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」
t〇ld pt, pp 〇f TELL
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 〇/ 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 誉一see
also zero tolerance r«iua intolerance 2 tc,U] ~
(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To丨erance to aZcoho〖 decreases with age.酒量随 _ 燊沾增大而减少。3 [C,U] 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。2〜(of sth) (of plants, animals 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…的:The pkmts are tderant 〇/ )irost..这些植_耐霜。ftTJil INTOLERANT ► to丨.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 〇/ 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人。◊
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 toZ【on her•病病对她的身体造
'成极太的损■害</◊
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。◊々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
亭,收费站
,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-力*ee number S费 电话号码一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 r〇m, Dicfc, or Hany
using the dub bar.我们术随便彳H、A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
工具)
tO-ITiatO /ta'maitau; NAmE te'meitou/
noun [C, U] [pi. -〇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 熏 _ ■生 p 番茄
三明’治◊ diced t〇matoes.||茄片◊ tomato piemts _茄 株一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