a thorough way; to use threats or violence to get infor­mation from sb )ft-^AiIA (   ffljifl )

.third-de'gree adj. 1 ~ burns burns of the most serious kind, affecting tissue below the skin H Jl: ( j&jfi ) 2 (NAmE) ~ murder, assault, robbery, etc. murder, etc. of the least serious of three kinds     A

) —compare FIRST-DEGREE, SECOND-

DEGREE

'third-generation adj. (abbr. 3G) 1 used to describe technology that has been developed to send data to mobile phones/cellphones, etc. at much higher speeds than were possible before         2 used

to describe any technology that is being developed that is more advanced than the earlier two stages W, A ft K

m

third ly /'03idli; NAmE '03:rd-/ adv. used to introduce the third of a list of points you want to make in a speech or piece of writing ( h! AfBf^cA^A?!]          ) HH,

Thirdly, I would like to say that ... HH,

ift-

.third 'party noun (formal or law #) a person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main people involved HHA; 3£HA; I^H^^A; I^H# .third-party insurance noun [u] insurance that covers (= protects) you if you injure sb or damage sb’s property

the .third 'person noun [sing.] 1 (grammar a set of pronouns and verb forms used by a speaker to refer to other people and things l|£Ai ( ft $ S

xt ) : ‘They are’ is the third person plural of the verb ‘to be’. * they are        to be =

2 a way of writing a novel, etc. as the experience of sb else, using third person forms HH AI& (      ) :

a book written in the third person IMllHAlfc^/PftA — compare first person, second person .third-' rate adj. of very poor quality A MAj; A#p [ft;

H#it(ft: a third-rate actor M FT771 inferior the Third Reich /,03id 'raik; 'raix; NAmE ,03:rd/ noun [sing.] the Nazi rule of Germany between 1933 and 1945 W,EL^m ( 1933 j£ 1945    )

.third 'way noun [sing.] a course of action or political policy that is between two extreme positions % A A if

m ()

the .Third World noun [sing.] a way of referring to the poor or developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, which is sometimes considered offen­sive % Atttfr: the causes of poverty and injustice in the Third World flHtH^^fP A£lElftJI@ O Third-World debt   # — compare First World

thirst /03:st; NAmE 03:rst/ noun, verb mnoun 1 [U, sing.] the feeling of needing or wanting a drink P '#§; A'$li£: He quenched his thirst with a long drink of cold water.         0 She Woke

up with a raging thirst and a headache. MHAJn, TiAJ , P        2 [U] the state of not having enough

water to drink M; A$l: Thousands are dying of thirst. fofXTfto3 [sing.] ~ (for sth) a strong desire for sth M ; M A HT1 craving : a thirst for knowledge 3ntMA/lfftAftr$;

■ verb [V] (old use) to be thirsty M;   nfj A hd!i:4.yj 'thirst

for sth (literary) to feel a strong desire for sth II; 'M A H771 crave : She thirsted for power. M 'M M #0 W IAA

thirsty 0-w /'03isti; NAmE '03irsti/ adj. (thirstier, thirsti­est)

1                  needing or wanting to drink #§ (ft; P $! (ft: We were hungry and thirsty. #'fnXi?lA.$lo 0 Digging is thirsty work (= makes you thirsty). Jgi&HAf£An}llfti£o

2                  ~ for sth having a strong desire for sth $§II; $§A;

#!• M : He is thirsty for power, ffe       ^ IX. „          3 (of

plants, fields, etc. ft#j,   dry; in need of water

A -¥• (ft ; ftfc 7]C (ft ► thirst-ily /-ili/ adv. : Paul drank thirstily.  «i7jc0

thirteen On /,03:‘ti:n; NAmE,03ir't-/ number 13 AH ► thirteenth /,03:'ti:n0; NAmE ,03:r't-/ ordinal number, noun isl^iJl There are examples of how to use

| 2103           thong

ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth. J?fti5]ffly£;A#!] JE fifth

thirty o-w /'03:ti; NAmE '03irti/ number 1 30 HA 2 noun the thirties [pi.] numbers, years or temperatures from 30 to 39 HA /l; HA Aft ►thirti­eth /'03iti00; NAmE *03irt-/ ordinal number, noun hiada There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.     fifth IMI in

your thirties between the ages of 30 and 39 * 30 .thirty-'second note noun (NAmE, music #) = demi-

SEMIQUAVER

this 0^ /Sis/ det., pron., adv.

mdet., pron. (pi. these /6i:z/) 1 used to refer to a particular person, thing or event that is close to you, especially compared with another (       $$ 1£ 05 A iK A

#7 ) 1A, iiA: How long have you been living in this country?  0 Well, make up

your mind. Which do you want? This one or that one?

l®±I, #J£®p-A| &A3«A? oi think you’ll find these more comfortable than those.            M. # A

o Is this your bag? &Jijftlftfe i% ? 2 used to refer to sth/sb that has already been mentioned ( If BttfiJftlft A^#ftl.) &A: There was a court case resulting from this incident. Af^l AIIAAfA 0 The boy was afraid and the dog had sensed this.  &„ 0 What’s

this I hear about you getting married?           f,

A 0 ¥ ? 3 used for introducing sb or showing

sth to sb (frn-Xi&m&mwftwr&,          mo,

this is Maria Diaz (= on the telephone). Hi,

M. • M M o O Jo, this is Kate (= when you are introducing them). # , & fi J§ Hi # „ o This is the captain speaking. o Listen to this. DJf

o Do it like this (= in the way I am showing you). #ito 4 used with periods of time related to the present (        ) A, A, &

A, iHA: this week/month/year AMI / ^         01 saw

her this morning (= today in the morning). A A A- H jt ife o 0 Do you want me to come this Tuesday (= Tuesday of this week) or next Tuesday?         AMI

o Do it this minute (- now). o He never comes to see me these days (- now, as compared with the past).  5 ~ sth

of sb’s (informal) used to refer to sb/sth that is connected with a person, especially when you have a particular attitude towards it or them ( A la i# IS, ^fBEJ^ScWAWMaj ) -tfl&A         ) : These

new friends of hers are supposed to be very rich.

6 (informal) used when you are telling a story or telling sb about sth ( ) W

A: There was this strange man sitting next to me on the plane. ®^tJl±^‘A^'IS^A^:^E|lc#^0 O I’ve been getting these pains in my chest.          —

m.       .this and that | .this, .that and the other

(informal) various things or activities      ## A

'If;      ‘What did you talk about? ’ ‘Oh,

this and that.’        A#? ” “1ft, A0fAi$o ”

■ adv. to this degree; so        : It’s about this high

(= as high as I am showing you with my hands). A^A & 'a ifti o 0 I didn’t think we’d get this far. ^ A ‘k1 ^3\ & {H A ^   A jze o

this tle /'0isl/ noun a wild plant with leaves with sharp points and purple, yellow or white flowers made up of a mass of narrow petals pointing upwards. The thistle is the national symbol of Scotland. |Sj ( if All#], D+Mf fij,      )

thistle-down /'Oisldaun/ noun [U] a very light soft substance that contains thistle seeds and is blown from thistles by the wind Dj#AMA; thither /‘dida(r)/ adv. (old use) to or towards that place 3\ SPM; ft UP M H¥l see hither tho’ adv. an informal spelling of ‘though’ (though (ft A iE&Wfe )

thong /0Dq; NAmE 0d:ij/ noun 1 a narrow strip of leather that is used to fasten sth or as a whip ( I

2 a pair of women’s knickers or men’