title page 2124 |
'title page noun a page at the front of a book that has the
title and the author’s name on it ( Xlft ) ,
1545
3C,
ti trate /tai'treit; ti-/ verb [VN] (chemistry it) to find out how much
of a particular substance is in a liquid by measuring how much of another
substance is needed to react with it MVlJM ) ► titration
/-'treijn/
noun [U]
tit-ter /‘tita(r)/ verb [V] to laugh quietly, especially in a
nervous or embarrassed way ( ) f!§
%, H771 GIGGLE ► tit-ter noun
tittle-tattle /'titl taetl/ noun [U] (informal, disapproving) unimportant talk, usually not true, about
other people and their lives W®p: XMEA:; ttiM-fc^MM ETITl
GOSSIP
titty /’titi/ noun (pi -ies) (slang) = tit(1)
titu lar /'titjul0(r); NAmE -tja-/ adj. [only
before noun]
(formal) having a particular title or status but
no real
power or authority 67
H771 NOMINAL: the titular head of state % X ± (ft ® M
XU
tizzy /'tizi/ (also tizz /tiz/) noun [sing.] (informal) a state of nervous
excitement or confusion % ^SL:
She was in a real tizzy before the meeting. ftfeAz^
'T-junction (BrE) (NAmE ,T-'nter'section) noun a place where one road
joins another but does not cross it, so that the roads form the shape of the
letter T T^i&n TLC /,ti: el 'si:/ noun [U] (informal) the abbreviation for
‘tender loving care’ (care that you give sb to make them feel better) ^ iU (ft
M fsf ( XXX tender loving care ) : What he needs now is just
rest and a lot of TLC. (faMfEws
Tlin git /'tliqgit/ noun (pi Tlin-git or Tlin-gits) a member of a Native
American people, many of whom live in the
)
TM /,ti: 'em/ abbr. 1 trademark 2 (US T.M.) transcendental MEDITATION
tme-sis /'tmirsis/ noun [U, C] (pi tmeses /-si:z/) (linguistics i|f W) the use of a
word or words in the middle of another word, for example ‘abso-bloody-lutely’ jj fij jg
A/A
( AiftXlftfSA^flfeift, #P abso-bloody-lutely ) ;
TNT /.ti: en 'ti:/ noun [U] a powerful explosive
X; nmm
to 0"w /before consonants ta; before vowels tu; strong form tu:/ prep., infinitive marker, adv. u prep. For the
special uses of to in phrasal verbs,
look at the entries for
the verbs. For example see to sth is in the phrasal verb section at see.
* to
see to sth £if|& see
1 in the direction of sth; towards sth ft, $1, it, ( £Xfft<«& ) : I walked to the
office. ft|| fj £• M. X A „ o It fell to
the ground. M W M 7 itfe±0 0 It was on the way to the station. 2$ HA A AX & o o He’s going to
O Her childhood was spent travelling from place to place.
2
~ the sth (of sth) located in the direction mentioned from sth f& X - A ift: Place the cursor to the left of the first word. fEXf/F
gXH —XXift(ft£j&o o There are mountains
to the north. db®Wlilo 3 as far as sth f!j, & ( ) : The
meadows lead down to the river, It 22 {ft
O
Her hair fell to her waist. M(ftA£
— illf'JicBlX 4 reaching a particular state fij, ]£ ( ) : The
vegetables were cooked to perfection. S si ^ (ft A fBl!]#f&iio o He tore the letter to pieces. flfefEfit$W7o
o She sang the baby to sleep. ftfeuilf
HftfEJ^X ttBS j0 o The letter
reduced her to tears (= made her cry), SIS if f§ 7 o 0 His expression changed from amazement to joy. fife
(ft A If X 5 used to show the end
or
limit of a range or period
of time ( AX?£IIIi&—'I&N' (ft Ift MPI ) 3\, M: a drop in
profits from $105
million to around $75 million fiJM M. 1-05 fZ/XPXPJ
7
500 Jj X 2r A 0 I’d say he was 25 to
30 years old
(= approximately 25 or
30 years old). ft<fifflfeX 25 M 30 A Alft o 01
like all kinds of music from opera to reggae. ftlXTSTftWX, O Weonlywork
from Monday to Friday. ftCIfX/AM#]—X#$]S$5:o
0 I watched the programme from beginning to
end. &X X ft ft/AX#U
TI. 6 before the start of sthAE--ff
l&Zm ■, M; A: How long is it to lunch? /^nEXtSiXA ^ A ? O (especially BrE) It’s
five to ten (= five minutes before
the person or thing that
receives sth ( 31 th )
in , A, Ift: He gave it to his sister, fifefES^Tfife
Ids o O I’ll explain to you
where everything goes. ftXlft
0 I am deeply grateful to my parents, ft X # H ]iS I1, ft 11 o o Who did she address
the letter to? SP^tff 0 (formal) To
whom did she address the
letter? Sl^fsMfl^R-tllft ?
8
used to show the person or thing that is
affected by
an action ( 31 *, AX: She is devoted
to her family. MM o 0 What
have you done to your
hair?
X ? 9 used to show
that two things are attached or connected ( AX tl fUfgftc ) : Attach this
rope to the front of the
car. BUffi o
10
used to show a relationship between one
person or thing and another ( AXWAftcXtJAlft
W)M X, jSX, AX, AX: She’s
married to an Italian, ftfe
in T ^ A .H A A o 0 the Japanese
ambassador to France 0 AS&A'k o the key to the door j&'M'Xft'IHJi o the solution to this
problem X
fft IS Ift ^7
11
directed towards; concerning ft [ft: AX: It was a
threat to world peace. 0 She
made a reference to her
recent book. itifeMf'JT
ft B HiElft
12
used to introduce the second part of a
comparison or ratio ( 31 * )
tfc: I prefer walking to climbing. ftlf^ifcX^XlM^JI^ iJLi o o The industry today is
nothing to what it once was.
owe won
by six goals to three. ftfnfcUAfckj=.l£|£0
13
used to show a quantity or rate ( )
# X,
— : There are 2.54 centimetres to an inch. A ^ X 2.54 M X o O This car does 30 miles
to the gallon. & HX % fjp X H '/ft Bj fir 5ft
30J%: M „ — compare per 14 in
honour of sb/sth [ft • • • Atjn %. M: a monument to the soldiers who died in the
war 0 Let’s
drink to Julia and her new
job. ihPSfllAAlijMft^fe&il
IfiXf^XlFo 15 while sth else is happening or being done # M ; B® [ft : He left the stage to
prolonged applause. fifeA^AX J,(ft^^Xi!T7Hft 0 16 used
after verbs of movement to
mean ‘with the intention of giving sth’ ( ft
AX ) %Tin,
fit: People rushed to her rescue and picked her up. Af|] /ft±AJEftfei!(®o 17 used to show sb’s
attitude or reaction to sth ( AX&S^clzjA ) iiX,
His music isn’t really to my taste. f1fe(ftilfX^AX'oft#J P ^ o O To her
astonishment, he smiled. ^ M^ W H
,
ftfe^c 7 o 18 used to show what sb’s opinion or feeling about sth is (
^ • iA A :
It
sounded like crying to me. A ft d/t A &
ffAo
■
infinitive marker IlldWJ To
is
often used before the base form of a verb to show that the verb is in the
infinitive. The infinitive is used after many verbs and also after many nouns
and adjectives. * to flu,
AXi»il|AX£fto tilffiX
1
used to show purpose or
intention ( AX ft (ftftcH® ) : I set out to buy food, ft $} # A15 og 63 o O I am going to tell you a story. ftH^ MX#—XiWo o She was determined to
do well. MiA o O His aim was to become
president. ftfe(ft g H ^ M o O To be honest with you, I don’t remember what he said,
i&jfcftA7„
2
used to show the result of
sth ( A/K^n ^ ) : She managed to escape. 7 o
0 It was too hot to
go out. AAI, X ti i±5 A o o He couldn’t
get close enough to see. ftfeX$£fli£#X/iJ£o 3 used
to show the cause of sth ( AX MS ) : I’m sorry to hear the h.
ft
D/r M jA fll X fS it o
4 used to show an action that