has responsibility for in their work or another activity (     ) itfe IX: Our representatives cover a very

large territory.   H A:& ^ Hfe E 3S T o 4 [U] a

particular type of land       ) itfeE; (      ) J&A:

unexplored territory A itfeE 5 (also Territory) [C] a country or an area that is part of the US, Australia or Canada but is not a state or province ( HHI ) ftki+l;

( ilAfm ) HfcK; ( «A ) itfeE: Guam and American Samoa are US territories.

JUtgl 0 ITOTCl ,come/,go with the 'territory to

be a normal and accepted part of a particular job, situation, etc. ) : She has to

work late most days, but in her kind of job that goes with the territory. M&ASP# 0  MfoM

Wo-—more at neutral adj.

terror /’tera(r)/ noun 1 [U, sing.] a feeling of extreme fear f# S; SUI; W-M: a feeling of sheer/pure terror o Her eyes were wild with terror.

#17 S'Sro 0 People fled from the explosion in terror. A initfeii £f 7 4§ M^o 0 she lives in terror of(= is constantly afraid of) losing her job. M — M IS Sc X1st itfe 0 Some women have a terror of losing control in the birth process, f SS#IfaMM ^ M o O (literary) The very name of the enemy struck terror into their hearts, fifed—

2 [C] a person, situation or thing that makes you very afraid Rf J|$ W A;

These street gangs have become the terror of the neigh­bourhood. o

Death holds no terrors for (= does not frighten or worry) me. fc jl fff X #J -flc W „ • 0 The terrors of the night were past. fsJ SP^ ®*Wi W ♦ 1f        J& A A o

3 [U] violent action or the threat of violent action that is intended to cause fear, usually for political purposes (     @ W )        am TERROR­ISM : a campaign of terror    0 terror tactics ®

X © — see also reign of terror 4 [C] (informal) a person (usually a child) or an animal that causes you trouble or is difficult to control     Their

kids are real little terrors, fifed W       AJ2. W if%<>

terrorism /'terarizam/ noun [U] the use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act SffcX X: an act of terrorism

terrorist /'terarist/ noun a person who takes part in terrorism   ® ffc jf 7 : The terrorists are

threatening to blow up the plane.

#l„ o a terrorist attack/bomb/group    W/

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terrorize (BrE also -ise) /'teraraiz/ verb [VN] ~ sb (into doing sth) to frighten and threaten people so that they will not oppose sth or will do as they are told ^IfF; tlM fff;   : drug dealers terrorizing the neighbourhood

fipffjfiiKAXfitSWSppiRSX O People were terrorized into leaving their homes.

'terror-stricken adj. extremely frightened IS ^ >i> isi W;

terry /’teri/ noun [u] a type of soft cotton cloth that absorbs liquids and has a surface covered with raised loops of thread, used especially for making towels

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terse /teis; NAmE t3:rs/ adj. using few words and often not seeming polite or friendly fgfH W;    M X @ W: a

terse style 0 The President issued a terse

statement denying the charges. T

► terse-ly adv. terseness noun [U]

tertiary /'tarjari; NAmE 't3:rjieri; -Jari/ adj. third in order, rank or importance ff§ H ; %XfvW;

W : the tertiary sector (— the area of industry that deals with services rather than materials or goods) H H A ik nP H 0 (BrE) tertiary education (= at university or college level)      —compare primary adj.{3),

secondary(3)

'tertiary college noun (in Britain) a college that provides education for people aged 16 and older, but that is not a university 3kik^f4#t£ ( A 16 A 1M±

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tertiary industry (also service industry) noun [U, C] (economics 0$) the part of a country’s economy that provides services X f* ik ; IS # Ik —compare

PRIMARY INDUSTRY, SECONDARY INDUSTRY

Terylene™ /'teraliin/ noun [U] (BrE) a light strong artifi­cial material, used for making clothes, etc.

TESL /'tesl/ abbr. teaching English as a second language

TCSOL /'tiisDl; 'tesnl; NAmE -sail/ abbr. 1 teaching English to speakers of other languages tf M ig- A A % 2 (NAmE) teachers of English to speakers of other languages (an organization of teachers)

tessel lated /'tesaleitid/ adj. (technical A if) made from small flat pieces arranged in a pattern i§ ^

ffi X ik W ; fee Vc W fit: a tessellated pavement {ft &

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tes si tura /.tesi’tjuara; NAmE -'tura/ noun (music #) (from Italian) the range of notes that are used in a singing part ±^1$ test 0-w /test/ noun, verb m noun

►                 OF KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY ; Ik 1) 1 ~ (on sth) an

examination of sb’s knowledge or ability, consisting of questions for them to answer or activities for them to perform  an IQ/intelligence/aptitude test

^ ft / f h / M l«] iS'J^ 0 to take a test     o

(BrE) to do a test   o a test on irregular verbs A

o to pass/fail a test ilM /       o

(BrE) a good mark in the test    0 (NAmE)

a good grade on the test it^ W m — see also

DRIVING TEST O note at EXAM

►                 OF HEALTH Si 2 a medical examination to discover

what is wrong with you or to check the condition of your health ( E?T±W )    fcJHk,  a test for

AIDS j£ MMitM 0 an eye test     0 a pregnancy

test     0 When can I get my test results? 3$ft* & Bt

— see also blood test, breath

test

►                 OF MACHINE/PRODUCT, ETC. Ill:#, rv t\h 3 an experi­ment to discover whether or how well sth works, or to find out more information about it ; $ij 1st : laboratory tests % S& M ifj X 0 a nuclear test & ik) §& 0 Tests have shown high levels of pollutants in the water.

0 I’ll run a diag­nostic test to see why the server keeps crashing. IkUMi#

iwm, —see

also ACID TEST, BLIND TEST, FIELD TEST at FIELD-TEST, MEANS TEST, ROAD TEST

►                 OF STRENGTH, ETC. ); /j X 4 a situation or an event that

shows how good, strong, etc. sb/sth is      ^:

The local elections will be a good test of the government’s popularity. JtfeA&WJi«IEfc;fm^#AXW-A»

►                 IN CRICKET, ETC.  5 Test = Test match

IR71 put sb/sth to the test to put sb/sth in a situation which will show what their or its true qualities are

His theories have never really been put to the test. stand the

test of 'time to prove to be good, popular, etc. over a long period of time » verb

►                 KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY    is/j 1 to find out how much

sb knows, or what they can do by asking them questions or giving them activities to perform A

i: [VN} We test your English before deciding which class to put you in.           m ~ -

g£ 0 o Children are tested on core subjects at ages 7, 11 and 14. JLK 7. 11 fq 14

0 [V] Schools use various methods of testing.

►                 HEALTH g| 2~ sb/sth (for sth) to examine the blood, a part of the body, etc. to find out what is wrong with a person, or to check the condition of their health K®*;

f[VN] to test sb’s eyesight/hearing ^St^A / Off fj o The doctor tested him for hepatitis. EX Mio [V-ADJ] to test positive/