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| tambour [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (embroider) (在绷圈上) | 刺绣
cì xiù |
tamp,
tamp [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (pat down) | 轻拍压实
qīng pāi yā shí |
| | | 把…拍打坚实
bǎ pāi dǎ jiān shí |
| tamper with [sth] vi + prep | (alter or damage) | 胡乱摆弄
hú luàn bǎi nòng |
| | Don't tamper with the anti-theft device. |
| tamper with [sth] vi + prep | (make unauthorized changes) | 篡改
cuàn gǎi |
| | | 擅自改动
shàn zì gǎi dòng |
| | The project manager reminded everyone not to tamper with the database. |
| | 项目经理提醒大家不得擅自改动数据库。 |
| tamper with [sth] vi + prep | (interfere with: evidence, jury) | 破坏（证据）
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| | | 对…进行不正当的干预
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| | Somebody had tampered with the evidence and it could no longer be used. |
| | 有人破坏了证据，不能再采用了。 |
| tang of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (strong taste of) | 强烈的味道
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| | The cheesecake has a surprising tang of lemon. |
| tang of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (strong smell of) | 强烈的气味
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| | Standing on the beach, Jenna inhaled and smelt the tang of the sea. |
| tangent to [sth] adj + prep | (line: touching a curve) (线) | 相切
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| | Line B is tangent to Line A. |
| tangle [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | (trap) | 使…陷入…
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| | | 使…卷入…
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| tangle [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (weave together) | 使…缠结
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| | | 使…缠绕
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| tangle with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal, figurative (get involved with) | 与…争吵（争论）
yǔ … zhēng chǎo （ zhēng lùn ） |
| | You don't want to tangle with the Mafia: it could get you killed. |
| tangled up in [sth] adj + prep | figurative, informal (implicated) | 陷在...中
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| | | 被卷入...
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| | The principal is tangled up in a dispute with the teachers. |
| tank [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US, slang (sport: lose deliberately) | 有意输掉（比赛）
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| | The player tanked the game. |
| tap [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (rap with fingers) (用手指) | 轻轻叩击
qīng qīng kòu jī |
| | Jessica tapped the door before going in. |
| | 进门之前，洁西卡轻轻叩击了门。 |
| tap [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (poke, pat) | 轻敲
qīng qiāo |
| | | 轻叩
qīng kòu |
| | | 轻拍
qīng pāi |
| | | 轻击
qīng jī |
| | Harry went up to Catherine and tapped her on the shoulder. Beth tapped the icon for the app she wanted to open on her phone screen. |
| | 哈利赶上凯瑟琳，轻轻拍了一下她的肩膀。贝丝轻击手机屏幕上应用程序的图标，点开自己想要的程序。 |
| tap [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (music: mark beats with foot, etc.) (随着音乐) | 有节奏地轻敲，打拍子
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| | The music started and soon everyone was tapping their feet. |
| | 音乐响起，每个人都用脚轻轻地打拍子。 |
| tap [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (resource: exploit) (资源) | 开发，开发利用
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| | The mine owner was pleased to hear the workers were tapping a new vein. |
| tape [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (fix with adhesive tape) | 用胶布粘住
yòng jiāo bù zhān zhù |
| | Nina taped the hole in her jeans, as a temporary repair. |
| | 妮娜用胶布粘住牛仔裤上的破洞，作为临时的修补手段。 |
| tape [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (record) | 录下
lù xià |
| | The journalist taped his interview with the film star. |
| | 记者将对该电影明星的采访录了下来。 |
| taper [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cause to narrow) | 使一头逐渐变细
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| | | 使…逐渐变窄
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| | The dressmaker tapered the bodice of the dress, so it fitted snugly around the waist. |
| taper [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (reduce gradually) | 使…逐渐减少
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| | | 使…逐渐缩小
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| targeted for [sth] adj + prep | (singled out for: blame, abuse) | 以...作为某事目标的
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| | | 专挑...做某事的
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| tariff [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (tax, charge) | 对…征收关税
duì … zhēng shōu guān shuì |
| | | 定…的关税率
dìng … de guān shuì lǜ |
| | This country tariffs imports of certain goods. |
Tarmac [sth],
tarmac [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | UK, ® (cover in tarmac) | 用碎石沥青来铺盖（某物表面）
yòng suì shí lì qīng lái pū gài mǒu wù biǎo miàn |
| | The road is going to be tarmacked tomorrow. |
| task [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (assign a task to) | 给…分配（任务）
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| | The lawyer tasked his assistant with the paperwork. |
| task [sb] with doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (assign a task to) | 派任务给
pài rèn wù gěi |
| | He was tasked with loading the data onto the computer system. |
| | 他被派给了将数据载入计算机系统的任务。 |
taste,
taste of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (small sample of: food, drink) (本义) | …的味道
de wèi dào |
| | One taste of Tim's cooking was enough for me; I made an excuse and left. She took a taste of the soup then added more salt. |
| taste for [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (liking for) | 对…的喜爱，对…嗜好
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| | Since he moved to Italy, George has acquired a taste for expensive suits. |
| taste of [sth] vi + prep | (have the same flavor as) | 有…的味道
yǒu de wèi dào |
| | This cake tastes of bananas. |
taste,
taste of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (brief or trial experience of) (比喻) | …的短暂经历，…的尝试
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| | I've already had a taste of your humour – you're not as funny as you think. |
tauten,
tauten [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make taut) | 拉紧
lā jǐn |
| | | 绷紧
bēng jǐn |
tax,
tax [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (apply duty or levy to) | 对…征税
duì zhēng shuì |
| | | 对…课税
duì kè shuì |
| | The government doesn't tax books or newspapers. |
| | 政府不征收书籍和报纸的税。 |
tax,
tax [sb] with [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (charge) | 向…征税
xiàng zhēng shuì |
| | | 对…征税
duì zhēng shuì |
| | He was taxed with neglecting his duties. |
tax,
tax [sb],
tax [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (demand: mental power of) | 消耗（精力）
xiāo hào jīng lì |
| | | 费（脑力）
fèi nǎo lì |
| | These puzzles really tax my brain. |
taxi [sb],
taxi [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (convey by car) | 用车送...
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| | | 用车将…送到…
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| | Ellen taxied her friend across town so he could catch his train. The teenager's father was fed up with taxiing his daughter to all her friends' parties. |
| teach [sb] [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (give instruction to [sb] in) | 教某人…
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| | Ben teaches high school kids French and Spanish. |
tear,
tear [sth] from vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (rend, rip) | 撕裂
sī liè |
| | | 撕破
sī pò |
| | | 撕下
sī xià |
| | He tore the page from the book. |
| | 他从书本上撕下一张纸来。 |
tear,
tear [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (damage: ligament) (指韧带) | 撕裂，拉伤
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| | She's torn her knee, and won't be able to play. |
tear,
tear [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (rip: clothing) (指衣服) | 扯破，撕坏
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| | He tore his shorts climbing a tree. |
tear,
tear [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (pull up) | 扯起
chě qǐ |
| | | 揪起
jiū qǐ |
| | She tore the weeds from the ground. |
tear,
tear [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (wrench) | 扭
niǔ |
| | | 拧
níng |
| | | 撕
sī |
| | He tore a leg from the chicken and started eating. |
| tear [sb] away from [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative (remove from) | 将...带离...
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| | | 将...从...拽走
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tear [sth] down,
tear down [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (dismantle, demolish) | 拆除，卸下
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| | The government must tear down several houses to build the highway. |
| | 要修建高速公路，政府必须拆除好几栋房屋。 |
tear [sth] up,
tear up [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (rip to pieces) | 撕碎
sī suì |
| | I'm going to tear up the letter you wrote me. |
| | 我要撕碎你写给我的信。 |
tease [sth] out,
tease out [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (elicit with difficulty) | 梳理…
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| | | 提取…
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| | | 挑出…
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| | We eventually managed to tease the truth out of Brian. |
| teem with [sth] vi + prep | (be full of) | 充满
chōng mǎn |
| | | 充斥着
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| | The North Atlantic once teemed with cod. On Christmas Eve, the shopping mall was teeming with shoppers. |
| telecast [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (broadcast: a TV programme) | 电视广播
diàn shì guǎng bō |
| | | 电视播送
diàn shì bō sòng |
| | One of the major networks is going to telecast the race live. |
| telegraph [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (send by telegraph) | 发电报
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| | | 发报
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| | In the 19th century, it became possible to telegraph messages to people across the Atlantic Ocean. |
| tell [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (recount: a story) (故事) | 讲，讲述
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| tell [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (recount [sth] to [sb]) | 向…讲述
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| | He told the story to his daughter. |
| tell [sb] [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (reveal, divulge) | 向某人泄露某事
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| | | 向某人透露某事
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| | We told them our secret. |
| | 我们向他们透露了自己的秘密。 |
| tell of [sth] vi + prep | literary (recount) | 描述
miáo shù |
| | | 叙述
xù shù |
| | | 讲述
jiǎng shù |
| | The ancient legend tells of a princess who slayed a dragon. |
| | 有个古老的传说中讲到，一位公主杀死了恶龙。 |
| tell about [sth] vi + prep | (give information about) | 说明
shuō míng |
| | | 说到
shuō dào |
| tell [sth/sb] apart vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (distinguish between) | 分辨
fēn biàn |
| | | 区分
qū fēn |
| | The twins are so alike that it's not easy to tell them apart. |
| temper [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | often passive (moderate, mitigate) | 缓和，使…变得温和
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| | George's boss tempered her negative appraisal with a few positive comments. Karen's attraction to Brian was tempered by her knowledge of his criminal past. |
| | 乔治的老板添加了几条正面评价来缓和她所作的负面评估。凯伦了解到布莱恩过去的犯罪经历后，就对他没那么来电了。 |
| tempt [sb] to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (entice to do) | 吸引某人做某事
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| | | 使某人有兴趣做某事
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| | Wendy's stories of her travels through India tempted Karen to go there herself. |
| tens of [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (thousands, millions: times ten) (千、百万) | …的十倍
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| | When the company folded, tens of thousands of factory workers lost their jobs. |
| | 公司倒闭后，成千上万的工厂工人失业了。 |
| tend to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be inclined) | 倾向于
qīng xiàng yú |
| | | 有...的倾向
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| | Julia tends to get upset if anyone makes the slightest criticism of her work. |
| | 自己的工作稍微遇到一点点批评，洁西卡就有发怒的倾向。 |
| tend to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (is, does often) | 往往会
wǎng wǎng huì |
| | | 经常
jīng cháng |
| | I tend to do my homework before I eat dinner. |
| | 我经常会在晚餐前做家庭作业。 |
| tend to [sth] vi + prep | (attend to) | 照管
zhào guǎn |
| | | 处理
chǔ lǐ |
| | Harriet went into the office to tend to some business. |
| tend [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (care for) | 照顾某物
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| | | 照料某物
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| | The shepherd tends his flocks. |
| tender for [sth] vi + prep | (bid for a contract) | 投标
tóu biāo |
| | | 竞标
jìng biāo |
| | There are several firms tendering for this contract. |
tenderize [sth],
also UK: tenderise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (meat: soften) | 使变嫩
shǐ biàn nèn |
| | | 使嫩化
shǐ nèn huà |
| tense [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (clench: muscle, body part) (肌肉等) | 使绷紧，使紧张
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| | Robert tensed his leg muscles, ready to run. |
| tenter [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (stretch on a frame) | 将…张在张布架上
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| terminate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (pregnancy: end) | 终止妊娠
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| terrified of [sth] adj + prep | (very frightened of) | 对…感到恐惧
duì … gǎn dào kǒng jù |
| | | 害怕
hài pà |
| | | 惧怕
jù pà |
| | I am terrified of spiders. |
| | 我十分惧怕蜘蛛。 |
tessellate,
tessellate [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (fit together like a mosaic) | 把…嵌成花纹
bǎ qiàn chéng huā wén |
| | | 用…铺设成图案
yòng pū shè chéng tú àn |
test [sb],
test [sb] for [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (perform medical check) (医疗) | 检测，因为…而对…进行化验
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| | The doctor tested Mark for TB. |
test [sb],
test [sb] on [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (check knowledge) | 对…进行…方面的测试
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| | | 考查…对于…方面的知识
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| | The teacher tested the students on what they had learnt that term. |
| test [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (put under strain) | 考验
kǎo yàn |
| | The long wait tested Jessica's patience. The realisation that the project was more difficult than he had thought tested Tim's resolve. |
| test [sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (try, use experimentally) | 充分检验
chōng fèn jiǎn yàn |
| | | 充分考验
chōng fèn kǎo yàn |
| | I think I'll test out this new floor polish. |
| tether [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (fasten, attach) | 将…拴在…上
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| | You can tether your horse to that railing. |
| | 你可以把马拴在那个栏杆上。 |
| Thank you for doing [sth] interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (gratitude for [sth] done) (感叹词) | 因为做…谢谢你
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| | Thank you for helping me with my homework. |
| thankful for [sth] adj + prep | (grateful for) | 感激
gǎn jī |
| | | 感谢
gǎn xiè |
| | | 对…表示感激
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| | Rachel was thankful for all the good things in her life. |
| | 蕾切尔十分感激她人生中的所有美好事物。 |
| thankful to [sb/sth] adj + prep | (grateful to) | 感激
gǎn jī |
| | | 感谢
gǎn xiè |
| thanks to [sb/sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (with the help of) | 在…的帮助下
zài de bāng zhù xià |
| | | 多亏了
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| | Thanks to my good friend Ellen, I got to the airport on time. Thanks to the heavy curtains on my windows, I'm able to sleep even when the sun's shining. |
| | 多亏了我的好朋友艾伦，我才能准时到达机场。多亏了窗户前厚重的窗帘，即使外面阳光明媚，我也能安然入睡。 |
| thaw [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (defrost, melt) | 解冻，使…化冻
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| | Bob took the soup out of the freezer and thawed it in the microwave. |
| | 鲍勃把汤从冷冻室拿出来，放在微波炉里解冻。 |
| the best part of [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (most) | 大部分
dà bù fèn |
| | | 绝大部分
jué dà bù fèn |
| | It took us the best part of the morning to finish the job. |
| The time is ripe for [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | | （做某事的）时机已经成熟
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| | The time is ripe for change. |
| There is more to [sth] than meets the eye exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (This is not what it seems) | 比表面看到的要复杂
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| | | 并非表面所见那么简单
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| | It seems like he's vanished into thin air, but that's impossible. There's more to this situation than meets the eye. |
| thermostat [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (fit with a thermostat) | 用温控器调节
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| thermostat [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (control with a thermostat) | 用温控器控制
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thin,
thin [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make thin) | 使变稀，使变稀薄
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| | | 使变瘦，使瘦
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| | | 使变薄，使薄
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| | | 使变稀疏，使稀疏
shǐ biàn xī shū，shǐ xī shū |
| | The soup is too thick. It needs to be thinned some. |
| thin [sth] out vtr + adv | (make fewer) | 使...稀疏
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| | | 使...稀薄
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| | The gardener thinned out the seedlings. |
think [sth],
think that⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (believe) | 认为
rèn wéi |
| | | 觉得
jué de |
| | | 想
xiǎng |
| | I think Tom's coming with us. I'll just ask him. |
| | 我想，汤姆应该会和我们一起来，我去问问他。 |
think about doing [sth],
think of v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (consider possibility) | 想着
xiǎng zhe |
| | | 考虑
kǎo lǜ |
| | | 打算
dǎ suàn |
| | Don't even think about asking me to do you any more favours! |
| think of [sth] vi + prep | (devise, invent) | 想出
xiǎng chū |
| | | 发明出
fā míng chū |
| | He thought of a new way to manufacture pencils. |
| | 他发明出了生产铅笔的新方法。 |
| think of doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (consider: doing [sth]) | 考虑做
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| | We're thinking of going to that new Italian restaurant tonight. |
| think of [sth/sb] vi + prep | (take into account) | 考虑到
kǎo lǜ dào |
| | | 想到
xiǎng dào |
| | You can't leave me! Think of the children! |
| think [sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (thoroughly think about) | 仔细考虑
zǐ xì kǎo lǜ |
| | | 彻底想一想
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| | | 把…想清楚
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| think [sth] over vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (consider, deliberate) | 仔细思考某事
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| | | 好好考虑某事
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| | Think over what I said and let me know tomorrow what your decision is. |
| | 请仔细考虑我说的话，然后明天再告诉我你的决定。 |
| think [sth] through vtr + adv | (consider fully) | 仔细思考
zǐ xì sī kǎo |
| | | 彻底地想清楚
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| | She had to think through his wedding proposal. I need to think it through before making a decision. |
think twice,
think twice about [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (reconsider [sth]) | 三思
sān sī |
| | | 重新考虑
chóng xīn kǎo lǜ |
| think [sth] up vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (invent, devise) | 发明出
fā míng chū |
| | | 想出
xiǎng chū |
| | Hey Jane, I just thought up a solution to your problem! |
| | 嘿，简！我刚想出你那个问题的解决方案了！ |
| thirst for [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (desire keenly) | 想喝
xiǎng hē |
| | | 渴盼
kě pàn |
| | | 渴望
kě wàng |
| | We thirst for more information about the accident. |
| thole [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | archaic or dialect (endure, suffer) | 遭受
zāo shòu |
| | | 忍受
rěn shòu |
| thousands of [sth/sb] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (amounting to thousands) | 几千个的…
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| | There are thousands of ways to make soup. |
| | 汤有几千种做法。 |
| thousands of [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, informal (very large number) | 成千上万的
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| | | 许多的
xǔ duō de |
| thrash [sb] at [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (defeat thoroughly) | 在…上彻底打败某人
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| | Audrey thrashed Tania at tennis. |