situation, period of life, etc. begins AH:

She felt as though she was on the threshold of a new life.

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threw pt of throw

thrice /6rais/ adv. (old use or formal) three times HE;

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thrift /Grift/ noun [U] 1 (approving) the habit of saving money and spending it carefully so that none is wasted 1? #j;     — see also spendthrift 2 a wild plant

with bright pink flowers that grows by the sea/ocean

thrift shop (also 'thrift store) noun (both NAmE)

= CHARITY SHOP

thrifty /‘Grrfti/ adj. (approving) careful about spending money and not wasting things     ^        PH3

FRUGAL

thrill /Gril/ noun, verb

• noun 1 ~ (to do sth) | ~ (of doing sth) a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure; an experience that gives you this feeling   A&;    ^AA&lftl£

J®: It gave me a big thrill to meet my favourite author in person.

0                    the thrill of catching a really big fish   fij —  A W

o She gets an obvious thrill out of performing.

2 a sudden strong

feeling that produces a physical effect —

A thrill of alarm ran through him.        i

(the) thrills and 'spills (informal) the excitement that is involved in dangerous activities, especially sports ( f&Vtitfiiift,   ) M&ffl

mm

u verb [VN] to excite or please sb very much (j£       ifo ■ This band has thrilled audiences all over

the world. & £ A IA(I£ tit # M & M 0 0/ was thrilled by your news, ifc ^          .1, {£ $£ A $ ® 7 o

'thrill to sth (formal) to feel very excited at sth

thrilled /0rild/ adj. ~ (about/at/with sth) | ~ (to do sth)

| - (that ...) very excited and pleased      l&A

M 3 : He was thrilled at the prospect of seeing them again.       0 I was

thrilled to be invited,       0

(BrE) She was thrilled to bits (= extremely pleased) that he’d been offered the job.

A &J % o o ‘Are you pleased?’ ‘I’m thrilled.’ “ (ft A i%? ” “$£AAf*?7o ” o note at glad thrill er /'0rila(r)/ noun a book, play or film/movie with an exciting story, especially one about crime or spying

((j&mt r

thrilling /'Grilir)/ adj. exciting and enjoyable

fnA7'&fft; ^AA^ABW: a thrilling experience/finish id          o        note at

exciting ► thrill-ing-ly adv.

thrive /0raiv/ verb [V] to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc. AH£Ai£;

A^t; BE®;    ED3 flourish: New businesses

thrive in this area. itfeEHitlA^o    0 These

animals rarely thrive in captivity,

^J3EE o ► thriv-ing adj.: a thriving industry A5£tr ik minimi thrive on sth to enjoy sth or be successful at sth, especially sth that other people would not like VX

m^mm^m(xm\Axmmm^n ■. He

thrives on hard work. I&IUtS'A throat O'" /0raut; NAmE0rout/ noun

1                   a passage in the neck through which food and air

pass on their way into the body; the front part of the neck nguj£; Pf|n£;          a sore throat           0 a sob

caught in his throat. ffefiAAlA o He held the knife to her throat.           0 Their throats had

been cut. it Cl ft W <t $ £'J Biff 7 0     2 -throated (in

adjectives  # i^) having the type of throat

mentioned W • • •          7 ■ • • #J: a deep-throated

roar (ft (ft o a red-throated diver        —see

also cut-throat iTSTTfll be at each other’s throats (of two or more people, groups, etc. WAtUAfftAlSf^j^) to be fighting or arguing with each other iT^A-IS; M M'&ffr-, R'E'Sl cut your own 'throat to do sth that is likely to harm you, especially when you are angry and

trying to harm sb else (     AH ) S#

SS#,    force/thrust/ram sth

down sb’s 'throat (informal) to try to force sb to listen to and accept your opinions in a way that they find annoying ® jjp 7 A ; ® jtb& % ( Jft & ) — more at

CLEAR V., FROG, JUMP V., LUMP /I., STICK V.

throaty /'Orauti; NAmE '0routi/ adj. sounding low and rough        a throaty laugh b

0 the throaty roar of the engines ► throat ily /-ili/ adv. throb /0rob; NAmE 0ra:b/ verb, noun m verb ( bb-) [V] ~ (with sth) 1 (of a part of the body MW pPfi) to feel a series of regular painful movements ( 7 MW it )       His head throbbed painfully, ftfeftl

A—o My feet were throbbing after the long walk-home.  351 HP P« ft&«,

o note at hurt 2 to beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm (       ) SI^J,

H771 pulsate : The ship’s engines throbbed quietly.

O CL throbbing drumbeat o The blood was throbbing in my veins, jfii.

o 0 (figurative) His voice

was throbbing with emotion.

unoun (also throb-bing) [sing] a strong regular beat; a feeling of pain that you experience as a series of strong beats ( m^MWM ) M;          the throb of

the machines         o My headache faded to

a dull throbbing. m* — see also heart-throb throes /0rauz; NAmE 0rouz/ noun [pi.] violent pains, especially at the moment of death (       ) jgij

M: The creature went into its death throes.

T          in the throes of sth/of doing

sth in the middle of an activity, especially a difficult or complicated oneIE]£]ift, IE it A ( Xim

) : The country was in the throes of revolutionary change.

throm bosis /©rom'bausis; NAmE 0ra:m'boo-/ noun [C, U] (pi. throm-boses /-siiz/) (medical E) a serious condition caused by a blood clot (= a thick mass of blood) forming in a blood vessel (= tube) or in the heart jfiL]£ j$, — see also coronary thrombosis, deep vein

THROMBOSIS

throne /0raun; NAmE 0roun/ noun 1 [C] a special chair used by a king or queen to sit on at ceremonies ( HI IE ,     ^J^2 the throne [sing.] the

position of being a king or queen 3£ fi; IEIX.; iff ft: Queen Elizabeth came/succeeded to the throne in 1952.

1952 ❖ when Henry VIII

was on the throne (= was king) ¥ A # & fv N- IT5T771 see power n.

throng /0rDi3; NAmE 0ro:rj; 0ra:q/ noun, verb u noun (literary) a crowd of people St ^ (Hj A $¥; — A A: We pushed our way through the throng. ^ if] H

AM,

2                   verb (literary) to go somewhere or be present some­where in large numbers iff ^; ii; ffl Hd : [V +adv./ prep.) The children thronged into the hall.

AJTo 0 [V to inf] People are thronging to see his new piay.      <> m crowds

thronged the stores.        Ao BIUSS 'throng

with sb/sth | be thronged with sb/sth to be full of people, cars, etc. #f$| ( A, ft A# ) : The cafes were thronging with students, /b # tfr JI $f #t 7 ^ 4 0       0

The streets were thronged with people. jfc&A&Ufft'M

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th rot-tie /'0rntl; NAmE '0ra:tl/ verb, noun

3                   verb [VN] to attack or kill sb by squeezing their throat in order to stop them from breathing f<£HS; ffiX; $] ft 033 strangle : He throttled the guard with his bare hands. itfei£T- j&?E7IIlAo 0 (humorous) I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying).

o (figurative) The city is being throttled by traffic.          CTTHTO .throttle (sth)

back/'down/'up to control the supply of fuel or power to an engine in order to reduce/increase the speed of