十九、以T开头的核心词汇

taboo 禁忌，忌讳Movies producers attempted to break down all the ～s

tackle 用具，装备 shaving ～

tailor 裁缝 go to the ～’s

talk 讲话，谈话 Is your baby talking yet?

tame 驯化的，驯服的，温顺的 ～animails

tan棕黄色，黄褐色 buy some shoes in tan

tax 税（款）Half of his wages go in tax

tear 撕开，撕裂tear open an envelope

tease 戏弄，取笑 The boy is teasing the cat

tedious 单调乏味的，冗长的，罗嗦的a ～ debate

temper 心情，脾气 be in a good～

tempt 引诱，诱惑 Nothing could ～ me to do such a thing

tend 趋向，倾向 Interest rates are ～ing upwards

tender 嫩的 a ～ piece of meat

tentative 试验性的，试探性的，暂时的，推测的 a ～plan

term 学期 the spring ～

terminate 停止，结束，使终止 ～ a contract

terrify 使害怕，使惊吓 She was terrified out of her wits

testify 作证，证明 He agreed to ～ on behalf of the accused man

thermal 热的，由热造成的 ～burns

thirst  渴，口渴 The heat creates a ～ in me like I’ve never had before

thread 线，线状物 cotton ～

thrill 使非常兴奋，使非常激动 It’s a sight that never fails to ～ me

thrive 兴旺发达，繁荣 His business is thriving

thrust 推，刺，戳，插，挤He was ～ into power

tick （钟声等发出的）滴答声

tidy 整洁的，整齐的a ～ room

tilt 使倾斜，使倾倒 Tilt your head back so that I can look down your throat

time 时间，时刻，时候 ～ and space

tip 末端，尖端 the tips of the fingerstoast 烤面包，吐司 two slices of ～

token 表示，标志，象征He did that as a ～ of good faithtorture 拷打，拷问 ～ a confession from a prisoner

toss 扔，抛，掷 The children tossed the ball to each other

tough 坚韧的，牢固的 Some plastic are as ～ as metal

tow 拖，拉，牵引 tow a damaged ship into port

tower 塔，塔楼，高楼 a television ～

trace 痕迹，踪迹 The wound healed, leaving almost no ～ of a scar

track足迹，踪迹～s in the snow

tragedy 悲剧 Hamlet is one of shakespeare’s best known tragedies

trail 痕迹，足迹 a ～ of destruction left by the violence

tramp 步行，跋涉 He loves ～ing over the hills

transfer 转移，调动 the company has transferred to an eastern location

transform 变形，改观 ～ a hotel into a hospital

transient 短暂的，转瞬即逝的 ～ happiness

transmit 播送，发射 ～ a match live

transparent 透明的 Glass is ～

transplant 移植，移种，移居 ～ a human heart into a patient

treasure 财宝，财富 dig for buried ～

trend 倾向，趋势an upward ～ of prices

trick 诡计，骗局 He got the money by a ～

trifle 琐事，小事 One should not get angry about such a ～

trim 整齐的，整洁的 ～ lawns

trip 旅行，旅游 a ～ round the world

triple 三倍的，三重的，三部分的，三方的Black unemployment rate runs ～ the figure for whites

triumph 胜利 a ～ over the enemy

trivial 琐碎的，不重要的，无价值的 ～ matters

tuck 夹入，藏入 He ～ed the letter in a book so he wouldn’t lose it

tug （用力）拖或拉He tugged the door but it wouldn’t open

tumble 跌到，滚下The baby is just learning to walk and he’s always tumbling over

tune 曲调，曲子 She wrote the words of the song and her brother wrote the ～

turbulent 骚乱的，动荡的，混乱的，狂暴的a ～ crowd

turn 转动，旋转Turn the hands of the clock until they point to 9 O’clock

tutor 家庭教师，指导教师 When the students are making their choices, their ～ may well guide them

twinkle 闪烁，闪耀，闪亮 The diamond on her finger ～d in the firelight

twist 捻，搓，绞，拧 ～ a rope out of threads