Termites do a lot of damage by eating the wood of trees and buildings•白蚁：a termite coZony 白蚁群

term-ly /'t3：mli; NAmE 'tsrrm-/ adj. (Br£) happening in each of the periods that the school or college year is divided into 每学期的：termiy reports 学期报告

'term paper noun (in an American school or college) a long piece of written work that a student does on a subject that iis part of a course of study (美国学校或大 学的）学期论文

terms /t3：mz; NAmE t3：rmz/ noun [pi ] 1 the conditions that people offer, demand or accept when they make an agreement, an arrangement or a contract (协议、 合同等的）条l牛，条款：peace terms和平条件◊ Uhder the terms of the agreement, their funding of the project wiH continue imti7 20JO.根据协议条款，他们为这个项目 提供资金，直到2010年为止。◊ Th^y/aded to agree on the terms 〇/ a setriement.他们未能就和解的条件达成 协议。〇 These are the terms and conditions of your empZoymenf.这些是聘用你的■条件。2 conditions that you agree to when you buy, sell, or pay for sth; a price or cost (交易的）条件；各钱；费用：to buy sth on easy terms (= paying for it over a long period)按分期 付款方式购买◊ terms are £20 a tesson.每教一ii矣羲 收费 20 英镑。3 a way of expressing yourself or of saying sth 表达方式；措緣；说法：Wie wish to protest in the strongest possible terms (= to say we are very angry).我们想要以最强硬的措辞抗议。〇rH try t〇 expkiin in simpZe terms.我会尽量讲得通俗易懂。◊ rhe letter was brief, and couched in very polite terms, ^ 信内容简短，措辞特别客气。〇 note at LANGUAGE firai be on good, friendly, bad, etc. 'terms (with sb) to have a good, friendly, etc. relationship with sb (.与 某人）关系好（或友好、不好等）：J had no idea that you and he were on &uch intimate terms (= were such dose friends).我还不知道你和他的关系这么密切。◊ He is sriH on exceHent terms with his ex-w(fe•■他仍然和前妻 保持着极好的关系。ormon/irst-name terms wit/i my boss now (= we call each other by our first names). M 在我和老板交情很好，相3直呼其名。come to'terms (with sb) to reach an agreement with sb; to find a way of living or working together (与某人）达成协议，妥成 come to 'terms with sth to accept sth unpleasant by learning to deal with it迁就顺从；接受（令人不快的_ 物）;!适应（困难的处境）：She is sriH coming to terms with her son’s death.她还没有完全从儿子死亡的阴影中 走出来。in terms of 'sth I. in …terms used to show what aspect of a subject you are talking about or how you are thinking about it谈及；就…而言；在…方面： The job is great in terms of salary, but it has its disadva/ito^es.就薪金而言，这个工作倒是挺不错的，但 也有一些不■利之处_。◊ The decision was disastrous i‘n po〖i‘rtcaUerms.从政治上来看，这个决定是灾难性的。◊ He's talking in terms of starting a completely new career. 他正在谈论开创全新的事业。◊ Jn terms 〇/ cost—how much were you thin/dng 〇/ charging?说到费用，你们 想要多少？ on your own terms | on sb’s ’terms according to the conditions that you or sb else decides 按照自己的条件；根据…的主张：爪oniy tofce thejob on my omi terms.我只会按照自己的条件接受这份工作。◊ 广m not doing it on your termst我不会按你的条件办的。 —more at contradiction, equal, speak, uncertain

.terms of 'reference noun [pi.] the limits that are set on what an official committee or report has been asked to do (委贵会或报告的）受委托权限，受权调查范围： The matter, they decided, lay outside the commission^ terms o/re/erence.他们认定这个问题不在委员会受托权限 之内、

'term-time /7〇t//i [U] (Br£) the period of time when classes are held at a school, college, or university, as opposed to the holidays/vacations _期_ (与假期相对 讀言 1 .► ‘term-ti.me flc/y. [only before noun]: PZease give your term-time addr•挪.请提供你)上学期间知住址。

tern /t3：n; NAmE t3：rn/ noun a bird with long pointed wings and a tail with two points that lives near the sea 燕鸥<

terp.sich.or.eani /.taipsika'rizan; NAmE ,t3：rp-/ adj. (/orma/ or relating to dancing 关于舞如

terrace /'teras/ noun 1 [C] (6r£) (often in the names of streets 常用于*名）a continuous row of similar houses that are joined together in one block (相同的一排）排 房，排屋：J2A〖bert Terrace艾伯特排房12号2 [C] a flat, hard area, especially outside a house or restaurant, where you can sit, eat and enjoy the sun (尤指房屋 或餐馆外的）露天平台，阳台：a sun terrace阳台◊ a roo/. terrace 屋顶平台.◊ AM rooms have a baZcony or terrace.所有的善间都有阳台或露台。一see also patio 3 terraces [pi.] (6r£) the wide steps at a football (soccer) ground where people can stand to watch the game (足球场的）阶梯詹■台 4 [C] one of a series of flat areas of ground that are cut into the side of a hill like steps so that crops can be grown there 梯田；阶地 ter-raced /'terast/ adj. 1 (8r£) used to describe houses that form part of a terrace, or streets with houses in terraces排房的；排屋的；排屋对着的街道的：a terraced cottage排房式小屋◊ terraced housing排屋式住房◊ terraced streets 排房对着的街道 2 (of a slope or the side of a hill 斜坡或山坡）having a series of flat areas of ground like steps cut into it 梯田形的阶地状的 .terraced 'house (also less frequent .terrace 'house) (both Br£) (NAmE 'row house, town-house) noun a house that is one of a row of houses that are joined together on each side (成排相连漢屋丰尚）一备排房 —picture o page R23

ter-ra-cing /'terasiq/ noun [U] 1 (8r£) an area with wide steps at a football (soccer) ground where people can stand to watch the game (足球场的）阶梯看台区 2 a slope or the side of a hill that has had flat areas like steps cut into it阶梯状坡地；阶梯形山坡 terra-cotta /.tera'kDta; NAmE -'kaite/ noun [U] 1 reddish-brown clay that has been baked but not glazed, used for making pots, etc.(.无釉的）赤陶土， 赤陶 2 a reddish-brown colour 赤褐色；：jt红色 terra firma /,tera 'f3：ma; NAmE 'f3：rma/ noun [U] (from Latin, usually humorous) safe dry land, as contrasted with water or air安全的陆地，坚实的大地（与水和空中 相对而言）EEC! dry land : two days at sea, i't

was good to be back on terra agah.在海上度过两 天之后，又回到使人觉得坚实的陆地，真是惬意。 terra-form /'terafoim; NAmE -fo:rm/ verb [VN] to make a planet more like Earth，so that people can live on it 将 (行-)地球化(以适合人类居住） terrain /ta'rein/ noun [C, U] used to refer to an area of land when you are mentioning its natural features, for example, if it is rough, flat, etc.地形；地势；地杂： di_0icu〖t^rou客h/mountafnous, etc. terrnm _以通过的 地带、崎岖不平的地形、山地等〇 note at country terra-pin /'terapm/ noun a small turtle (= a reptile with a hard round shell), that lives in warm rivers and lakes in N America水龟（生洁在北美温带江河湖泊中） —compare tortoise

terrarium /te'reariam; NAmE -'rer-/ noun a glass container for growing plants in or for keeping small animals such as turtles or snakes in 生物 W养箱；玻

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ter-res-trial /ta'restrial/ adj. 1 米语）（of

animals and plants 动植物）living on the land or on the ground, rather than in water.，:in trees or in the air 陆地 的；陆_的；陆生的 2 connected with the planet Earth 地球的；地球上的：terrestridh/e地佘上的生物 —compare celestial, extraterrestrial adj. 3 (of television and broadcasting systems 电视和广播系统） operating on earth rather than from a satellite 陆地 上的，地面上的（与卫星相对而言 1 terrible /terabl/ adj.

1 very unpleasant; making you feel very unhappy, upset or frightened非常讨厌兩；令人极不快的；可怕 的：a terriWe experience令人极不愉快的经房_〇 What terribie news/ 多幺骇人听闻的_ 消 j、！__◊ J’ve just had a terriWe t/iought.我刚刚产生了一个可怕的想法。

2 causing great harm or injury; very serious.危害极大 的；造成极大伤害的；苹常严重的：a terriWe accident重 大事故_◊ He had suj^ered terriWe in/uries.他受了重伤。

[not before noun] unhappy or ill/sick 不_快;■’有