tom-fool-ery /tDm'fuilari; NAmE ta:m-/ noun |u] (old- silly behaviour 愚蠢的行为 BOiZ] foolishness Tommy /'tDmi; NAmE 'tarmi/ noun {informal1, old use) a British soldier 英国兵「

’tommy』gun /7〇“h a type of sub-machine gun 汤普森

冲锋枪

tommy-rot /'tDmirDt; NAmE 'taimirait/, noun [U] (old- /fl5/7/‘o/?a^ nonsense 废话;胡说 tom-og-raphy /ta'mDgrafi; NAmE -'ma:g-/ noun [U] a way of producing an image of the inside of the human body or a solid object using X-rays or ultrasound 体层摄影（利用X射线和超声波清楚显示体内结构） tO.ITIor-fOW /ta’mtjrau; NAmE ta'mairou; -'mo:r-/ adv., noun

■                 adv. on or during the day after today 在明天在明日： J’m ojQT now. See you tomorrow.我走 j...。••明天见。o She’s Zeaving tomorrow.她明天就走了6(es/?ec/fl//y 8r£) rhey arrive a weefc tomorrow/tomorrow vveefc after a week, starting from tomorrow).他们将于从南天算起一 星期运到达。see jam n.

■                 not/n 丨U] 1 the day after today 明天；畴日：X〇dp^,,is

Tuesday, so tomorrow is Wednesday.   SP

么明天致是星期三。◊ tomorrow a/temoon/moming/ nfg/it/evening明夫卞牟/上牛/夜里/晚上◊    see you

the day after tomorrow. 0 The announce­ment will appear in tomorrow^ newspapers,          ^

于明曰见报。◊ J want ft done by tomorrow.我‘望这：# 事在明天以前做好。2 the future未来；将来;来日： Who knows what changes tomorrow may bring? it -il 将来会_什么变化？ ◊_romorrow’i workers wiH have to be more adaptabZe.未来的i人必须具有更强的造应性。

do sth as if/like there^ no to'morrow to do sth a lot or as though you do not care what effects it will have不顾后果地一个劲…：J ate os i/ there was no tomorrow.我也吞虎咽地吃着。◊ She spends money Kfce there’s no tomorrow.她拼命花钱，就像过了今天没有明 天似的。

'tom-tom noun a tall narrow drum that you play with your hands桶子鼓；咚咚鼓 ton /tAn/ noun

1                  [C] {pi. tons 〇r ton) a unit for measuring weight, in Britain 2 240 pounds (long ton) and in the US 2 〇〇〇 pounds (short ton)吨（英国为2 240磅，即长吨；美国为

2                  000 榜，即短吨■) : (informaf) What have you got in this bag? Jt weighs a ton•’如这口袋里装的是仵么？重死 了！ 一 compare tonne 2 [C] a unit for measuring the size of a ship. 1 ton is equal to l〇〇 cubic feet•注册 吨，吨位（船舶大小的计量单位，1吨等于100立方英 尺丨,）3 tons [p|.] (informal) a lot i，多：They've got tons 〇/ money, j也彳腰缠为■贯。◊ J’ve stiiZ got tons to do. 我还肴许多事要做。4 a/the ton (汾£，/>j/〇/777(7/) 100, especially when connected with a speed of loo miles per hour * 100 ;(尤指）每小时100英里的速度：He was caught doing a ton.他被发现以每小时100英里的 速度.行车。■剛■ like a ton of 'bricks (informaf) very heavily; very severely 非常沉重；极为严厉：Disappoint­ment Ait her Zifce a ton 〇/ brides. 她关吴所望。 ◊ TTiey came down on him like a ton of bricks (= criticized him very severely).他们狠狠批坪了他一顿。

tonal /'taunl; NAmE 'tounl/ adj. 1 {technical relating to tones of sound or colour音调的；声调的；色调的 2 音）having a particular key 调—的“】叫 atonal ► tonally adv.

ton-al-ity /tau'naelati; NAmE too-/ noun [u, C} {pi. -ies) (music #) the quality of a piece of music that depends

| 2129           tone poem

■                 CHARACTER/ATMOSPHERE 特征;气氛 2 [sing.] the general character and attitude of sth such as a piece of writing, or the atmosphere of an event 风格;.特色;-气氛；情 调：The overall tone of the book —is gently nostalgic、各 本书整体格调是温情的怀旧,◊ She set the tone/or the meeting with a firm statement of company policy.

地说明了公，司的方针，为奈议定下了调子。◊:Trustyouto lower the tone of the conversation (= for example by telling a rude joke).管保你会降低谈话的格调（如讲粗 俗,的食话）*。_ ◊ TTie artide was moderate f/i tone and presented both sides 〇/the case.这篇文章，的基调是温和 的，对争论双方的意见都予以表达。

■                 OF SOUND 声音 3 [C] the quality of a sound, especially the sound of a musical instrument or one produced by electronic equipment (尤指乐器或电子音响设备的）音 质，音色：the/uH rich tone 〇/the trumpet •小号饱满嘹 亮的音色◊ the volume and tone controk on a car stereo 汽车立体声系统音量和音质的控制装置

■                 COLOUR 朝色 4 [C] a shade of a colour 色调；明暗；影 调：a carpet in warm to/ies 〇/ brown and orange 棕色和 橘黄色的邊色调地毯〇 note at colour

■                 6f:MUSCLES/SKIN 肌.肉；皮肤 5,[u] how strong and firm your muscles or skin are (肌肉）结实，健壮；（皮肤） 柔制：.how to improve your mu5c〖e/sfcfn tone 如.何無肌 肉发达/皮肤柔韧

■                 ON TELEPHONE 电话 6 [C]'a sound heard on a telephone

line (打电话时听到的）声音信号：（阶£) the dfaHfng tone 拔号音 the dfaf tone 拨鲁音◊ PZease

speak after the tone (= for example as an instruction on an answering machine).听到信■后请讲话。

■                 IN MUSIC 音乐 7 (8r£HUs ’whole steP) [C] one of the five longer intervals in a musical scale, for example the interval between C and D or between ‘E and F#.全音 —compare semitone, step n.(10)

■                 PHONETIC^ 语音学 8 [C] the pitch ..(= how high olr low a sound is) of a syllable in speaking (说话的}声调，音 调：a risfng//a〖〖ing tone 升 / 降调 9 a particular pitch pattern on a syllable in languages such as Chinese, that can be used to distinguish different meanings (.字的） 声调；字调

■                 -TONED,有….音调 *|〇 (.in adjectives■构成形容词）having the type of tone mentioned有…音调的（或音命的、色 调的）：a bright-toned sopreino声音嘹亮的ic高音◊ oZive-toned sfcfn黄褐色的皮無

■ verb

■                 MUSCLES/SKIN 肌:肉；".皮肤:i [vn]〜sth (up) to make your muscles, skin, etc. firmer and stronger 摄更健壮；使更 结实;_ 使更有力：Massage wiH heZp to tone up /oose sfcin under the chin•按摩有助于使颏下弛的皮肤柔韧起来6 ◊ a beaimj^Hy toned body优美矫健的身体

■                 COLOUR 减色 2 [V] ~ (in) (with sth)—(B/f) to match the colour of sth 与…协 与…相治：The beige of his jacket toned finj with the cream shirt•他那夹克的米黄色 与乳白色的衬衫非常协调。

BH33 .tone sth^'down i to make a speech, an opinion，etc. less extreme or offensive 使（* 话、意见 等）缓‘；使温和：TTie ianguage 〇/ the arrtde win have to be toned down/or the mass-marfcet•这篇文章的措辞 必须缓和一下以适合大众市场。2 to make a colour less bright使（颜色）柔和

.tone-'deaf adj. unable to hear the difference between musicaj nopes不能辨别音高的

'tone dialling (NAmE 'tone dialing.) noun [U] a method of calling telephone numbers in which each number is