thwack
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result of sth just mentioned
因此；从而；所以
hence, therefore ： He is the eldest son and thus heir to the tirte.他是长子，因此是这个封号的继承人。◊ We do not own the building. Thus, it
would be impossible for us to mafce cmy major changes to i‘t.我们不是这栋楼房的
房主，因此不命对它进行大改动。see far adv. thwack /0waek/ verb [VN] to hit sb/sth
hard, making a short loud sound 重击；拍打；使劲打► thwack ziot/n: the
thvvacfc o/bat on 球括击球
thwart /0wo:t;
AMwf 0W3:rt/ [VNn〇ften passive]〜sth | 〜sb (in sth) to
prevent sb from doing what they want tO do阻止；阻挠；对…构成阻力033 FRUSTRATE: tO thwart
sb’s 阻挠某人的计划◊ She was
thwarted in
her attempt to take control of the party.
的企图受阻了。
thy /dai/ (also thine /aam/ before a vowel) det. {old use) a word meaning V〇ur’，used when talking to only one
person (用作第二人称单数所有格形式）你的：Honour thy/ather and thy mother.妻孝敬父母。
thyme /taim/ noun [U] a plant with small
leaves that have a sweet smell and are used in cooking as a herb 百里香（一种植物，叶小，有香味，可作烹饪调味品)= thy-mus /'Gaimas/ (also 'thymus gland) noun (anatomy 解）an organ in the neck
that produces lymphocytes (=cells to fight
infection)胸腺 thy-roid /'Gairoid/ (also thyroid gland) noun {anatomy 解）a small organ at the
front of the neck that produces hormones that control the way in
which the body grows and functions 甲状腺
thy-self /dai'self/ pron. (old use or dialect) a word meaning *yourself’，used
when talking to only one person (用作第二人称单数反身代词 >你自己 ti (NAm£) = te
tiara /ti'aira/ noun a piece of jewellery
like a small crown decorated with precious
stones, worn by a woman, for example a princess, on formal occasions 冠
状头饰（女子用，如公主在正式场合戴的镶有宝石的王冠
♦式.头饰）
tibia /’tibia/ now/i (p/. tib.iae /-bii:/) (fl/7flto/77y 解）the shin bone 腔骨一picture o body — see also fibula tic /tik/ noun a sudden quick movement
of a muscle, especially in your face or head, that you cannot control
(尤指面部或头部肌肉的）抽搐
tick /tik/ verb, noun
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verl? 1 [V]〜（away) (of a clock, etc.钟表等）to make short, light, regular repeated sounds to mark
time passing发i滴答声；涵答地走时：In the siZence we couW
hear the docfc ticking.寂静中，我们能听到钟表滴
答作响。◊ WhiZe we wafted the taxi’s meter
kept ricking away.我们等候时，出租汽车的计程器一直在滴答滴答地
走着。◊ a ticking
bomb滴答作响的定时炸弹2
[VN】 (NAmE check) to put a mark (✓)
next to an item on a list, an answer, etc.标记号；¥了上钩；打对号：Piease tick the appropriate box.请诠适合的女框呙疗 _Tick Ves’ or ‘no’ to each question•在每个问® 的“是”或 “否”旁打钩。◊ /’ve ticfced the names 〇/ the people who have paid.我泰已付款者的姓名旁画了钩。ITiTWl .tick all
the/sb^ 'boxes (BrE,
informal)
to do exactly the right things to please sb投其所好；迎合众人/某人的喜好：
TTiis
is a movie that tides ail! the boxes.这是一部适合众
人 口味的影片。what makes sb
'tick what
makes sb behave in the way that they do使某人这样做的原因： JVe never really understood what makes her tick.
真正弄懂她为4么这么做。<J!!l；iyi tick a
way/'by/'past (of
time 时间）to pass 过去；流逝：J had
to get to the airport
by two, and the minutes were ticking away. 须在两点前赶到机场，但是时间一分一秒地过去了。，tick sth—a'way (of a clock, etc.钟表等）to mark the time as it passes 私示■时■间流逝：r&e dock.tiefced
away the minutes.钟表显示0^ |資一分一秒地过去。，tick sb“_off
1 {BrE, informal) to speak angrily to sb,
especially a child, because they have done sth wrong 责骂（尤指犯错的孩子）BCCltell off—related noun ticking off 2 {NAmE, informal) to make sb angry or
annoyed 使生气■;使政恼.tick sb/sth
’off (8r£) (AMmf •check sb/sth "off) to put a mark (/) beside
a name or
an
item on a list to show that sth has been dealt with 给…画上钩；给…打核对号，tick _over (p£) (usually used in the progressive tenses 通■常用于进行时)1 (of an engine 发动机）to run slowly while the vehicle is not
moving 空慢速运转 HTTl idle 2 (of a business, a system, an activity,
etc.企业、系统、活动等）to keep working slowly without producing
or achieving much (没有进展地）徐缓运作：keep things ticking over vWi«e /’m away.在我外出期间，维持现状就行。
mnoun 1 [C]
{Br£) {NAmE 'check mark, check) a mark (^) beside a sum or an item on a
list, usually to show it has been checked or done or is correct 核对号；
对号；钩号；记号：Put a tick in the appropriate box
if you would like further information about any of our products.如想进一步了解我们任何产品的情况，请在适
当的方框内打钩。一compare cross X sywb. (4)
2 [C] a small insect that
bites humans and animals and sucks their blood. There are several types of
tick, some of which can carry diseases.蜱，壁氛，扁風（吸血寄 生虫，有些种类传播疾病>:aticfcbite蜱叮咬之处 —picture o page R29 3 (also tick-ing) [u]
a
short, light, regularly repeated sound, especially that of a clock, or watch (元指钟表的）滴答声：ITie sound was t/ie
sq/it riefc o/the ciocfc.唯一的响声是钟表轻轻的滴
答声。4 fc] (8r£, a
moment —会九；-间；
一刹那；片刻：Hang on a riefc/等一会，别挂断电话！ ◊ 仙 be with you in two ticks••我马上就来。'.5[11】（〇/^- fashioned, BrE, informal) permission to delay
paying for sth that you have bought 赊账；除欠；籙 HTTl
credit： Qm J have these on riefc?我可以g购这些东 ♦西吗？
tick-box
/'tikbDks; NAmE -barks/ noun (Sr£) = checkbox tick-er /'tik0(r)/ noun 1 = news ticker 2 {old-fashioned, /’n/omw/) a person’s heart (人的）心脏 'ticker tape noun [U] {especially NAm£) long narrow strips of
paper with information, for example stock market prices, printed on them
by a special tele- h machine (电传打字机所用的）&S:aticfcer-
parade
in the streets of New York an
occasion when people throw pieces of paper as part of a celebration, for
example in honour of a famous person) 纽约街
_
道上的抛纸带迎宾式
ticket /'tikit/ noun, verb
鼸 nown
1
~ (for/to sth) a printed piece of paper
that gives you the right to travel on a particular bus, train, etc. or to go into a theatre, etc.票；券；车票；戏票；入场券： a bu5/theatre/pkme, etc. tiefcet 公共汽车票、戏票、飞
机票等◊ /iree riefceto to the show演出的菟费入_券◊ Tickets are avai’kibZe 介om the Arts Centre at £2.50.女术 中心有票，每张 2.50
英镑。◊ a tiefcet oj〇fiice/mtichfne/ coHector售票处；自动售票机；收票员◊ (/i；gwrat/Ve) She hoped that getting this job would finally
be her ticket to success.她希望得到这份工作终将会使她踏上成功之途。
一 picture 0 label — see also meal ticket, jieturn ticket, season ticket 2 a printed piece of paper
with a number or numbers on it, that you buy in order to have the chance of
winning a prize if the number or numbers are later chosen 奖券；彩票：a tottery/mjgfle tiefcet 彩票◊ There are three
winm'ng tickets.有兰张 中奖的彩票。3 a label that is attached to sth in a shop/store
giving details of its price, size, etc.(商店中 标.㈣货物价格、：尺码等的）标签4 an official notice that orders you to
pay a fine because you have done sth illegal while
driving or parking your car {■交通违章丨 > 通知单，罚款单 BEEIfine: a parking/speeding
ticket 违章停车/超速驾驶罚款单5 [usually sing.】（espedfl//y NAmE) a list of candidates
that are supported by a particular political party in an election < 政党在选參中
所支持的）候选人名单：She ran/or oj^ce on the
Democratic ticket. 她作为 民主党的候遙人参加竞选。一see also dream ticket ITJUil be 'tickets (SAfrE, informal) be the end 结束；终结：It’s tickets for the team that
loses. 落败的球P人就此it步。just the ’ticket = just the job at job 'that's the ticket [old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to say that sth is
just what is needed or that everything is just right 所 需要的 东西； 一切 正好一 more
at split v.
■
veri? [VN] 1 (fedm/’o?/
术语）to produce and sell tickets for an event, a trip,
etc.; to give sb a ticket 售票；