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tech-no-phile /'teknaufail; NAmE -nou-/ noun a person who is
enthusiastic about new technology 新技术爱好
者；新科技迷
tech-no*phobe /'teknaufaub; NAmE -noufoub/ noun a person who is afraid
of, dislikes or avoids new tech- nology惧怕（或厌恶、逃避）新科技的人;科技恐惧者
techy = techie
tec-ton-ic /tek'tnmk; NAmE-taimk/ adj. [only before noun] (geo/ogy 地）connected with the
structure of the earth’s surface 地壳构造的一see also plate
tectonics teddy bear /'tedi bea(r); NAmE ber/ {BrE also teddy pi.
-ies)
A7〇w/7 a soft toy bear (软的）玩真熊 'Teddy boy (also informal ted /ted/) noun (in Britain in the l95〇s * 20 世纪 50
年代的英国）a member of a group of
young men who liked rock and roll music
and who had their own style of dressing (usually wearing narrow trousers/pants,
long jackets and pointed shoes)阿飞（常穿紧身裤、长土衣、尖皮鞋，并
热f于摇滚乐的青年男子）
te-di'OUS /'tiidias/ adj. lasting or taking too
long and not interesting冗长的；啰唆的；单调乏味的；令人厌烦
的 H*g?l boring ： The journey soon
became tedious•那 汝旅行不久就变得乏味i来。◊ We had to fcten to the tedious details 0/his operation.我们不得不听他喷叨他那
次行动繁琐的细节。note at boring ►te.di.ous.ly fldv. te-di-ous-ness noun [l>]
te-dium /'tiidiam/ noun [U] the quality of
being boring 单调乏味；冗长；啰唆Bran boredom She longed for somet/u’ng to reiieve the tedium 0/
everyday Zi/e.她渴望 有什么事情能排解她日常生活中的烦闷。
tee /ti:/ noun, verb
• noun 1 a flat area on a golf course from which players hit
the ball (高尔夫球场的 >
发球区，开球处：
to
drive ojf介om the/irst tee 众_.一发分区开球◊ a tee shot 开球处击球 2 a small piece of
plastic or wood that you stick in the ground to support a golf ball before:you hit it (高尔’夫球 >
球座一picture o golf see T
■ verb (teed, teed) ,tee off to hit a golf ball from
a tee,
especially at the start of a match .(,尤指比赛开始
时从高尔夫球座上）发球，开球.tee sb^‘off (/S//\wf， /•/i/ormo/) to make sb angry or annoyed 使生气；.使发
火；使心烦，tee sth—'up | ,tee
'up to
prepare to hit a golf ball
by placing it on a tee (把高尔美球置于球座
上）准备击球
teed off /,ti:d 'of; NAmE 'D：f; 'a:f/ adj. {NAmE, informal) annoyed or angry被惹怒的；生气的
tee-hee /,ti: 'hi:/ noun used to represent the
sound of a quiet laugh (窃笑声）嘻嘻，嘿嘿
teem /ti:m/ ver/? [V] (usually be teeming) (of rain 雨）to fall heavily 倾注；倾泻 PHTl pour ： The rain was teeming down, iz細倾会而下。◊ It was teeming
with rain.大雨如注。teem with sth (usually be 'teeming with
sth) to
be full of people, animals, etc. moving around充满，遍布，到处癱是（‘动着的人、动 物等）：T7ie .streets were feeming wft/i tourists•大街上 游人如织。◊ a river teemfng wit/i知九盛产鱼的河流
teem-ing /'tiimii]/ adj. present in large
numbers; full of people, animals, etc. that are moving around 大量的；
充满（移动着的人、动物等）的；拥挤的：teeming fnsects 成群结队的昆虫◊ fhe teeming
streets 0/the ci•以熙 熙攘攘的城市街道
teen-age /'ti:neid3/ (also informal teen especially in
至19岁 > ;青少年的：feenage girLs/boys十几岁的少
女/少年◊ teenage rebeHicm青少年的叛逆行为◊ teen magazines青少年杂志.
teen-aged /'ti:neid3d/ adj. between 13 and 19 years
old 十几岁的（指13至19岁的 >;青少年的：They have two teenaged
daughters.他们有两个+几岁的女儿。 teen.ager /.ti:neid33(r)/ (also
/n/omifl/ teen
especially
in
eens /ti:nz/
noun [pi ] the years of a person's life when
they are between 13 and 19 years old 十几岁（.13 至，19 岁 il
间 >
:She began wrfring, poetry f/i her
teem.她从 十几岁开始写诗。◊ to be m your ear!y/Iate teens现年
十三四/十八九岁
teeny
/'ti:ni/
adj. {informal) {teen-\er, teeni-est) 1 (also teeny-weeny /,ti:ni 'wi:ni/ teensy /'tiinzi/ teensy- weensy /,ti:nzi _wi:nzi/)
very small 也小的；极小如 tiny 2 connected with people between 13 and
19 years old十几岁青少年的：teeny magazines青少年杂志
teeny-bopper
/_ti:ni
bDp0{r); NAmE ba:p-/
noun 认/oned，a young girl between
the ages of about 10 and 13, who is very interested in pop music, fashionable
clothes, etc.时—少女（喜好流行番
乐和时髦服装，年龄在10至13岁之间） tee. pee = tepee 'tee
shirt = T-shirt
tee-ter
/'ti:ta(r)/
verb [V] to stand or move in an unsteady way so
that you look as if you are going to fall 摇晃； 蹒跚行走；踉跄；摇摇欲坠：She teetered q/iter
him in herhigh-heded shoes.她穿着高跟鞋一步三晃地跟在他后
面走。TO73 teeter on the 'brink/'edge of sth to be very close to a
very unpleasant or dangerous situation 处在（灾难或危险）的边缘；濒临：The country i‘s
teeteri'ng on the brink 〇/civi〖 war.这个国家正处在由战
的边缘。
'teeter-totter noun (
teethe /ti:6/
verb [V] when a baby is teething, its first teeth are
starting to grow (幼儿 _丨出牙，长牙
'teething
troubles (also
'teething
problems) noun [pi.] small problems
that a company, product, system, etc. has at the beginning (公司、户品、系统等的）初
期遇到的小问题；创业阶段遇到的小麻烦
tee-total /.tii'tautl; NAmE -'toutl/
adj. never drinking alcohol从木饮酒的；滴湾不沾的：He’s strictly teetotal 他绝对是滴酒不洁。► tee.tota丨，ism notrn [V] tee-total-ler (6r£) (US tee-total-er) /,ti:'tautl0(r);
NAmE -'tou-/ noun a
person who does not drink alcohol fj： 酒的人;滴滴木相的人
TEFL
/'tefl/
abbr. (fir£) teaching English as a foreign
language作为外语的英语教学:.
Teflon™
/',teflon/ noun, adj.
m noun [U] a substance used
especially to cover the inside of cooking pans, that stops food from sticking
to them 特氟隆，聚四氟乙烯（不粘锅涂层材料>
■
tw/y.
(especially of a politician 尤指从政者）still having a good
reputation after making a mistake or doing sth that is not legal扳不倒的（犯错误或违法后声誉不受
损）：77ie re^on Pri’me
Minister has surviVed another crisis.不倒翁首相又梃过了一次危机。
tel* (also
Te_.) abbr. (in writing 书写形式）telephone number电话吾码
telco /'telkau;
NAmE -kou/ noun {pi. telcos) (used espe- cially in
newspapers 尤 _ 无报章）a telecommunications company 电信 公司： Telcos were struggling to mafce money/hsm
broadband services.各家电信公司那时
正努力通过宽带业务贏利。
teSe-
/'teli/
combining form (in nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs构成名词、动词、形容词和副词）1 over a long distance」far远距离的；远昶：te—ar/iy传心术◊ telescopic 望远的 2 connected
with television 电视的： tdetext 图文电 i见 3 done using a telephone
通 ik
电话 的：电话销售
teie-bank-ing /'telibaegkig/ noun [u]
= telephone
BANKING
tele-cam-era /'telikaemare/
noun a video camera used in VIDEOCONFERENCING (用于视频会议的）电视摄影
机，远距离摄影机
tele-cast /'telikaist;
NAmE -keest/ noun [especially NAmE) a broadcast on television 电视广if;电地节目► tele.cast verb (tele-cast,
tele-cast) [VN]
[usually passive] ： The event will be telecast simultaneously
to nearly 150 cities,
盛事将向近150个城市同时进行电视广播。te_.e<ast:er noun
tele-com-mu-vii-ca-tions /.telika.mjuim'keij'nz/
(also informal tele.coms /'telikranz; NAmE -ka:mz/)
noun