or dirt when you walk
4
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terrific
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- very good, especially in a way that makes you feel happy and excited
- very large in size or degree
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trip (n./v.)
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- the strange mental experiences someone has when they take a drug such as lsd
- a person or experience that is amusing and unusual
- an act of falling as a result of hitting something with your foot
- to hit something with your foot by accident so that you fall or almost fall
- to make someone fall by putting your foot in front of them when they are moving
- to switch on a piece of electrical equipment by accident
- to walk, run, or dance with quick light steps
- to experience the mental effects of a drug such as lsd
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tendency
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- if someone or something has a tendency to do or become a particular thing, they are likely to do or become it [+ to/towards ] [+ for ]
- a general change or development in a particular direction [+ to/towards ] [+ among ]
- a group within a larger political group that supports ideas that are usually more extreme than those of the main group
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tidy (a./v.)
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- a room, house, desk etc that is tidy is neatly arranged with everything in the right place
- someone who is tidy keeps their house, clothes etc neat and clean
- to make a place look tidy
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title
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- the name given to a particular book, painting, play etc
- a book
- a name such as ‘Sir’ or ‘Professor’, or abbreviations such as ‘Mrs’ or ‘Dr’, that are used before someone’s name to show their rank or profession, whether they are married etc
- a name that describes someone’s job or position
- the position of being the winner of an important sports competition
- law the legal right to have or own something