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result of sth just mentioned
® jit; /AM ; Br
IB hence, therefore : He is the eldest son and thus heir to the
title, 0 We
do not own the building. Thus, it would be impossible for us to make any
major changes to it. Hsf] W
m see FAR adv.
thwack /Gwaek/ verb [VN] to hit sb/sth
hard, making a short loud sound Sift; #1 fj; ►thwack noun■
the thwack of bat on ball
thwart /0wo:t; NAmE 0wo:rt/ verb [VN] [often passive] ~
sth | ~ sb (in sth) to prevent sb from
doing what they want to do Blit; HZ3 frustrate: to
thwart sb’s plans BU^AWitM 0 She was thwarted in her
attempt to
take control of the party.
w&h&ibTo
thy /5ai/ (also thine /6ain/ before a vowel)
det. (old use) a word meaning Your’,
used when talking to only one person ( A')f
W: Honour
thy father and thy mother.
thyme /taim/ noun [U] a plant with small
leaves that have a sweet smell and are used in cooking as a herb
t;!
thy mus /'Gaimas/ (also 'thymus gland) noun (anatomy flj?) an organ in the neck
that produces lymphocytes (= cells to fight
infection) JJfciJil
thy roid /'Gairoid/ (also thyroid gland) noun (anatomy ffl) a small organ at the
front of the neck that produces hormones
that control the way in which the body grows and functions
thyself /dai'self/ pron. {old use or dialect) a word meaning
Yourself’, used when talking to only one person ( HftgB
ti (NAmE) - te
tiara /ti'arra/ noun a piece of jewellery
like a small crown decorated with precious
stones, worn by a woman, for example a princess, on formal occasions M
>
tibia /'tibia/ noun {pi. tibiae /-bii:/) (anatomy ft?) the shin bone Jg# — picture c> body — see also fibula
tic /tik/ noun a sudden quick
movement of a muscle, especially in your face or head, that you cannot control
tick /tik/ verb, noun
m verb 1 [V] ~ (away) (of a clock,
etc. ^ ^) to make short, light,
regular repeated sounds to mark time passing ‘fc tB '/j§ ^ r ; ^ M: In the silence we
could hear the clock ticking. 3'J
^f^UlRlo
O While we
waited the taxi’s meter kept ticking
away, mimm,
^io 0 a ticking bomb 2
[VN] {BrE)
(NAmE check) to put a mark {</) next to an item on a
list, an answer, etc. kH iB ; fT ± %;
j\TAt^: Please tick
the appropriate box. i#A3Ji^W 0 Tick
Yes’ or ‘no’ to each question. & if A If] IS W “ H ” BL “2?” 3rtT$L 0 I’ve ticked the names of the
people who havepaid. 7^7 tick
all
the/sb’s 'boxes (BrE, informal) to do exactly the
right things to please sb ; I^A/SAWIif:
This
is a movie that ticks all the boxes. 'aik
APftMDI'o what makes sb 'tick what makes sb behave
in the way that they do A3£#$(WHtB: I’ve never really understood what makes
her tick.
3%/A A tick a way/ by/'past (of time fa]) to pass M A; yfljfi: I had to get to the airport by
two, and the minutes were ticking away.
imm&mmum, .tick
sth~away
(of
a clock, etc. ^ A#)
to
mark the time as it passes |h] jg : The clock ticked away the
minutes. ItAWl's]— .tick sb~ off
1 {BrE, informal) to speak angrily to
sb, especially a child, because they have done sth wrong Jyjk,
nn { AMGfn ) EEEItell off — related noun
ticking off 2 {NAmE, informal) to make sb angry or
annoyed .tick sb/sth 'off {BrE) {NAmE
.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 • • • Hi _h ;
in .tick 'over (BrE) (usually
used in the progressive
tenses ii#^7?S:iT0t)
1 (of
an engine Be. ifo $1) to run slowly
while the vehicle is not moving $$$; If 3§3§$t HT71 idle
2 (of a business, a system, an activity, etc. A ik. A i%, ih ^) to keep working slowly without producing or
achieving much ( : Just keep things ticking over
while I’m away. AHc^K7,M|b], i&WMVtWtfa„ mnoun 1 [C] {BrE) {NAmE 'check mark, check) a mark {S) put beside a sum or an
item on a list, usually to show that it has been checked or done or is correct
f^At-lh At-=h : Put a tick in the appropriate box if
you would like further information about any of our products. U, iifAii
^
W A tl 1*1 f T o — compare cross n.{ 1), X symb.(4)
2 [C] a small insect that
bites humans and animals and sucks their blood. There are several
types of tick, some of which can carry diseases. 4$, HIl, im SI ( JfiL hF 44, ) : a tick bite
—
picture c> page
R29 3 (also tick-ing) [u] a short,
light, regularly repeated
sound, especially that of a clock or watch ( A fa : The
only sound
was the soft tick of the clock.
p£—
4
[C]
{BrE,
informal) a moment -Wt|h] :
-mm-,
BM: Hang on a
tick! SiJ£l*jfrfci£! 0
I’ll
be with you in two ticks. He Bj ± It A» 5 [U] {old-
fashioned, BrE, informal) permission to delay paying for sth that
you have bought jtfc ; V&K ; jfil EOH credit: Can I have these on tick?
m?
tick-box
/’tikbDks;
NAmE -ba:ks/ noun {BrE) = checkbox tick-er /’tik0(r)/ noun 1 = news
ticker 2
{old-fashioned,
informal) a person’s heart ( AW ) 7'Jli ’ticker tape noun [U] {especially NAmE) long narrow strips of
paper with information, for example stock market prices, printed on
them by a special telegraph machine ( )
£K,A: a ticker-
tape parade in the streets of
ticket o-w / tikit/ noun, verb
m noun 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. #; A®; 3$,®; AJ^j#: a
bus/theatre/plane, etc. ticket $c®.
#1^^
0 free tickets
to the show W^^A^# 0 Tickets are available from the Arts Centre
at £2.50.
It A 77'A®, 2.50 ^^7 0 a ticket office/machine/
collector tl^o {figurative) She
hoped that getting this job would finally be her ticket to success.
—
picture c> label — see also meal
ticket, return 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 ^#; MM- a lottery/raffle ticket W' M 0 There are
three winning tickets, f t ‘A A ^ W ® o 3 a label that is
attached to sth in a shop/store giving details of its price, size, etc. ( j§[
]£ A
4
an official notice that orders you to pay a fine because you have done
sth illegal while driving or parking your car ( 5:3131A
) fi]|t^.
ES3Z1
fine: a parking/speeding ticket 5 [usually sing.] {especially NAmE) a list of candidates
that are supported by a particular political party in an election ( A
ftr )
f^3&A£i#-: She ran for office on the Democratic
ticket. % W 3^ A # jJD it „ — see
also dream
ticket ITOTTI be 'tickets {SAfrE, informal) be the end A; It’s tickets for the team that loses.
■^IKcW^IA^CJJtJiiA'o
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 Jffi M ^ W A M; rr
M IE HE — more at
SPLIT V.
■
verb [VN] 1 (technical A ip) to produce and
sell tickets for an event, a trip, etc.; to give sb a ticket H M ;