tam-per /'taempa(r)/ verb tamper with sth to
make changes to sth without
permission, especially in order to damage it篡改，擅自改动，胡乱摆鼻（尤g有 意'破环，CCT71
interfere with ： Someone had obvi- ousiy tampered with the
brakes 0/my car.显然有人鼓捣
过我汽车的刹车。
'tamper-proof adj. something that is tamper-proof is specially designed
so that it cannot be easily changed or damaged 防更改的；防损毁的：a tamper-proo/ Zden- tify card防涂改身份卡‘
tamp-ing /'taempir)/ adj. {WelshE, informal) very angry #
常愤怒的
tam-pon /'taempDn;
NAmE -pain/ noun a specially shaped piece
of cotton material that a woman puts inside her vagina to absorb blood during
her period
(妇女用的）月经棉条,，卫生栓一compare sanitary
TOWEL
tan /taen/
verb, noun, adj., abbr.
m verb (-nn-) 1 [V, VN] if a person or their skin tans or is tanned, they become brown as a
result of spending time in the sun (使）晒成褐色，晒黑 2 [V‘N] to make animal skin into
leather by treating it with chemicals 鞣（革）；硝（皮）JEE丨
see hide r?.
■
+notm 1 [U] a yellowish-brown colour 棕黄色；黄褐色
2 (also
sun-tan)
[C]
the brown colour that sb with pale skin goes when they have been in the sun 晒成■棕福肤
色；晒成的棕褐色：to get a tan晒黑
_
yellowish brown in colour 棕褐色的；棕黄色的
■
abbr. 数)tangent ■正切
tan-dem /'taendam/ noun a bicycle for two riders, one behind the other双座自行车;叙人自行车in tandem (with
sb/sth) a
thing that works or happens in tandem with sth else works together with it or
hap- pens at the same time as it并行；驾齐驱；同时实行
tan-doori /taen'duari; NAmE -'duri/ noun [U] (often used as 马n adjective ■常用作形容词）a method of cooking meat on a long straight piece of
metal (called a spit) in a clay
oven,
originally used in S Asia 唐杜里烹饪舍（源
自南亚，4肉插在金属棒上在泥灶中烘烤）：tondoori
chicfcen唐杜里鸡◊ a tcmdoori
restaurant唐杜里餐馆
tang /taerj/ noun [usually sing.] a
strong sharp taste or smell强政味道；刺鼻气味：the tcmg o/Zemons清爽的 ► tangy /tseiji/ adj. ： a refreshing tangy lemon favour清新浓兪的拧檬香祿
tanga /'taeriga/
noun (6r£) a piece of womens or
men^ underwear for the lower part of the body, consisting of a small front and
back part connected by narrow sections * V字形細带内裤；丁字裤
tan-gelo. /'taend38lau; NAmE -lou/ noun {pi. -os) a fruit like an orange,
produced by combining tangerine trees with grapefruit
trees橘柚（橘树和柚子树杂交所
1产的果实）
tan-gent A7〇w/7 1 (geo/r?efry
几何）a straight
line that touches the
outside of a curve but does not cross it 切线一picture o circle 2 {abbr. tan) [rnath- e/rjflf/cs 数)the ratio
of
the length of the side opposite an angle in a right-angled triangle to the length
of the side next to it 正切一compare cosine, sine IR!!1 fly/go off at a
tangent {Br£} {NAmE go off on a tangent) (informal) to suddenly start saying or doing sth
that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before突然转换话题；突然改变行动
tan-gen-tial
/taBn'd3enXl/
adj. 1 {formal) having only a slight or
indirect connection with sth 稍微沾边的；義题 的；不相干的：a tangenriaZ argument _品附会的论点 2 几何）of or along a tangent 正切的；__ 切线的
► tan-gen-tial<ly adj.
tan-ger-ine /.taendsa'riin; NAmE 'tasnd30ri:n/
noun 1 [C] a type of small
sweet orange with loose skin that comes off easily 橘 2 .[U] a deep
orange-yellow colour 橘黄
色；橘红色► tan.ger.ine ：a tangerine evening gOWM *红色的女晚礼服
tangi /'taeqi/
noun (A/Z£) a Maori funeral, or
meal that is held after the ceremony (毛利人的）葬礼，挽宴
tan-gible /'taend39bl/ 〇〇[/. 1 [usually
before noun] that can be clearly seen to exist有鉍的；实际的；i实的：
tangible
bene/its/fmprovements/resuhs，etc.实际的好 '处、改进、金果等.◊ tangible assets
(= a company’s buildings, machinery, .etc.)有形资产■ 2 that you can touch and
feel可触_的;可触知的；可感知命：The tension between them was
aZmost tangible.他们之间的
紧张关系几乎让人都感觉得出来。intangible ► tan-gibly /'taend39bli/ adv. tan-gle /'taerigl/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a twisted mass of threads, hair, etc. that cannot be easily separated
(线、毛发等的）缠结的一团，乱
团，乱龠糟的一堆：a tangZe o/brcmches盘绕（纠结） :在产起的树枝◊ Her hair was a mass o/tangZes•她的头发 乱糟糟的。2 a state of confusion or lack of order 混 乱；纷乱：His/inanciaZ aj^airs are
in a tangie•他的贝才务
一塌糊涂。3 (/n/omw/) a
disagreement or fight 纠纷；
不和；争执；打架
■
verfc 〜（sth) up to twist sth
|nto an untidy mass; to .become twisted in this way 使缠结；纠结；■乱作一团：
[VN]
She had tangled up the sheets on the bed
as she lay tossing and turning.她在床翻来覆去,把被单弄得乱戒
一团[also V] uiiATj 'tangle with
sb/sth to
become involved in an argument or a fight with sb/sth 争论； 争吵；打架
tan-gled /'tseqgld/ adj. 1 twisted together in
an untidy way 缠结的；混乱的；紊乱的：tarred /iair/bed dot/ies 凌乱的头发/床上用品2 complicated, and not
easy to understand 复杂的；纠缠.不清的.：tangled financial
错综复杂的财务
tango
/'taerjgau;
NAmE -gou/ noun, verb u noun (pi -os /-gauz; NAmE -gouz/) a fast S
American dance with a strong beat, in which two people hold each other closely;
a piece of music for this dance 探戈
舞；探戈舞曲
mverb (tango-ing, tan-goed, tan-goed) [V] to dance the tango 跳探戈舞.D3EI it takes two to
tangp {informal)
used
to say that two people or groups, and not just one, are responsible for sth
that has happened (usually sth bad)(常指环事）rr个巴掌相不响，双方都有责任
tan-gram
/'taeijgraem/
noun a Chinese game
consisting of a square cut into seven pieces that you arrange to make various
other shapes ‘巧板 中国辦戏， tank 〇■*» /taei]k/ now/?，叱/t
■
noun 1 a large container for holding liquid or
gas >(
放液体或气体的）箱，槽，罐：a hot watertanfc热水箱 o a fuel tank o a fish tank {- for keeping fish in)
鱼 it
—
picture
o
diving, motorcycle — see also SEPTIC tank, think tank 2 (also tank.ful /-ful/) the contents of
a tank or the amount it will hold 箱 G 或:桶 等）所装之物^ ^箱（或一桶等）的量：We drove there and bade
on one tank o/petroL我们开车去那里来回用.了
一油箱汽油。3 a
military vehicle covered with strong metal and armed with guns. It can travel
over very rough ground using wheels that move inside metal belts•坦克 4.
(//id£) an
artificial pool, lake or reservoir 、.人工）水池，湖，水库
■
verb 1 (/V/A/rj£) [V] (of
a company or a pr〇4uct:公、司或
,芒品）to fail completely 彻底失k;破？^ 倒闭：The
company’s, shares tcm/ced on
Street.痒家公司的股票
在畢尔畚彻底崩盘了。2 (A/A/Df, spo/t 体)to lose a game， especially deliberately 乂 龙指故薏）输碡（比赛）：[VN] She was accused o/tcmfcfng the match.有人揖责她故意输
掉这场比赛。[also V] .tank (sth) 'up {NAmE) to
fill a car with petrol/gas 锋（$车,,）加油：He tanked up and drove oj5T•他给 ^ 年加满油 _ 圭 f。◊ Wle stopped to tanfc the car up.我们停下来铮汽车力_。 tank-ard /'taerjkad; NAmE -srd/ noun a large, usually metal,
cup with a handle, that is used for drinking beer from (通常为金属的）单柄大酒杯，啤酒杯
.tanked
'up (8/-£) (NAmE tanked) adj. {informal) very drunk喝得烂醉的
'tank
engine noun a steam engine that
carries its own fuel and water inside, rather than using another small truck (自带燃料的）永柜蒸汽机车
tank-er
/'taer)ka(r)/
/?own a ship or lorry/truck that carries oil，gas or petrol/gas in large
quantities 运送大
量液体或气体的轮船（或卡车>);油轮；罐车；油槽车： an oil tanker r— see also supertanker