woman to the
otherwise all-male staff could look like tokenism. -{vAttAS
to kol oshe /'tokolDj; NAmE 'ta:kala:J/ noun (SAfrE) an evil imaginary
creature that some people believe can harm you while you are sleeping If tA## (
Tok Pisin /,tDk 'pizan; -san; NAmE ,ta:k/ (also Pidgin) noun [u] a Creole language based on English,
used in
told pt, pp Of TELL
tol
erable /'tDlarabl; NAmE 'tail-/ adj. (formal) 1 fairly
good, but not of the best quality ft (ft; 2
HT1 reasonable : a
tolerable degree of success
2 that you can accept or bear, although unpleasant or
painful «T l£ "x: &*J; nJ E 3t $; hj ?? M- (ft Em bearable: At times, the heat
was barely tolerable. WWAH^If/lAA 1323 INTOLERABLE
► tol er ably
/'tDlarabli; NAmE
'tail-/ adv.: He plays the
piano tolerably (well), ffe jf<l # # I# 15 % A fa a
tol
erance /‘tnlarans; NAmE 'tail-/ noun 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 Sf;
; % 3S: She had no tolerance for jokes of
any kind. fcfe#AI#:ffff l5!!^,, O religious tolerance fft # o a reputation for
tolerance towards refugees A $ II; # (ft it # — see also zero tolerance ram intolerance 2 [C, U]
~ (to sth) the ability to suffer sth, especially pain, difficult
conditions, etc. without being harmed SWA; if
A; WM: tolerance to cold
#IAo Tolerance to alcohol decreases with age. iff JtBt A lTriMAo 3 [C, U] (technical Ai§) the
amount by which the measurement of a value can vary without causing problems
AH; WPS: They were working to a tolerance of 0.0001 of a centimetre. (Ml
ftfk 0.0001 M A fftAH/HUA
tolerant /'tolerant; NAmE 'tail-/ adj. 1 ~ (of/towards
sb/sth) able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree
with it jg^fft; WS£KJ; $L§fft: He has a very tolerant attitude towards other
religions.
fft«o 2 ~ (of sth) (of
plants, animals or machines , Aj^jBjcfJltl) able to survive or operate in difficult
conditions ft IA A A
ft F A W ( s&WiIf ) [ft; f® if ••• (ft : The plants are tolerant
of frost. & S It $9 if It 0 rnua intolerant ►
tol er ant ly adv.
tolerate /'tDlareit; NAmE 'tail-/ verb
1 to allow sb to do sth that you do not agree with or like AW ( A
IsJ^t^cAlt^fft^fJ ) 003 put up with : [VN] Their
relationship was
tolerated but not encouraged. IMI^ft^ %.
I# M T A W, IS A S f£ Mb 0 o This
sort of behaviour will not be tolerated. j&Wfr
AHAt£fftc o [V -ing] She
refused to tolerate being called a liar. AH'S® [also VN -ing] 2 [VN]
to accept sb/sth that is annoying, unpleasant, etc. without complaining §
S>; tl W 1^1 put up with : There is a
limit to what one person can tolerate. -*A
A^WSJ^WPSfS^Jo 0 I don’t know how you tolerate that noise! A^PilW ,(g /s te E X' M W fft A! 3 [VN] to be able to
be affected by a drug, difficult conditions, etc. without being harmed VM&M
HfiStW; BMM ( ) : She
tolerated the
chemotherapy well. M W jjc A ft ff (A
it'S: A IS ® 0 0 Few plants will tolerate sudden changes in
temperature. IS AII #J £? ^ I® i± AM [ft ^ M A A „
toleration /.tnla'reijn;
A/Amf ,ta:l-/ noun [U] a willingness to allow sth that you do not like
or agree with to happen or continue jjg- ; #1; % W ; W W ETTH tolerance: religious
toleration AffLhAj^W
toll /taul;
/MmF toul/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C] money that you
pay to use a particular road or bridge ( )
Jiff#: motorway tolls M
il A1$ ifi If # 0 a toll road/bridge ^ ^ M M I fE-Wl o note at rate 2 [C, usually sing.] the
amount of damage or the number of deaths and injuries that are caused in a
particular war, disaster, etc. ( A^lrili/jJcfft
)
tl A Wi : The
official death toll has now reached 7000. ^AA^dmWAMS& 7000 A0
0 the war’s growing casualty toll
A $t it A:(ft A Wit A ^ 3 [sing.] the
sound of a bell ringing with slow regular strokes ( Hit Ml#® ) WW 4 [C] (NAmE) a charge for a telephone call that is calculated at a
higher rate than a local call ITTTTn take a heavy 'toll (on
sb/sth) | take its 'toll (on sb/sth) to have
a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc. rilf; ) :
Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. a
lAIXAfftM-lX 0 The
recession is taking its toll on the housing markets.
■ verb when a bell tolls or sb tolls it,
it is rung slowly many times, especially as a sign that sb has died ( *f
mmmMwm) m. (w
>; () m < w# >m The
Abbey bell tolled for those killed in the war. AlAs:
AiA WW 0 [VN] The bell tolled the
hour.
•}f Wo 0 (figurative)
The revolution tolled the death knell (= signalled the end) for the
Russian monarchy.
toll-booth /'taulbu;6; NAmE 'toulbu;0/ noun a small building by the side of a
road where you pay to drive on a road, go over a bridge, etc. ( MM,
,tol|-'free adj. (NAmE) (of a
telephone call to an organization or a service IT AAJl fA A ® A nP \ l (A A i£) that you do not have to pay for (ft: a toll-free
number — see also Freephone
tollhouse cookie /.taulhaus 'kuki; NAmE .tool-/ noun (US) a crisp sweet biscuit/cookie that
contains small pieces of chocolate
'toll
plaza noun a row of tollbooths
across a road
(MM.m) m
Tom /tDm; NAmE ta:m/ noun ITSTTfl anv/everv .Torn, Dick or 'Harry
(usually disapproving) any ordinary person rather than
the people you know or people who have special skills or qualities ( A^#^A#) If fnf A; WJ A; 4 A: We
don’t want any Tom, Dick, or Harry using the club bar. flcfilAihlMff (a
A$AI£iflffl
tom /torn; NAmE farm/ noun = tomcat
toma-hawk /'tnmahoik; NAmE 'ta:m-/
noun a light axe used by
Native Americans ( AflH AWW] W
xw)
to mato tHr /ta'ma:tau;
NAmE ta'meitou/ noun [C, U] (pi. -oes)
a soft fruit with a
lot of juice and shiny red skin that is eaten as a vegetable either raw or
cooked H Jq ; H il W': a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich Jt |A
X p # E-XIIp o sliced tomatoes O tomato plants f§ ft
W — picture
o page R19
tomb /tu:m/ noun a large grave, especially one built of
stone above or below the ground ijcM; W-
tom-bola /tnm'baola;
NAmE taim'boola/ noun [U, C] (BrE) 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. “ M W % )
tom-bolo /'tnmbalau; NAmE 'toumbalou;
'ta:m-/ noun (pi. -os) (technical A ip) a strip
of sand or stones which joins an island to the mainland
tom-boy /'tranboi; NAmE 'ta:m-/ noun a young girl who enjoys activities
and games that are traditionally considered to be for boys IlfA f-; ff T A ( # X. A fc
tomb-stone /'tuimstaun; NAmE -stoun/ noun a large, flat
stone that lies over a grave or stands at one end, that shows the name, age,
etc. of the person buried there J|5$ — compare gravestone, headstone
tom-cat /'tnmkaet; NAmE 'ta:m-/
(also tom) noun a male
cat A®; tm
tome /taum; NAmE toum/ noun (formal) a large heavy
book, especially one dealing with a serious topic ( X
tom-fool /.tDm'fuil; NAmE ,ta:m-/ noun (old-fashioned) a silly person ► tom-fool adj. [only before noun]