'traffic jam noun a
long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or that can only move very
slowly i# 7; ii IS 11: We were
stuck in a traffic jam. Cl ii t 7
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'traffic light noun [C] (also 'traffic lights [pi.]) (NAmE also stop-lights
[pi.]) a signal that controls the traffic on a road, by means of red,
orange and green lights that show when you must stop and when you can go ^ il : Turn
left at the traffic lights. 77iil{il
'traffic warden noun (BrE) a person whose
job is to check that people do not park their cars in the wrong place or for
longer than is allowed, and to report on those who do or tell them that they
have to pay a fine
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tra gedian /tra'd3i:dian/ noun (formal) 1 a person who writes tragedies for the theatre 2 an actor in
tragedies j&giJMM
tragedi enne /tra,d3i:di'en/ noun (formal) a female actor in
tragedies
tra gedy /'traed3adi/ noun [C, U] (pi. -ies)
1 a very sad event
or situation, especially one that involves death 3E, 7 7; ;
%%■. It's a tragedy that she died
so young. M 7 ¥ i$ A 3E „ 0 Tragedy struck
the family when their son was hit
by a car and killed.
Ml64JL7im7ji?E7o oThe whole affair ended
in tragedy.
2 a serious play with a sad ending, especially one in
which the main character dies; plays of this type jf. -Jgd; : Shakespeare’s tragedies
0 Greek tragedy — compare comedy(I)
tragic /'traed3ik/ adj. 1 making
you feel very sad, usually because sb has died or suffered a lot ,t;'i#64; M M 64 ; rT 64: He was killed in a
tragic accident at the age of 24. it 24 £ I##;-0
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patients. "118X4*1 Afcdt*
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tragic if her talent remained unrecognized, g M—Mff 7 7
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before noun] connected with tragedy (= the style of literature) SJgiJ 64: a tragic
actor/hero 3£JgiJ M / j§ X M ► tra-gic-al-ly /-kli/ adv. :
Tragically, his wife was killed in a car
accident. i&64il7;77}i4,77;li’'£o 0
He died tragically young. ffe|£77ifio .tragic 'irony noun [u] (technical 7
iff) a technique in literature in which a character’s actions or thoughts are
known to the reader or audience but not to the other characters in the story 7^7 A#l64
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tragi-com-edy /.trasdsi'knmadi; NAmE -'ka:m-/ noun [C, U] (pi.
-ies) 1 a play that is both funny and sad; plays of this type 2 an event or a situation
that is both
funny and sad M If 3tjj0 64l?1# ( )
► tragi-com-ic /-'kDmik; NAmE -'ka:m-/
adj. trail /treil/ noun, verb
u noun 1 a
long line or series of marks that is left by sb/sth ( -£764 ) fKil, i^il, £il: a
trail of blood- 7ffn.il:
0 tourists who leave a trail of litter everywhere
they gb — 0 The
hurricane left a trail
of destruction behind it. 2a track,
sign or smell that is left behind and that can be followed,
especially in hunting ( XfafHftB4ffiJi64
) £* ii , ^ ii, M ii: The hounds were following
the fox’s trail. <ffAiIi^if Mffi64<K(Ao 0 The police
are still on the trail of the escaped prisoner. W7757ijlfiiiIMEo
0 Fortunately the trail was still warm (= clear and easy
to follow). X764;tiKiI^£$?SB#r R[$lo 0 The trail had gone cold. 3a path through the
countryside ( ^|*3}64 ) /M&, >Jv@: a trail
through the forest W M & 64 7 SS- — see also nature trail
4 a route that is
followed for a particular purpose ( S&&: a tourist trail (=
of famous
buildings) 0
politicians on the campaign trail
(= travelling around to attract support) 1lE#64
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IT»!ifil see blaze v., hit v., hot adj.
■ verb 1 to pull sth behind sb/sth, usually along
the ground; to be pulled along in this way ( )
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1
trailed my hand in the water as the boat moved along.
o [v, usually
+adv/prep.] The bride’s dress trailed behind
her. frit! 64 H JfTo 2 [V +adv./prep.] to walk slowly
because you are tired or bored, especially behind sb
else (-‘ftmmmwAfcm)
|§f$f: The
kids trailed around after us while we shopped for clothes. ®7mxmimimiE
/0ffio 3 ~ (by/in sth) (used especially in the progressive
tenses 7417 ififrW) to be losing a game or other contest (as*:: m United were trailing 2-0 at
half-time. §A[A777^ir£n A 04 HI 0:2 MfSo 0 We were trailing by five points.
M2l4K 0 This country is still trailing
badly in scientific research. 3*7S^&M7«^&A0 [VN] The Conservatives are trailing Labour in
the opinion polls. f£
4 [VN] to follow
sb/sth by
looking for signs that show you where they have been fflgg; itEl: The
police trailed Dale for days.
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5 [V] (especially of
plants Mf) to grow or hang downwards over sth or along the ground MX; : trailing plants o
Computer
wires were trailing all over the floor. i&lsiii/iJ rjsuyi .trail a'way/'off (of sb’s speech ifj igj to become
gradually quieter and then stop p ^ M M f |J W it; iiiMA: His
voice trailed
away
to nothing, ftfe
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'trail
bike noun a light motorcycle that can be
used on rough ground
trail-blazer
/'treilbleiza(r)/
noun a person who is the first to do or
discover sth and so makes it possible for others to follow fr] & A ; MXIt
— compare blaze a trail at blaze v. ► trail-blaz-ing adj. [usually before
noun]: trailblazing
scientific research
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trailer
/'treila(r)/ noun
1 a truck, or a container with wheels, that is pulled by another vehicle
#67; ££7: a car towing a trailer with a boat on it If —
4 I W I 4 M 7 H 7 — see also tractor-trailer
2
(NAmE) (BrE mobile
home) a vehicle
without an engine, that can be pulled by a car or truck or used as a home or an
office when it is parked ( ffi7^ )
M , Sb I S : a
trailer park (= an area
where trailers are parked and used as homes)
3 (NAmE) = mobile home(1) 4 (especially
BrE) (NAmE usually preview) a series of short scenes from a
film/movie or television programme, shown in advance to advertise it ( § 64 ) Ip)t o note at ad
'trailer
trash noun [u] (NAmE, informal, offensive) a way of referring to poor white
people from a low social class ).
'trailer
truck noun (NAmE) = tractor-trailer train /trem/
noun, verb
■ noun 1 a
railway/railroad engine pulling a number of coaches/cars or trucks, taking
people and goods from one place to another A 7; M 7: to get on/off a train ±/TA7oJ like travelling by train. A7M
jj 0 o a passenger/commuter/goods/freight
train 35 / / In )5 7 0 to catch/take/get the train to
GRAVY TRAIN, ROAD TRAIN, WAGON TRAIN 2 a number
of people or
animals moving in a line ?!j [A fr 3ft 64 A ( M W ) ; PA M ; Vs M : a camel train M PA
3
[usually sing.] a series of events or actions that
are
connected —
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death set
in
motion a train of events that led to the outbreak of war. ft!i64^3f£7-£?t]64##, A£rfn^lfc7$764*l % 0 4 the part of a long formal dress that
spreads
out on the
floor behind the person wearing it |g, mm (
*£*lj®64&*lfagp# ) IMI bring sth in
its ‘train (formal) to have sth as a result ••• IS ^ :