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woman to the otherwise all-male staff could look like tokenism给原本清一色的男职员队伍增派-•位女性会显 得是装点门面。

to-kol-oshe /'tokolDj; NAmE 'ta:kala:J/ noun {SAfr£) an evil imaginary creature that some people believe can harm you while you are sleeping托泰洛希传说中能趁 人睡眠时进行伤害的邪恶精灵)

Tok Pisin /,tok 'pizan; -san; NAmE ,ta:k/ (also Pidgin) noun [U] a Creole language based on English, used in Papua New Guinea薪漢振尼西亚谭(色布亚新几内亚使 用的一种以英语为基础的克1卑尔语」

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tolerable /'tDlarabl; NAmE 'tail-/ adj. (formal) 1 fairly good, but not of the best quality 尚好的;过得去的;达 哥以如 PCT71 reasonable a tolerable degree of success 得过去的成功 2 that you can accept or bear, although unpleasant or painful可接受的;苛寥受的;可察忍的 CTI71 bearable At times, the heat was barely tolerable. 有时夫气炎热得几乎令人难以忍受ED intolerable tol-er-ably /'tolarabli; NAmE 'tail-/ adv. He plays the pi'ano toZembiy     钢琴弹得还算不错。

tol.erance /’tnlarans; _ta:l-/ now/? 1. [u]of/for sb/sth) the willingness to accept or tolerate sb/sth, especially opinions or behaviour that you may not agree with, or people who are not like you 忍受;..容 忍;宽容;宽恕ihe had /!〇 toierance /or jofces / any 她容不得开任何玩笑religious          宗教上

的包容◊ a reputarion /or tolerance towards re_/i/gees.对 难民宽容的 'll see also zero tolerance r«iua intolerance 2 tcU] ~ (to sth) the ability to suffer sth, especially pain, difficult conditions, etc. without being harmed忍耐力;忍受性;耐力;耐tolerance to coW 耐寒力Toerance to aZcoho decreases with age.酒量随 _ 燊沾增大而减少3 [CU]     术语the amount

by which the measurement of a value can vary without causing problems 公差;容限:They were working to a toZemnce 0/0.0001 0/a centimetre.他们在按 0.0001 厘米 的公差加工。

tol.er-aiit /’tDlarant;’ta:l-/         1 of/towards

sb/sth) able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it忍受喊;容忍的;宽容的He has a very tolerant attitude towards other religions. 他对其他宗教持非常包容的态度。2of sth) (of plantsanimals or‘ machines 植物、动物或机讀able to survive or operate in difficult conditions        难条件下生存

(或操作 的;能耐The pkmts are tderant / )irost..这些植_耐霜。ftTJil INTOLERANT ► to.er.ant.ly adv.

tol-er-ate /'tDlareit; NAmE 'tail-/ verb 1 to allow sb to do sth that you do not agree with or like 容许,允许(.不 同意或不喜欢的事物Pm put up with [VN] Their rekifions/iip was toZemted but not encoiiraged 他们的关 系得到了;许,但不宜鼓励This sort / behaviour wiM not be toiemted这种行是不能容许的[V -ing] She re_/i/sed to toZemte being caZZed a Ziar.她拒不接受被 称为撒谎者。.[also VN -ing] 2 [VN to accept sb/sth that is annoying, unpleasant, etc. without complaining 忍受; 容忍.;包容 put up with There is a limit to what one person can toiemte.—个人的容忍是有:限度的。

◊ Z don’t inow how you federate that noise/ 我不知道你 怎么能忍受那样的噪音! 3 [VN] to be able to be affected by a drug, difficult conditions, etc. without being harmed (对药物)有耐受性;能经受(困难条件):She tolerated the chemotherapy vveii.她对这次化疗的耐受 力很强.0 Few plants will tolerate sudden changes in

毁坏伤栏人数The oj5(kia death toll has now reached 7000.官方公布的死亡人数现已达7 000◊ t/ie war’s growiVig casual toH不断增长的战争伤亡.人数 3 [sing.] the sound of a bell ringing with slow regular strokes (缓慢而有规律的)钟声4 [C] (MAmq a charge for a telephone call that is calculated at a higher rate than a local call 长途电话费 IT»TOI take a heavy 'toll (on sb/sth) I take its 'toll (on sb/sth) to have a Ijad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc产生琴果;造班重大埤夭J或伤亡、灾难笮): /Hness’ had_ taken a heavy toZon her•病病对她的身体造 '成极太的损</◊ rfte recession is taking its toH on _f/ie markets.经挤衰退使住房市场遭受着重大稂失。

verb when a bell tolls or sb tolls it, it is rung slowly many times, especially as a sign that sb has died ( tk 慢而有规律地敲(钟> (尤指鸣(丧钟):[V] rhe Abbey beW toHed/or those fciHed in the war.大教堂为战 争中的死_者鸣[VN] 77ie .beH toHed the hour•鸣钟 报命。igwrat/Vej rhe revoZurion toZfed the deat/i fcneH (=signalled the end)/or the.Russia/i monarchy.那场革 命敲响了俄国君±剝的丧钟。

toll-booth /'taulbu:5; NAmE 'toulbu:0/ noun a small building by the side of a road where you pay to drive on a road, go over a bridge, etc.(道鱔#梁的)收费

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,toH-'free adj. {NAmB) (of a telephone call to an organ- ization or a service打给机构或服务部门的电话that you do not have to pay for 免费的a toH-*ee number S费 电话号码see also Freephone toll-house cookie /.taulhaus 'koki; NAmE .tool-/ noun (US) a crisp sweet biscuit/cookie that contains small pieces of chocolate碎粒巧克力曲奇 'toll plaza noun a row of tollbooths across a road (道路上的)收费站,收费区,收费广场 Tom /tt)m; NAmE ta:m/ noun IT»T?!1 aity/every .Torn, ,Dick or 'Harry (usually disapproving) any ordinary person rather than the people you know or people who Jiave special skills or qualities '丨不熟悉或无特奪的 >'任 何人.;,闹人;生人:We don’t want any rm, Dicfc, or Hany using the dub bar.我们术随便彳HA都来使由俱 乐部的_吧。

tom /tDm; NAmE ta:m/ noun = tomcat toma-hawk /'tDmahoik; NAmE 'ta:m-/ noun a light axe used by Native Americans印第安敁斧M洲'王著的一种

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tO-ITiatO /ta'maitau; NAmE te'meitou/ noun [C, U] [pi. -e$)

a soft fruit with a lot of juice and shiny red skin that is eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked 番前;.西红 柿:a bacon, fettuce and tomato sandwich _ ■生 p 番茄 三明◊ diced tmatoes.||茄片◊ tomato piemts _茄 株picture o page R19

tomb /tu:m/ nown a large grave, especially one built of stone above or below the grounci 坟墓;冢 tom-bola /tDm'baula; NAmE taim'boula/ noun [U, C] (Br£) a game in which you buy tickets with numbers on them. If the number on your ticket is the same as the number on one of the prizes, you win the prize. “翻筋 斗赌戏(一种抽彩摇奖法)

tom-bolo /'tDmbaleu; NAmE 'toumbalou; 'ta:m-/ noun {pi. -os) {technical ^i§) a strip of sand or stones which joins an island to the mainland 沙颈岬;..连岛坝 tom-boy /'tomboi; NAmE 'ta:m-/ noun a young girl who enjoys activities and games that are traditionally considered to be for boys假小字;野丫头(喜欢男孩玩