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theological
college
# 7 ^ 0 {NAmE) a
theological seminary ft 7 ( ^ ^ theo-logic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.
the-orem
/'Giaram;
NAmE *0i:a-; '0ir-/ noun (technical A if) a rule or
principle, especially in mathematics, that can be proved to be true ( Ate $£7 )
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theoretical
/,0ia'retikl;
NAmE ,0i:a-/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 concerned with the
ideas and principles on which a particular subject is based, rather than with
practice and experiment M
i£ ± (ft : a theoretical
approach
fl Aft 0 theoretical
physics 0
The
first year provides students with a sound theoretical basis for later study.
3
T& IS 5li} o PHI3 EXPERIMENTAL,
PRACTICAL 2
that could possibly exist, happen or be true, although this is unlikely S i£ ± ■ftft
(HJ; f§*i3:fr7 It’s
a theoretical possibility. j&JMifeXftftift njfgtto ► the or etic-al ly /-kli/ adv.: theoretically sound
conclusions ^
o It is theoretically possible for him to
overrule their decision, but highly unlikely. ®SB#fMl^i!?7fM']l##i
nmmm&K
the
or ist /’Giarist;
NAmE '0i:a-; '0ir-/ (also the-or-et-ician /,0iara'tijn; NAmE ,0i:a-; ,0ir-/) noun a person who develops
ideas and principles about a particular subject in order to explain why things
happen or exist jgjfe
the-or-ize
(BrE also -*se) /‘Giaraiz; NAmE '0i:a-/ verb ~ (about/on sth) to suggest facts and
ideas to explain sth; to form a theory or theories about sth BJ; aifej-h: [V] The study theorizes about the
role
of dreams in peoples’ lives.
^ftAfllftfSfto
[also VN, V that] ► the-or-iz-ing, -is-ing noun [U]
the-Ory 0-w /‘Giari; NAmE'Biri; '0i:ari/ noun {pi -ies)
1
[C, U] a formal set of ideas that is
intended to explain
why
sth happens or exists
the
theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light. rajgffiShfe, 2 [U] the
principles
on which a particular subject is based Hi£;
a
; JR Mi] : the theory
and practice of language teaching 3 [C] ~ (that) an opinion or
idea
that sb believes is true but that is not proved ( A HA; I have this
theory that most
people
prefer being at work to being at home. H,
£»A£&ifm*ffiftft 11. B »n 'theory used to say that a
particular statement is supposed to be true but may in fact be wrong ai£±;
SSIi#,: In theory,
these machines should last for ten years or more. XJlife o That sounds fine in theory, but
have you really thought it through? j&ifnjf 32
mmma,
the-oso-phy
/Gi'Dsafi;
NAmE 0i'a:s-/ noun 1 [U, C] a religious
system of thought that tries to know God by means of meditation, prayer, etc. ft!? 7 (
)
2 Theosophy [u] the belief of a
religious group, the Theosophical Society, started in
J&al)
thera
peut ic /,0era'pju:tik/
adj. 1 [usually
before noun] designed to help treat an illness tnH
:
the
therapeutic properties of herbs If Kj
1£ ft fl
2
helping you to relax ft W: Painting
can
be
very therapeutic. Afil/fcj&o
►
thera-peut-
ic-al-ly
/-kli/
adv.
thera-peut-ics
/.Gera'pjuitiks/
noun [U] the branch of
medicine concerned with the treatment of diseases
ft7
ther
ap
ist /'Gerapist/ noun 1 (especially in
compounds a specialist who treats a particular type of illness or problem, or
who uses a particular type of treatment ( SipftAM ) fqftftiX a speech therapist if a t&ft W o a beauty therapist — see
also
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, PHYSIOTHERAPIST 2 = PSYCHOTHERAPIST at PSYCHOTHERAPY
ther-apy
/'Gerapi/
noun {pi. -ies) 1 [u, C] the treatment
of a physical problem or an illness if ft ; ft A : Most leukaemia patients undergo some sort
of drug
therapy
(=
treatment using drugs).
$ ^ ft1 M $J tn ff o <0
altemative/complementary/ natural therapies (= treatments that do
not use traditional drugs) #ft / ftjfcV i #SftA 2 [U] = psychotherapy
: a therapy group X' JI yf ft X £1 0 She’s in therapy. — see also chemo
therapy, GROUP THERAPY, HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY, PHYSIOTHERAPY, RADIOTHERAPY, RETAIL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY
Thera-vada /.Gera'vccda/ (also .Thera,vada Buddhism)
noun [U] one of the two
major forms of Buddhism ± ® hP (
ft#£oP$K ) — compare Mahayana there <Ht/flea(r); NAmE 9er/ adv., exclamation ■ adv. 1 there is, are, was,
were, etc. used to show that sth exists or happens (
ift7ftft£i5cAft ) : There’s a restaurant around the corner. 0
There
are two people waiting outside. ftWftAlEftft® 0 o Has there been an accident? 0
I
don’t want there to be any misunderstanding.
0
There seemed
to be no doubt about it. jlfc
3
fKftllXMBo 0 There comes a point where you give
up. M ft ft ft 7 o 0 There remains the problem of
finance. 0 Suddenly there was a loud
bang. ^ A X W (ifJ ^ A B
ft] o 0 {informal) There’s only four days left. R il] T ® 7c 7
0 0 {literary) There once was a poor farmer who had four sons.
A,
ftfeftfBTRLXo 2 in, at or to that place or position ft UP JI; 3\ UP M ; ft UP M : We went on to Paris and stayed there
eleven days. fll Ir A 7 B ^, ft UP I! ft © 7 i—7o o I hope we get there in time. ffoHigficfn R HtfiJ j£UP M o 0 It’s there, right in front of you! ftUPJL ft "fft
ftu tU! o There it is—just behind the chair. Wf ^ SJ'E7, sfcftjf
7/§®o o Have you seen
my pen?’ ‘Yes, it’s over there.’ #1^7? ” “#JE7, M
ft
gp JL c ” o There
are a lot of people back there (= behind) waiting to get in. 0
I’m
not going in there—it’s freezing! X fl M i'J SP M ffi
A,
AJ^r 7! o We’re almost there (= we have almost
arrived). 17 o 0 Can I get there and back
madayP^ASPM-ArttgtTA®^?
o I left in
1990 and I haven’t been back there since. f£7 1990 7 SPM,
A1JP^W0 A&o 0 Hello, is Bob there please? (= used when calling sb on the phone)
nfl, if 0 I took one
look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then
and there {=
immediately).
^
R# 7 IPffi nft- is ,
3 existing or available # ft ftl; ; oT i# 3\
(PJ:
I
went to see if my old school was still there. & A#il# o The money’s there if you need it. j/p hWLlfcfytff 7 o 4 at that point
(in a story, an argument, etc.) ( )
ftjp—‘Ifeel ...’
There
she stopped, Mi^fiJJPJL,(^77Ao
o
I
don’t agree with you there, ft UP - - [WJ0 5 used to
attract sb’s attention ( 7 ) :
Hello,
there!
Rfg, ! o You there! Come back! i&ft
0
A! 0 There you are! I’ve been looking for you
everywhere. Jg A # ft & JL ! ^ 3\ & IP IE it $ iS 7 0 6 used to
attract sb’s attention to a particular person, thing or fact ( ) :
There’s
the statue I was telling you about. IPifcJificjfll'ft ■fll
i# il W H fit o <> That woman there is the boss’s wife. UP^lUPXAAi^^WAAo o There
goes the
last bus {= we’ve just missed it). Wl7 0 o
There goes the phone {= it’s ringing), n/f,
0
(humorous) There goes my career! {= my career is ruined) ! 0 So, there you have
it : that’s how it all started. j(P8t:
4
ft32Bo 7 ~ to do sth used to show
the role of a
person
or thing in a situation ( ^^A^^^/ft^—'If (ftft )
: The fact is,
they’re there to make money.
fMlAUPJL^A7J§-i£o
MB been
'there, .done 'that {informaf) used
to show that you think a place or an activity is not very interesting or
impressive because you have already experienced it
( im
X
7: Not Spain
again! Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. 7! A&UPJL, «7&ft
T
til o be 'there
for sb
to
be available if sb wants to talk to you or if they need help fit 0 $|fij;
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