on a computer that you press to change from one style
or operation to another, and back again ■ verb (computing if) to press a key
or set of keys on a computer keyboard in order to turn a feature on or off, or
to move from one program, etc. to another (
|b] ) [V] He toggled between
the two
windows, jife 7
M 7 % P £ I'U 7 0 & „
<> [VN] This key
toggles
various views of the data. It 7 377$: 63 #
wm®0
‘toggle switch noun 1 an
electrical switch which you move up and down or backwards and forwards
7;
& 2F 7; ft^77 2 (computing if) = toggle
n.{ 2)
toil /toil/ verb, noun
n verb fv] (formal) 1 to work very
hard and/or for a long time, usually doing hard physical work (' ## ta} ) # A,
713 ^7 tm slave away 2 [+adv./prep.] to move slowly
and with difficulty cm
slog: They toiled up the hill in the blazing sun. #,{|] l1
#0 !&&&-&—&m±.ill I*]. ► toiler
noun mnoun fli] (formal or literary) hard unpleasant work that makes you very
tired % 63 17: a life of hard
ship and toil XI7 — see also toils toi let Gt* /'toilat/ noun
1 [C] a large bowl attached to a pipe that you sit on
or stand over when you get rid of waste matter from your body Have you flushed the toilet? #
If 13 #r 7 ?
O (BrlE) I need to go to the toilet (- use the
toilet). 3% f§
7^-7107 o a toilet seat o toilet
facilities H 7 |bJ g-
<> Do you need the toilet? ifcmW
'&t 7-|0] ? 2 (BrE) (NAmE bath-room) [C] a
room
containing a toilet JHiff;
77. |b] ; IS ijfc H: Every /Zat has its
own bathroom and toilet.
fUMftiEo o Who’s in the
toilet? it£MMWr ? 3 (BrE) [C] (also toi lets [pl.j)
a room or small building containing several toilets, each in a separate smaller
room ( JL
) Mflr®, mm-, public toilets
0 Could you tell me where the ladies’
toilet is, please? if |p]ic®3M?
4 [U] (old-fashioned) the process of
washing and dressing yourself, arranging your hair, etc. tm
BRITISH/AMERICAN ^0/HS^lS
toilet.bathroom
■
In BrE, but not
in NAmE, the room that has
a toilet in it is usually referred to as a toilet. This room in people’s houses can also be
called the lavatory, or
informally, the loo. An
extra downstairs toilet in a house can be called the cloakroom. In public places,
especially on signs, the words toilets,
Gents (for men’s toilets) or Ladies (for women’s toilets) are used for a room
or small building containing several toilets. You might also see WC or Public Conveniences on some signs.
, mm- toilet,
lavatory $ ( ) loo0
‘ ■ TTf fJL|f$
cloakroom,, , £>£73^1$ I:,
toilets, Gents ( #3JI!f3r
) Ladies ( 3cl39f ) faff 777l0j63l3J3fo 7633773777^7 we Bt Public Conveniences,
■
In NAmE the
room that contains a toilet is usually called the bathroom, never the toilet. A room with a
toilet in a public place can also be called a restroom, ladies’ room, women’s room or men’s room. Washroom is also used,
especially in
7 377 7 717, DJW—j&lfc7 bathroom. .77 ^ toilet, 77333restroom.
ladies" room, women’s room men’s room, ffl
washroom,
‘toilet
bag noun (BrE) = sponge bag ‘toilet paper (also ‘toilet tissue) noun [u] thin soft
paper used for cleaning yourself after you have used the toilet Ji 7 M:
7 fft: a roll of toilet paper — # 32
7«ft
I 2127
toi-let-ries /'toilatriz/ noun [pi.] things such as soap or toothpaste that you use for washing, cleaning your teeth,
etc. ( #^,
‘toilet
roll noun (BrE) a roll of toilet
paper 3*7 7
— picture o roll
‘toiletry
bag noun (NAmE) = sponge bag ‘toilet soap noun [U, c] soap that you use for washing yourself
‘toilet-train
verb [VN] [usually passive] to teach a small child to use
the toilet illltk ( %fjJ L f
±Mff ► toilet- trained adj. toilet-training noun [U]
‘toilet water noun [U, C] a kind of perfume (= a pleasant smelling liquid for the
skin) that has water added to it and is not very expensive #:fl7jc toils
/tailz/ noun [pi.] (formal or literary) if you are caught
in the toils of an unpleasant
feeling or situation, you cannot escape from it 721; P«J ETiTl snare toing/'tu:iq/ noun F5TTCI ,toing and 'froing 1 movement or
travel backwards and forwards between two or more places 7® is73; 7j£ife7r;
7777: All this toing and froing between London and New York takes it out of him.
2 a lot of unnecessary or repeated activity
or discussion SS7M7*fc# (iSttife ); 37SL; After
a great deal of
toing and froing, I decided not to change jobs after all.
toke /tank; NAmE took/ noun
(informal) an act
of breathing in smoke from a cigarette containing marijuana fp ( AftfB ) ►
toke verb [V] token /'taukan; NAmE ‘tou-/ noun, adj. m noun 1 a
round piece of metal or plastic used instead of money to operate some machines
or as a form of payment ( ) 77,
AIM 7: a parking token 2 (BrE) a piece
of paper that you
pay for and that sb can exchange for sth in a shop/store ft jfr #: a
£20 book/record/gift token 20 Pi
7#/ fltl# 3 a piece of
paper that you can
collect when you buy a particular product and then exchange for sth Kg #; 7#: Collect
six tokens for a free T-shirt. ifcltlij A37fL#®3# T W-fco 4 something
that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event, etc. ( 77. 77##J ) MM., ^
7jv, H$yg H771 expression, mark : Please accept this small gift as a
token of our gratitude. [A K ffl f L, W tt, ITTTn by the same 'token for the
same
reasons & 7 [0] 7 0 ; [WJ #
failure will
be high. But, by the same token, the rewards for success will be great. 7 ^ # ft
\k, ^
madj. [only
before noun] 1 involving very little effort or feeling and intended only as a
way of showing other people that you think sb/sth is important, when really you
are not sincere ^ k (1 ® 63; IK fir
63:
The government has only made a token gesture towards
helping the unemployed. 7 7r-
777ik#63^lio o There was one token woman on the
committee (= a woman who is included in the group to make it look as if
women are always included, although that is not true). ^$^77“ 63 ~k
iff Mo 2 done as a symbol to show that you are serious
about sth and will keep a promise or an agreement or do more later % 7
# 63 ; 77 7 iS 63 : The government agreed to send a small token force to the
area. oa
one-day token
strike A63 tliEtll 3 (of a small amount of money ,f&230
that you pay or charge sb only as a symbol, because a payment is expected %.'\t 763 ( ) H33nominal: We charge only a
token fee
for use of the facilities. 4) 7 7 7 H
® 7 3S K
token-ism /'taukamzam;
NAmE 'tou-/ noun
[U] (disapproving) the fact of doing sth only in order to do what the
law requires or to satisfy a particular group of people, but not in a way that
is really sincere 3£/2 f l ®; 7^; Appointing one