复合形式：
US | us |
steel gray (US),
steel grey (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (dark metallic colour) | 钢灰色
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| | | 金属灰
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steel gray,
steel-gray (US),
steel grey,
steel-grey (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (of a dark metallic colour) | 钢灰色的
gāng huī sè de |
| | | 金属灰的
jīn shǔ huī de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
stick insect,
also US: stick bug,
walking stick nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (very slender insect) | 竹节虫
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stick-up,
also US: stickup nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (armed robbery) | 持枪抢劫
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stockinette,
stockinette stitch (US),
stocking stitch (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (knitting stitch) | 隔行正反针编织法
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store-bought (US),
shop-bought (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (purchased ready-made) | 买来的
mǎi lái de |
| | Shop-bought bread lasts longer than home-made. |
storekeeper (US),
shopkeeper (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (manager of a shop) | 经营零售商店的人
jīng yíng líng shòu shāng diàn de rén |
| | Local shopkeepers all favour the Sunday opening rules. |
storekeeper (US),
shopkeeper (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (owner of a shop) | 店主
diàn zhǔ |
| | The storekeeper swept the sidewalk in front of the shop before opening for business. |
-storied (US),
-storeyed (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | as suffix (with a given number of floors) | ...层的
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| | The street was lined with beautiful four-storied houses. |
story,
plural: stories (US),
storey,
plural: storeys (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (floor, level of a building) | 楼层
lóu céng |
| | | 层，楼
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| | This building has five stories. |
| | 这栋楼有六层。 |
story,
plural: stories (US),
storey,
plural: storeys (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (layer, tier) | 层
céng |
| | | 分层
fēn céng |
| | Their wedding cake had five stories. |
-story (US),
-storey (UK) n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | as suffix (storied: with a given number of floors) | …层的
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| 备注: Used in combination with a number. |
-story (US),
-storey (UK) n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | as suffix (with a given number of tiers, layers) | …层
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| | | …楼
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| 备注: Used in combination with a number. |
| | They had a five-story cake at their wedding. |
straitlaced,
straightlaced (US),
strait-laced,
straight-laced (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (follows rules, strong morals) | 固守道德观念的
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straw poll,
also US: straw vote nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (unofficial survey or vote) | 非正式民意调查
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| | | 非正式投票
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| | | 意向性投票
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strawberry blonde,
strawberry-blonde,
also US: strawberry blond,
strawberry-blond adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (woman: with reddish fair hair) (指女性) | 红金色头发的
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| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | A strawberry-blonde woman strode past me. |
| | 一位红金色头发的女人与我擦肩而过。 |
submaxillary gland,
also US: submandibular gland nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (anatomy) | 颔下腺
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succor (US),
succour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (help, aid) | 帮助
bāng zhù |
| | | 援助
yuán zhù |
| | | 救助
jiù zhù |
sugarless (US),
sugar-free (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (gum, soda: artificially sweetened) | 无糖的
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| | | 不含糖的
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| | | 不加糖的
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sulfate (US),
sulphate (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (chemical compound) | 硫酸盐
liú suān yán |
sulfur (US),
sulphur (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sulphur: chemical element) (美式拼法，一种化学元素) | 硫（磺）
liú huáng |
| | Sulfur has a very strong smell. |
sulfur dioxide (US),
sulphur dioxide (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (gas) | 二氧化硫
èr yǎng huà liú |
sulfur mine (US),
sulphur mine (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (site where sulfur is excavated) | 硫矿
liú kuàng |
| | The sulfur mine was opened in 1968. |
summer vacation (US),
summer holiday (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (tourist trip taken in the summer) | 夏日度假
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sunburned (US),
sunburnt (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (burned by sun's heat) | 晒黑的
shài hēi de |
| | | 晒伤的
shài shāng de |
| | Heather got sunburned when she went skiing, can you believe it? |
sunny-side up,
also US: sunnyside up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (eggs: fried on just one side) (煎蛋) | 只煎一面的
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surf the Internet (US),
surf the internet (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (browse the world wide web) | 上网
shàng wǎng |
| | | 网上浏览
wǎng shàng liú lǎn |
swan dive (US),
swallow dive (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (into water) | 直体向前跳水
zhí tǐ xiàng qián tiào shuǐ |
| | | 燕式跳水
yàn shì tiào shuǐ |
| | He took a swan dive into the pool from the diving board. |
swan dive (US),
swallow dive (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (economics: decrease) (比喻，经济等) | 跳水，直线下降，暴跌
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| | At the very beginning of the recession world stock markets took a swan dive. |
swan dive (US),
swallow dive (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (loss of prestige, etc.) (比喻，声望等) | 跳水，直线下降，暴跌
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| | The politician's campaign took a swan dive when he revealed his affair with the secretary. |
swim cap (US),
swimming cap,
swimming hat (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (swimmer's waterproof hat) | 游泳帽
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| | | 泳帽
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swim lane (US),
swimming lane (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (area marked off in a pool) | 泳道
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swim trunks (US),
swimming trunks (UK) nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (men's swimsuit shorts) | 游泳短裤
yóu yǒng duǎn kù |
| | | 泳裤
yǒng kù |
| | If you forget your swimming trunks, you can wear a pair of shorts. |
swine fever,
also US: hog cholera nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (pig disease) | 猪流感
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swing door,
also US: swinging door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (door that swings in both directions) | 两面皆可推拉开关的门
liǎng miàn jiē kě tuī lā kāi guān de mén |
| | | 回转门
huí zhuǎn mén |
| | There was a large swing door at the entrance of the bar. |
swiveling (US),
swivelling (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (rotating) | 旋转的
xuán zhuǎn de |
| | Sam sat down in the swiveling barber chair. |
synesthesia (US),
synaesthesia (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (confusion of senses) | 联觉
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| | | 通感
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table football (UK),
foosball,
table soccer (US) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (tabletop game) | 桌上足球
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take a vacation (US),
take some holiday,
take time off (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (take time away from work) | 休假
xiū jià |
take center stage (US),
take centre stage (UK) exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative (be the focus of attention) | 成为万众瞩目的中心
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| | London took centre stage in 2012 when it hosted the Olympic Games. |
takeout (US),
takeaway,
take-away (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (food eaten off premises) | 外卖食品
wài mài shí pǐn |
| | | 外卖
wài mài |
takeout (US),
takeaway,
take-away (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (food: to be eaten off premises) | 外卖的
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| | After the film we went to the Chinese restaurant for some take-away food. |
take out the trash (US),
put the dustbin out,
put the rubbish out (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (take refuse can outdoors) | 把垃圾桶拉出去
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| | Remember to put the dustbin out tonight; the rubbish is collected early tomorrow morning. |
take [sth] with a grain of salt (US),
take [sth] with a pinch of salt (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (be slightly skeptical) | 半信半疑
bàn xìn bàn yí |
| | | 不完全相信
bù wán quán xiāng xìn |
| | Steven's known to exaggerate: I'd take anything he says with a grain of salt. |
talk [sb] around (US),
talk [sb] round (UK) 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." | (persuade) | 说服
shuō fú |
| | | 劝服
quàn fú |
talk show (US),
chat show (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (TV interview programme) | 现场访谈
xiàn chǎng fǎng tán |
tap (UK),
faucet (US) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (water faucet) | 水龙头
shuǐ lóng tóu |
| | | 阀门
fá mén |
| | Robert turned on the tap and let the water run into the sink. |
tater (US),
tattie (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | often plural, slang (potato) (俚语) | 土豆
tǔ dòu |
tbsp,
Tbsp,
tb,
tbs,
tblsp,
tblspn,
also US: T nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | written, abbreviation (tablespoonful) | 汤匙
tāng chí |
| | | 一汤匙之物
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| | Add 1 tbsp cinnamon to the batter. |
teetotaler (US),
teetotaller (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person who does not drink alcohol) (美式拼写) | 禁酒主义者，滴酒不沾者
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television show (US),
television programme (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (programme broadcast on TV) | 电视节目
diàn shì jié mù |
| | Television shows from the 70s seem pretty stupid to me now. |
telltale (UK),
tattletale (US) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (informant, gossip) | 告密者
gào mì zhě |
| | | 泄密者
xiè mì zhě |
| | The gang eventually found the telltale and killed him. Bobby is a tattletale who always reports his brother's wrongdoing to his mother. |
terry,
terrycloth,
terry cloth,
terry towel (US),
terry towelling (UK) n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (made of toweling) | 毛巾布的
máo jīn bù de |
tesselated (US),
tessellated (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (like a mosaic) | 仿如马赛克镶嵌的
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tesselated (US),
tessellated (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (relating to a mosaic) | 镶嵌花纹的
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the other way around (US),
the other way round (UK) exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (physically reversed) | 反方向
fǎn fāng xiàng |
| | | 颠倒
diān dǎo |
| | | 反过来
fǎn guò lái |
the other way around (US),
the other way round (UK) exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (opposite situation) | 相反
xiāng fǎn |
| | | 反过来
fǎn guò lái |
| | | 反而
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theater arts (US),
theatre arts (UK) nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (performing arts) | 戏剧艺术
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theater critic (US),
theatre critic (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (reviews stage productions) | 戏剧批评家
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theater designer (US),
theatre designer (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (visuals for plays, etc.) | 剧场设计
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| | | 舞台设计
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theater lighting (US),
theatre lighting (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (illumination of a stage) | 舞台灯光
wǔ tái dēng guāng |
| | Theater lighting is meant to produce a very specific mood on stage. |
theater lover (US),
theatre lover (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person who enjoys going to plays) | 戏剧爱好者
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theater of operations (US),
theatre of operations (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (military: field of action) | 战区
zhàn qū |
| | Eisenhower was in control of the entire European theatre of operations. |
theater props (US),
theatre props (UK) nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (objects, scenery used onstage) | 戏剧道具
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| | | 舞台道具
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theatergoer (US),
cinemagoer (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person who goes to see a film) | 剧院常客
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| | | 经常去看戏的人
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theater (US),
theatre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | countable (where plays are staged) | 剧院
jù yuàn |
| | | 戏院
xì yuàn |
| | There are two theaters standing empty in my hometown. |
| | 在我的家乡，有两个空荡荡的剧院。 |
theater,
the theater (US),
theatre,
the theatre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (industry: stage) | 戏剧界，戏剧行业
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| | The whole family's been in theatre for generations. |
| | 这一家子数代人都是搞戏剧的。 |
three-quarters,
three quarters,
also US: three-fourths,
three fourths nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (three parts out of four, 75%) | 四分之三
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three-quarters,
also US: three-fourths adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (by three parts out of four, by 75%) | 四分之三的
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three-story apartment (US),
three-storey apartment (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (flat with three floors) | 三层的公寓
sān céng de gōng yù |
thrift store (US),
charity shop (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sells second-hand items) | 廉价旧货商店
lián jià jiù huò shāng diàn |
| | I bought these vintage shirts at the thrift shop. Good Will Industries is a well known chain of thrift stores in the USA. |
throw a fit,
also US: pitch a fit v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, slang (get angry) | 大发脾气
dà fā pí qì |
| | | 大动肝火
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throw a fit,
also US: pitch a fit v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, slang (child: have a tantrum) (指孩子) | 哭闹
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| | | 发脾气
fā pí qì |
| | The child throws a fit when he doesn't like his food. |
throw [sb] off center (US),
throw [sb] off centre (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (disorient) | 使某人方寸大乱
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| | | 使某人感到迷惘
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| | | 使某人不知所措
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| | It threw me off center when my parents told me to pack my bags. |
tic-tac-toe,
tick-tack-toe (US),
noughts and crosses (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (simple game: X's and O's) | 井字棋
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| | | 井字游戏
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tidbit (US),
titbit (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (morsel of food) | 量小而味美的食品
liàng xiǎo ér wèi měi de shí pǐn |
| | When I was younger, my mother wouldn't let me leave one tidbit of food on my plate at mealtimes. |
tidbit (US),
titbit (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (piece of information) | 趣闻
qù wén |
| | | 珍闻
zhēn wén |
| | | 珍闻
zhēn wén |
| | I only read a tidbit, so I don't know all the details of the story. |
tights (UK),
pantyhose (US) nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (women's pantyhose) (女性服装) | 紧身裤，连裤袜
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| | It was a bit chilly, so Linda put on a pair of tights under her skirt. |
till,
US: cash register nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (cash register) | 现金出纳机
xiàn jīn chū nà jī |
| | | 收款机
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| | The shop assistant put the money in the till. |
timber (US),
timbre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (person: character, temperament) | 人才
rén cái |
| | | …的料
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time-honored (US),
time-honoured (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (long-established custom) | 历史悠久的
lì shǐ yōu jiǔ de |
tip-off (UK),
tipoff (US) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (hint, warning) | 暗中通知
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| | | 暗中透露消息
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tire (US),
tyre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (rubber around wheel) | 轮胎
lún tāi |
| | I need to buy two new tyres for my car. |
tire cover (US),
tyre cover (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (covering for a tire) (美式拼写) | 轮胎罩
lún tāi zhào |
tire gauge (US),
tyre gauge (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (device: measures tire pressure) (美式拼写) | 轮胎气压计
lún tāi qì yā jì |
| | The tire gauge showed that the tires were under-inflated. |
titer (US),
titre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (concentration of a solution) | 滴定液
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| | | 滴定度
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titer (US),
titre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (concentration of antibody) | 抗体滴度
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tone color (US),
tone colour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (music: timber) | 音色
yīn sè |
top ranking,
top-ranking,
also US: top ranked,
top-ranked adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (highly esteemed) | 顶尖级的
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| | | 顶级的
dǐng jí de |
topical anesthetic (US),
topical anaesthetic (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (numbing an area of the body) | 局部麻醉
jú bù má zuì |
| | | 局麻
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| | A topical anesthetic is applied to the earlobe before piercing. |
touch screen,
also US: touchscreen nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (monitor that is touch-sensitive) | 触屏
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| | | 触摸屏
chù mō bīng |
touch-screen,
also US: touchscreen adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (using touch-sensitive screen) | 触摸屏
chù mō bīng |
touchline,
US: sideline nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (football, soccer: line marking long edge of playing field) (球类运动场) | 边线，边界线
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Tourette's syndrome,
also US: Tourette syndrome nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (neurological disorder) | 妥瑞症
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| | | 抽动症
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toxemia (US),
toxaemia (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (blood poisoning) | 血毒症
xiě dú zhèng |
toy store (US),
toy shop (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (store selling children's playthings) | 玩具商店
wán jù shāng diàn |
| | | 玩具店
wán jù diàn |
| | In the weeks before Christmas, toy shops are packed. |
track pants (US),
tracksuit trousers,
tracksuit bottoms (UK) nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (athlete's long tracksuit trousers) | 田径裤
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| | | 运动长裤
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tradeoff (US),
trade-off (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (exchange) | 交易
jiāo yì |
| | | 交换
jiāo huàn |
| | The tradeoff is that I will teach you Dutch in exchange for Russian lessons. |
tradeoff (US),
trade-off (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (compromise) | 平衡
píng héng |
| | | 协调
xié tiáo |
| | We proposed a tradeoff that both sides could agree to. |
traffic island,
also US: safety island nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (traffic) | 交通岛
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