thorax
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underpants that has only a very narrow strip of cloth, like a
string, at the back ( W IgA £17—#^^rW ) (#3 Dl; T7 Al$l| 3 (jNAmE, AustralE, NZE) = flip-flop n. thorax /'0o:raeks/ noun {pi thor-axes or thor-aces /'0o:rasirz/) 1 {anatomy M) the part of the body
that is surrounded by the ribs, between the neck and the
waist Jjfcj; 2 the middle section of an insect’s body, to which the legs and
wings are attached (HAW) Hi, BM —
picture o page R29 ► thoracic /0o:'raesik/ adj. [only before noun]
thorium /'Oairiam/ noun [U] {symb Th) a chemical element.
Thorium is a white radioactive metal used as a source of nuclear energy.
It ( ft^A^ )
thorn /0o:n; NAmE 0o:m/ noun 1 a small sharp pointed
part on the stem of
some plants, such as roses ( 3&JJI ) ffl, M $1] —picture o plant 2 a tree or bush that
has thorns W W; — see also black
thorn, hawthorn 3 {phonetics iff
if) the
letter that was used in Old English and Icelandic to represent the sounds /0/ and /©/ and later written as th Mfa'Tf, 7# 6 3^/0/fn/6/W£
person or thing that
repeatedly annoys sb or stops them from doing sth 7®ritAM'6WA ( ) ; ft 7
$!l; BSAIT
thorny /'0o:ni; NAmE
'0o:rni/ adj. (thornier, thorni-est) 1 [usually before noun] causing difficulty or
disagreement $$7W;
$fHW; H771 knotty: a thorny
question/issue/problem ||f-W | r] $£[ 2 having thorns W#JW; ^$UW: a thorny bush ^iiJWflA thorough 0-PT /'©Are; NAmE '03:rou/ adj.
1
done completely; with great attention to
detail jj£
W;
tg#:W; MAW; £BEW: a thorough knowledge of the subject ttji — 0 The police carried
out a thorough investigation.
2
[not usually before noun] (of a person A) doing things
very carefully and with
great attention to detail if *BJr] PJ; She’s very thorough and
conscientious. ftfe
HjUbflJl,
— 3 {BrE, informal) used to empha
size how bad or annoying
sb/sth is 7/g.W;
W; BBC1 complete: Everything was in a
thorough mess. -*■ b3fPvl:$LA;Af§Wo ►
thor-oughness noun [U]: I was impressed by the
thoroughness of the
report, mo
I
admire his thoroughness. Ifef^MftfeA^ iA3lfiF£Bo thorough-bred /'©Arobred; NAmE '03:roub-/
noun an animal, especially a
horse, of high quality, that has parents that are both of the same breed [§.
(
thoroughfare /'0Arafeo(r); NAmE '03:roufer/ noun a public road or street
used by traffic, especially a main
road
in a city or town A^r; Ail; ifi® thorough-going /,0Ara’gauir);
NAmE ,03:rou'gooir)/ ady. [only before noun] 1 very thorough; looking at every detail jj£ W; f7 £B W: a thoroughgoing revision of the text ^AAiA^FBB W#HT 2 complete
A£W;
W;
IfeJlS W: a thoroughgoing
commitment to change
thorough ly 0-w /‘©Arali; NAmE '03:r-/ adv.
1 very much; completely
##; ®JJ&; We
thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, ffeff]StflNirtAMTo 0 I’m thoroughly confused, #•%iflliTo 0 a thoroughly professional
performance life if W A ik A '/lfe 2 completely and with
great attention to detail $}%•;' f7£B; £1 :
Wash
the fruit
thoroughly before use. fEzKIMf £B?f IgUffio b The work had not been done very
thoroughly.
jkfaWW®fa
AiA*.
those O THAT
thou /9au/ pron. {old use or dialect) a word meaning You’,
used when talking to only one person who is the subject of the verb ( WAi£ )
ifo, Ik', fa—compare thee though 0"w /Qau; NAmE 6ou/ conj., adv. mconj. 1 despite the fact that iiM BP fife cnm
although : Anne was fond of Tim, though he often
annoyed her. ' MMftfe££# 0
Though
she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me. J§.
mM, 0 His clothes,
though old and worn, looked clean and of good quality.
f&W#MSMIB„ ffi#±A77##, fomm* 0
Strange
though it may sound, I was pleased it was over.
2
used
to add a fact or an
opinion that makes the previous statement less strong or less important (
^JAA'njyg,
m-. They’re
very different, though they did seem to get on well when they met. ftilfJAAim
H0
o He’ll
probably say no, though it’s worth asking, fife Ailfa-TW&AMo o
note at although ITSTOI see as conj., even adv. m adv. used especially at the
end of a sentence to add a fact or an opinion that makes the previous statement
less strong or less important ( fife
)
Ail, nJJi, $K: Our
team lost. It was a good game though. UcCHA^T, —%j$f-
i£0 o ‘Have you ever been to
A* ” o note at although thought 0-w /Oort/ noun
3
STH YOU THINK fefr*J A f 1 [C] ~ (of sth/of doing sth) |
~ (that ...) something that you
think of or remember ifitZ: I don’t like the thought of you walking home alone. 0 She
was struck by the sudden thought that he might already have left, jflfe ^ B Si ill fife W B ^ ^ A „
o The very
thought of it makes me feel sick. — W. 3\ iz ^ M fife M o o Tve just had a thought (= an idea). PB'J S f'J
— A A M. o 0 Would Mark be able to help? It’s just a
thought, Witn%? ixfxjt*!Pm-£me0 o ‘Why don’t you try the other key?’
‘That’s a thought!’
I’d
like to hear your thoughts on the subject. oyf
d/t f^
4
MIND/IDEAS «C'S; 2 thoughts [pi.] a person’s mind
and all the ideas that they
have in it when they are thinking AK; JgLJI: My thoughts turned to home.
mmr*
5
PROCESS/ACT OF THINKING ^ M U
;
M # 3 [U] the
power or process of thinking
S# tfe A; JS
%;
S : A good teacher encourages independence of thought,
thought (= concentrating so much on her thoughts
that she was not aware of her surroundings). A ill
0 4
[U] the
act of thinking seriously and carefully
about sth %j,i; MS HT71 consideration: Tve given the matter careful thought f^&f^^iAJI^JEtjiTo
o Not enough
thought has gone into this essay. iAj^A$fS
6
CARE/WORRY : fiUL( 5 [C] ~ (for sb/sth) a feeling of care or worry A ; A
fF ; IIM ; tt ft: Spare a thought for those without
enough to eat this winter, if
■
A£' — IW
A0 0 Don’t give it another
thought {=
to tell sb not to worry after they have said they are sorry). V&Wt (
IhilTEWA^#®^ ) „ <> It’s the thought that counts (= used to say that sb
has been very kind even if they have only done sth small or unimportant).
WiAffR'Jtlft£Fo
7
INTENTION ,t A 6 [U, C] - (of sth/of
doing sth) an intention or a hope of doing sth M.M; ; #11; ^ A:
She
had given up all thought of changing her job. (rtfetTifl
7#rWAo o He acted with no thoughts of personal
gain.
flfe&M«*&#%Jt^Af#Ao
8
IN POLITICS/SCIENCE, ETC. $ , # 7-"A 7 [U] ideas in
politics, science, etc.
connected with a particular person, group or period of history S, j®; S- : feminist thought
—
see also think v. fT»TCl have , second thoughts to change your opinion
after thinking about sth again ( ) dJt££M on
'second thoughts {BrE) {NAmE on 'second thought) used to say that you
have changed your opinion ( A 7 A ) X—$!, I’ll wait here. No, on
second thoughts, I’ll come with you. fa,
H — M without a second