Termites
do a lot of damage by eating the wood of trees and buildings. a termite colony
term-ly /'taimli; NAmE 't3:rm-/
adj. (BrE) happening in each of
the periods that the school or college year is divided into MAMEft: termly reports AMif M 'term paper noun (in an American
school or college) a long piece of written work that a student does on a
subject that is part of a course of study ( |||I|^:/ftf$;A Ato)
terms /tormz; NAmE t3:rmz/ noun [pi ] 1 the conditions that people offer, demand
or accept when they make an agreement, an arrangement or a contract ( ft ft,
M^J^to ) peace terms o Under
the terms of the
agreement, their funding of the project will continue until 2010. ffl$fftft4lfc,
Ml @
ICiJ
2010 ^^ito o They failed to agree on the terms of a settlement, A Itk ffl ft! Eft
& J& ft ft o o These are the terms and conditions of your employment. ffl ft (ft A ft
° 2 conditions that
you agree to when you
buy, sell, or pay for sth; a price or cost ( to buy sth on
easy terms (= paying for it over a
long period) ftftM ft O My terms are £20 a lesson. Mffc—i
iBc ^ 20 ffc H o 3 a way of
expressing yourself or of saying sth A A; ftft:
We wish to
protest in
the strongest possible terms (= to say we are very
angry). 0 I’ll try to
explain in simple terms. 0 The
letter was brief, and couched in very polite terms. ft f= M ^ fgj jg , jfgft0 o note at language ITOTil be on good, friendly, bad, etc.
terms (with sb) to have a good, friendly, etc.
relationship with sb ( ft £ A ) )
: I had no idea
that
you and he were on such intimate terms (= were such close
friends). o He
is still on excellent terms with his ex-wife, HU H
o I’m on first-name terms with my boss now (= we call each
other by our first names). M
come to'terms
(with
sb) to
reach an agreement with sb; to find a way of living or working together ( -ft^A
) 3*J&ftft, ^ft come to ’terms with sth to accept sth unpleasant by learning to
deal with it aSfcJRM.; ( AAXftto# ft ) igjSZ ( )
: She is still
coming to terms
with her son’s death. LA^EttoEfif^ffl
in terms of 'sth | in
... terms used
to show what aspect of a subject you are talking about or how you are thinking
about it M--AM:
The
job is great in terms of salary, but it has its disadvantages. ifcff&MW, Eft, ffi
— 0 The decision was disastrous in
political terms. fk$d&A#iSJiA2£fttoo 0 He’s talking in terms of starting
a completely new career. ft IE M ft ifc M#] to 4k
„ o In terms of
cost—how much were you thinking of charging? ft
i!] H ffl , ft {[] itS H £ j* ? on your own terms | on sb’s terms according to the
conditions that you or sb else decides S B to&ft; It U • ■ • to : I'll only take the job on
my own terms. g S to 0
I’m
not doing it on your terms. f£X^$rft
to#r#Ato<> — 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 (
^M#i&mftto
The
matter, they decided, lay outside the commission’s terms of reference. fE; AAttftK
Zfto '
term-time noun [u] (BrE) the period of time when classes are held at a school,
college, or university, as opposed to the holidays/vacations ¥ M ( ft (Ex M ffl ft
if .) ►
term-time adj. [only before noun]: Please give your term-time
address. ft^f&ftA^MMtoftfto tern /torn; NAmE t3:rn/ noun a bird with long
pointed wings and a tail with two points that lives near the sea
terp-sich-orean /,t3:psik0'ri:an; NAmE ,t3:rp-/ adj. (formal or humorous) relating to dancing
AXlPSSEft
ter-race /'teras/ noun 1 [C] (BrE) (often in the names
of streets a continuous row of similar
houses
that are joined together
in one block ( fflMto—BE ) BE BEM: 12 Albert Terrace ]£ft#BEM 12 ft 2 [C]
a flat, hard area, especially outside a house or restaurant, where you can sit,
eat and enjoy the sun ( A fe A M ^c^ttftto ) P0
n : a sun terrace [50 & o a
roof terrace ilf p o All rooms have a balcony or terrace. 0f-M to M OH M PS a ifc M &. • — see also patio 3 terraces [pi.] (BrE) the wide steps at a
football (soccer) ground where people can stand to watch the game (
jg.$c^Eft ) Eft $ If a 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 $5 ffl;
Iff ft terraced
/'terast/
adj. 1 (BrE) used to describe
houses that form part of a terrace, or streets with houses in terraces BEM to;
BEMto; BEMftt to«to: a terraced cottage BEM^ftvI! 0 terraced housing BE M A ft M o terraced streets BEMftH toilriS 2
(of a slope or the side of a hill 14 ££ IS lU
J^) having a series of flat areas of ground like steps cut into it $ ffl to;
l^i&^Eft .terraced
'house (also
less frequent .terrace 'house) (both BrE) (NAmE 'row house,
town-house) noun a house that is one
of a row of houses that are joined together on each side ( Eft ) ~'BhBEJ^
—
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ter ra cing /'terasirj/ noun [U] 1 (BrE) an area with wide steps at a
football (soccer) ground where
people can stand to watch the game ( )
WIpK
2 a slope or
the side of a hill that has had flat areas like steps cut into it
terra-cotta
/,
tera'kDta; NAmE -'kart 0/ noun [U] 1 reddish-brown clay that has been baked
but not glazed, used for making pots, etc. ( AttEft )
JfcPU
2 a reddish-brown colour ±£L&
terra firma /.tero 'f3:ma; NAmE 'f3:rma/ noun [U] (from Latin, usually humorous) safe dry land, as
contrasted with water or air
ffl AM b ) S333 dry land : After two days at sea, it
was good to be back on terra firma again.
terra-form /'teraform; NAmE -forrm/ verb [VN] to make a planet
more like Earth, so that people can live on it #
(if a) MHt ( ),
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. J& %;
o note
at country
terra-pin /'terapin/ noun a small turtle (= a reptile with a hard round
shell), that lives in warm rivers and lakes in
—
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 ft W H;
ter-res-trial /ta'restrial/ adj. 1 (technical A ip) (of animals and
plants zjfjffl^) living on the land or on the ground, rather than in water, in
trees or in the air {ffiitk to; PSffito; l^ftto 2 connected with the planet
Earth i& to ; Mk t to : terrestrial life ± to ft
—
compare celestial, extraterrestrial
adj. 3 (of television and
broadcasting systems ffl M ffl P $1 % %ft) operating on earth rather than from a satellite
(5ft
ftfe
±to, il±to(%iWIf)
terrible 0-w /'terabl/ adj.
1
very unpleasant; making you feel very
unhappy,
upset or frightened # # if
M to; A X ft to;
to: a terrible experience 4" AM Alia ft
to^iA 0 What terrible
news! % 'a M. A njf if] to S 1 0 I’ve just had
a terrible thought. $ W\ H'J A ft T - t M W to
*Jl ft 0
2
causing great harm or injury;
very serious fa ® A to; iaJMA$T#to; -Wrifito: a terrible accident Sr A A if O He had suffered terrible injuries.
[not before noun] unhappy or ill/sick AM ft; MM: