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books and tapes, f£ AfO fg 7 # # ® A^ ° 3 [U] a long narrow strip of
material with a sticky substance on one sido that is used for sticking things
together ;
& : adhesive/sticky tape flKA — see also insulating TAPE, MASKING TAPE, SCOTCH TAPE,
SELLOTAPE 4 [C, U] a narrow strip of material that is used for tying
things together or as a label ( jffl, )
,
^7> ^: The papers were in a pile,
tied together with a tape. gft § J® -* j1, jfj #r 7 I®7 j@
o — see also red tape, ticker tape 5 [C] a long
narrow strip of material that is stretched across the place where a race will
finish ( the
finishing tape 6 [6] = tape measure
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verb [VN] 1 to record sb/sth
on magnetic tape using a special
machine IE • • • ^ /E M W _h: Private conversations between the two had been taped
and sent to a newspaper.
2-sth
(up) to fasten sth by sticking or tying it with tape A # ft ; 7 A
M: Put it
in a box and tape it up
securely. 3[+adv./
prep.] to
stick sth onto sth else using sticky tape
: Someone had taped a message
on the door, ft A ^K^lE-®@W#rM*7n±0 4 {NAmE) - sth (up) to tie a
bandage firmly around an injury or a wound A % It: That’s a nasty cut—come on, well get it all tapedup. jgqjiri,
ft,
irap have (got) sb/sth 'taped (BrE, informal) to understand sb/sth
completely and to have learned how to deal with them/it successfully il'TIf;
1#21 • • • JiS M: He can’t fool me—I’ve got him taped.
tape
measure (also
tape,
'measuring tape) noun a
long narrow strip of plastic, cloth or flexible
metal that has measurements marked on it and is used for measuring the length
of sth # R ; K —
picture o
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taper /'teipo(r)/
verb,
noun
m verb to become gradually
narrower; to make sth become gradually narrower ( ft) M m $ ^ : [V] The
tail tapered to a rounded tip. M.feJ&T ft
HJ
A o O [VN] The pots are wide at the base
and tapered at the top. WiklM .taper 'off to
become gradually less in
number, amount, degree, etc. ( f&M, nit:^ ) MirMA: The number of applicants
for teaching posts has tapered off. $ A$fc
.taper
sth«-*'off to make sth become gradually
less in number, amount, degree, etc. ft ( @
^ ) m m m A ; They are gradually
tapering off production of the older models, fife f] ft M 7
noun 1 a long thin piece of
wood, paper, etc. that is used for lighting fires or lamps ( A, A Jfi$l ) A7, t&M 2 a long thin candle ft ;J& 3 [usually
sing.] the way that sth gradually decreases in size, becoming thinner
mm-, (mmm \
'tape-record verb [VN] to record sth on
tape ||J: a tape-recorded interview
Aft ft ft
'tape recorder noun a machine that is used for recording and
playing sounds on tape Aft|JL
'tape recording noun something that has been
recorded on tape a tape recording
of the interview
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tap-es-try /'taepastri/
noun [C, U] {pi. -ies) a picture or pattern
that is made by weaving coloured
wool onto heavy cloth; the art of doing this If ft; lift; if; H
: medieval
tapestries i ttt fE 7j Hft 0 tapestry cushions nfS 0 crafts such as embroidery and
tapestry if
jR $!] if
fn IR Z k. W X X % ► tapestried adj.: tapestried walls |£ft
tape-worm /'teipw3:m;
NAmE -W3irm/ noun a long flat worm that lives in the intestines of humans and animals
'tap-in noun (in sport AWis^tl) an easy light hit of
the ball into the goal or hole from a close position
^^AM: The
pass left Zidane with a simple
tap-in.
taps-oca /,taepi'auka; NAmE -‘ouka/ noun [U] hard white grains obtained from the cassava plant,
often cooked with milk to make a dessert (= a sweet dish) A H
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tapir /'teipa(r)/
noun an animal like a pig with a long nose, that lives in
Central and
.tap-'penalty noun (in rugby jt^Sjc) a
situation where a player is allowed a free kick of the ball because the other
team has broken a rule, and chooses to touch it lightly with the foot then
immediately pick it up $£ M
W
tap-room /'taepru:m;
-rum/ noun a bar in a pub or hotel
(mtttottw) mm®
tap-root /'taepruit/ noun the main root of a plant that grows straight downwards
and produces smaller side roots ( tltlW )M,
'tap water noun [u] water supplied through
pipes to taps/faucets in a building g AA: Is. the tap water safe to drink?'&g AA^7Aftlil?PE?
tar /ta:(r)/
noun, verb
m noun [U] 1 a thick black sticky liquid
that becomes hard when cold. Tar is obtained from coal and is used especially
in making roads. ft ; M W ; 16 ft 2 a substance similar to tar
that is formed by burning tobacco ( ) ftft: low-tar
cigarettes
ilft#iH&W#*0 M see spoil v.
h verb (-rr-) [VN] to cover sth with tar AMff&IA
A16ft M: u tarred road jftftlfr IRTCI tar and 'feather sb to put tar on sb then cover
them with feathers, as a punishment |E ••• Wft*6
±33 % ( ffhM
9] ) ; be tarred with the
same brush (as sb) to be thought to have the same faults, etc. as sb else W.ik
tara-ma^sa-lata /.taeramosa'larto/ noun [U] {BrE) a type of Greek food made
from fish eggs #!t £111. AM ft lit;
tairan-tula /ta'raentXala/
noun a large spider covered with hair that lives in hot
countries. Some types of tarantula have a poisonous bite.
tar-boosh /ta:'bu:X; NAmE tair'b-/ noun a man’s small red hat with a tassel on the top ()
tardy /'taidi;
NAmE 'tairdi/ adj. ~ (in doing sth) {formal) slow
to act, move or happen; late in happening or arriving ItliS^J; jSfJW: The
law
is often tardy in reacting to changing
attitudes.
0 people
who are tardy in paying their bills W
A O {NAmE) to be tardy for
school%j£ # jg 3\ ► tar-dily /'taidili; NAmE
'taird-/ adv. tar-di-ness noun [U]
tare /tea(r); NAmE ter/ noun {literary or technical Ain-) a plant
growing where you do not want it H^;
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WEED
tar-get /'taigit; NAmE 'tarrgit/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a result that you try to achieve @ ^; It
^ : business goals and targets I(&M @ 0 attainment
targets ^ @ ^ o Set yourself targets that you can reasonably hope to
achieve, if g £ ffrJ iTW M fIW Is l/F o 0 to meet/achieve a target % }$ / ,jyk ff] g ^ o a target date of April 2006 * 2006 A4J!&-M^B!3o77ie
university will reach its target of 5 000 students next September. 7TA&PJ5 000 A
@ 0 o The new sports complex is on target to open
in June. AW 1&o o a target
area/audience/group (= the particular area,
audience, etc. that a product, programme, etc. is aimed at) @ ^ 2 ~ (for sb/sth) | ^ (of sth) an object, a person or
a place that people aim at when attacking ( @
li , MU?.-. They bombed military and
civilian targets. IMlItAT Sffl
@ feo o Doors
and windows are an easy target for burglars, f ] W® fo WAA A^^ Ao o It’s a prime target {= an
obvious target) for terrorist attacks.
It J! 13 A o o {figurative) He’s become the target
for a lot of criticism recently. ftSA^TiDcAAlAo 3
an object that people practise shooting at, especially a round board with
circles on it $E; fE7: to aim at a target