tom-fool-ery /tnm'fuilari; NAmE ta:m-/ noun [u] {old- fashioned) silly behaviour M# Wftft 033 foolishness Tommy /■ tnmi; NAmE 'tarmi/ noun {informal, old use) a British soldier ^ pi ft!

'tommy gun noun a type of sub-machine gun

tommy-rot /'tranirot; NAmE 'ta:mira:t/ noun [U] {old- fashioned) nonsense

tom og raphy /ta'mngrafi; /VA/n£ -'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

to-morrow (Hr /ta'mnrou; NAmE ta'mairou; -'mo:r-/ adv., noun

■                  adv. on or during the day after today ft ^ ft; ft if] 0 :

I’m off now. See you tomorrow.          ifjftJEo 0 She’s

leaving tomorrow. Milftffc^iTo 0 {especially BrE) They arrive a week tomorrow/tomorrow week (= after a week, starting from tomorrow). ffefH    ^ ^

SL$]J§f!B£o iT^l see jam n.

■                  noun [U] 1 the day after today 8ft ft; 8ft 0 : Today is Tuesday, so tomorrow is Wednesday. ft ft H M f$ X, &nft3iWtfkMkM =-<, 0 tomorrow aftemoon/morning/ night/evening 8ft ft ft ft /± ft /ft M /$& ± 0 I’ll see you the day after tomorrow, ftfn]7ftJEo O The announce­ment will appear in tomorrow’s newspapers,

ft BJI 0 J&jfL 0 1 want it done by tomorrow.

♦        2 the future ft 3|t; #ft; ft0:

Who knows what changes tomorrow may bring? it it ft ? 0 Tomorrow’s workers will have to be more adaptable.

IRin do sth as if/like there’s no to'morrow to do sth

a lot or as though you do not care what effects it will have ft M Jg ftfife—ft 3b •• • I ate as if there was no tomorrow.          0 o She spends money like

there’s no tomorrow.      ff£ftM7ftft&ft0j]

ftf^Wo

'tom-tom noun a tall narrow drum that you play with your hands jift ton (Hr /tAn/ noun

1                  [C] {pi. tons or ton) a unit for measuring weight, in

Britain 2 240 pounds (long ton) and in the US 2 000 pounds (short ton) mg (          2 240?$, gpftmfc; ftgft

2                  000 #, Bp fe n*6') : {informal) What have you got in

this bag? It weighs a ton!         MfE

ft ! — compare tonne 2 [C] a unit for measuring the size of a ship, l ton is equal to 100 cubic feet, ftff

1*6 & ( MftftWifl:ft{v, ling^ftiooftft^ R•) 3 tons [p|.] {informal) a lot AM;          They’ve got

tons of money.       0 J’ve stih got tons to do.

4 a/the ton {BrE, informal) 100, especially when connected with a speed of 100 miles per hour * 100 ; ( XHi ) 100 ftMWMS: He

was caught doing a ton. 100 ft;MW

jsgjgfjftD B] like a ton of 'bricks (informal) very heavily; very severely          l&ftftjTr. Disappoint­

ment hit her like a ton of bricks. fife ft ft M0 0 They came down on him like a ton o/ bricks {= criticized him very severely).        7

tonal /'taonl; /V/4mf 'tounl/ adj. 1 {technical ft ft) relating to tones of sound or colour If W; ft W; ft, W 2 {music If) having a particular key W E33 atonal ► tonal ly adv.

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

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■                 CHARACTER/ATMOSPHERE #|E;   2 [sing.] the general

character and attitude of sth such as a piece of writing, or the atmosphere of an event  #ft; HM.; 'If

ijpj: The overall tone of the book is gently nostalgic. &

[miff W 'ft IB o 0 She set the tone for the meeting with a firm statement of company policy. MiS/E ^teftftiUfto oTrustyouto lower the tone of the conversation (= for example by telling a rude joke).        W*& iff (

W ft it 1 o 0 The article was moderate in tone and presented both sides of the case. lli ft ft W ft Je M ft

w,

■                 OF SOUND ft |f 3 [c] the quality of a sound, especially

the sound of a musical instrument or one produced by electronic equipment (          ) #

M, # ft: the full rich tone of the trumpet

^ Wilf ft 0 the volume and tone controls on a car stereo

■                 COLOUR % ft 4 [C] a shade of a colour ft im; 0^ B#; 12 iH: a carpet in warm tones of brown and orange Hftft MUft Wiftio note at colour

■                 OF MUSCLES/SKIN Ulft;     5 [u] how strong and firm

your muscles or skin are ( Ullftl )        )

: how to improve your muscle/skin tone ft

imk&n&mm

■                  ON TELEPHONE 6 [C] a sound heard on a telephone line ( ft ft if Ift 0/r 3\ W ) ft ft ft ft: (BrE) the dialling tone ^ ft ft O {NAmE) the dial tone ft ft o Please speak after the tone (= for example as an instruction on an answering machine), u/f 7Rg ft ft? if ift ft 0

■                 IN MUSIC ft 7 7 (BrE) (US '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#- 4^ft — compare semitone, step #?.(10)

■                 PHONETICS iff ft 7 8 [C] the pitch (= how high or low a sound is) of a syllable in speaking ( iftifW ) ftift ft

: a rising/falling tone ft / pfciH 9 a particular pitch pattern on a syllable in languages such as Chinese, that can be used to distinguish different meanings ( ^ W )

ftii;

■                 -TONED ft • ■ • ft 10 (in adjectives    ft]) having

the type of tone mentioned ft - fti^W ( ^tftlfc&ft

U5W ) : a bright-toned soprano ftftnt^W^Ti^ft O olive-toned skin ■ verb

■                 MUSCLES/SKIN Ulft];   1 [VN] - sth (up) to make your

muscles, skin, etc. firmer and stronger

: Massage will help to tone up loose skin

under the chin.

O a beautifully toned body

■                 COLOUR 2 [V] ~ (in) (with sth) {BrE) to match the

colour of sth % ••• ii ; -ft ■       @2: The beige of his

jacket toned (in) with the cream shirt. ilii$|iAi/i

GGE13 .tone sth—'down i to make a speech, an opinion, etc. less extreme or offensive       , M IE

# ) lift; Is^Mft: The language of the article will have to be toned down for the mass-market.

i&MUtft—TUiiSftA&Tfi^o 2 to make a colour less bright ft (    ) Xft

.tone-'deaf adj. unable to hear the difference between musical notes fttmMJfti^iW 'tone dialling {NAmE 'tone dialing) noun [U] a method of calling telephone numbers in which each number is