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Unemployment brings great difficulties in its train, Aik A T it it lil Xt o in sb’s 'train (formal) following behind sb Hl fii ■ • • £ ife ■ In the train of the rich and famous came the journalists. set sth in 'train (formal) to prepare or start sth ?£!§- ; if tin : That telephone call set in train a whole series of events. To a train

of 'thought the connected series of thoughts that are in your head at a particular time Jg ; M. 0 : The phone ringing interrupted my train of thought.

a verb 1 ~ (sb) (as/in/for sth) to teach a person or an animal the skills for a particular job or activity; to be taught in this way i)l| ; if iJI|; ft'gr ill] -. [VN] badly trained staff !nX 0 [VN to inf] They train dogs

to sniff out drugs. fMl 0 [V] He trained

as a teacher before becoming an actor. ftfcfEJAA'<jlMA.fitl illlo 0 All members of the team have trained in first aid. 0 [V to inf] Sue

is training to be a doctor. ill|₀ 2 ~ (sb)

(for/in sth) to prepare yourself/sb for a particular activity, especially a sport, by doing a lot of exercise; to prepare a person or an animal in this way iS ff • ill]

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athletes training for the Olympics jnLiSSfr*^

mmWl&ifliW. 0 [VN] She trains horses. MH§I|S; o He trains the Olympic team.

3 to develop a natural ability or quality so that it improves W; if # •• • W fl £ ( ® ) : [VN] An

expert with a trained eye will spot the difference immediately. tiii^Aft, o

[VN to inf] You can train your mind to think positively, iff. nj IA if W S B ff A M JB tikttjffitlo 4 [VN] ~ sth (around/ along/up, etc.) to make a plant grow in a particular direction fA ( ) 111 ® A ft A : Roses had

been trained around the door. 3&H Mi# SI If fin £j£₀ IjllhMI 'train sth at/on sb/sth to aim a gun, camera, light, etc. at sb/sth ffi ( ft n , M f/l, ft -ft

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train ee /.trei'ni:/ noun a person who is being taught how to do a particular job Jg if ill| If; ^ X; JE X : a management trainee If H ^ >] X O a trainee teacher

train er /'treina(r)/ noun 1 (also 'training shoe) (both BrE) (NAmE sneak-er) [usually pi.] a shoe that you wear for sports or as informal clothing jHH: a pair

of trainers —• ^ is ift If — picture o shoe — see also cross-trainer(2) 2 a person who teaches people or animals to perform a particular job or skill well, or to do a particular sport %.fk\ ill##; teacher

trainers if 0 a racehorse trainer ^B,^l|B,!|rp

0 Her trainer had decided she shouldn’t run in the race.

—see also personal

TRAINER

train Ing tH* /'treimrj/ noun [U]

1 ~ (in sth/in doing sth) the process of learning the

skills that you need to do a job ill| m ; if ill| : staff training 5R X if ill| o Few candidates had received any training in management. & If /l ^‘JSl Sf # & S if

ill] o 0 a training course if fill if ^ 2 the process of preparing to take part in a sports competition by doing physical exercises ( ^f#jjfl#Wlt^l) UUiA, IS m: to be in training for a race

'training college noun (BrE) a college that trains people for a job or profession A ^ ^; 3R ik if illl# gt: a police training college ^

'training shoe noun (BrE) = trainer(I)

'training wheels noun [pi.] (NAmE) = stabilizer(2)

train-man /‘treinman/ noun (pi. -men /-man/) (NAmE) a member of the team of people operating a train M A M;

'train set noun a toy train, together with the track that it runs on, a toy station, etc.

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train-spot ter /'tremspnta(r); NAmE -spa:t-/ noun (BrE) 1 a person who collects the numbers of railway engines

as a hobby ( 2 (disap

proving) a person who is interested in the details of a subject that other people think are boring iAAIk UAH AW A ► 'train-spot-ting noun [U] traipse /treips/ verb [V -t-adv./prep.] (informal) to walk somewhere slowly when you are tired and unwilling

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trait /treit/ noun a particular quality in your personality

( AW'hiftJ ) personality traits

trai-tor /’treit0(r)/ noun ~ (to sb/sth) a person who gives away secrets about their friends, their country, etc.

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socialist cause. \& M U A f± ^ ± A ♦ ik ^ St ^ „ o She denied that she had turned traitor (= become a traitor).

trai torous /'treitaras/ adj. (formal) giving away secrets about your friends, your country, etc. W IS ; fk @ ► trai-tor-ous-iy adv.

tra-jec-tory /tra'dsektari/ (pi. -ies) noun (technical A if) the curved path of sth that has been fired, hit or thrown into the air ( ) #lif, #ii,

M: a missile’s trajectory ^ W # it o (figurative) My career seemed to be on a downward trajectory. fk&AAik

tram /traem/ (also tram-car) (both BrE) (US street-car, trol-ley) noun a vehicle driven by electricity, that runs on rails along the streets of a town and carries passengers a tram route

tram-lines /‘traemlamz/ noun [pi ] 1 the rails in the street that trams run on 2 (BrE) (NAmE alley)

(informal) the pair of parallel lines on a tennis or badminton court that mark the extra area that is used when four people are playing ( ]wj^^>|>]

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tram mel /'traeml/ verb (-II-, NAmE -I-) [VN] [often passive] (formal) to limit sb’s freedom of movement or activity MJ, Mm, IS5! ( S & ) 033 restrict

— compare untrammelled tramp /traemp/ noun, verb

2 noun 1 (also hobo) [c] a person with no home or job who travels from place to place, usually asking people in the street for food or money M U.■ ill ^ 2 [sing ] the ~ of sb/sth the sound of sb’s heavy steps ta M. J® & r : the tramp of marching feet ft M 4¹ U M

3 [C, usually sing.] a long walk M'fj TREK: We had a long tramp home. flcCJJ^

4 (old-fashioned, NAmE, disapproving) a woman who has many sexual partners y§

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a verb (also NAmE informal tromp) to walk with heavy or noisy steps, especially for a long time ( AIh AWl'sJM ) [V] We tramped across the wet grass to look at the statue. $ Mil jg ji M ^ 1& A It'fii HI ($. ₀ o the sound of tramping feet O [VN]

She’s been tramping the streets looking for a job. M—Il

tram-pie /‘traempl/ verb 1 ~ sb/sth (down) | ~ on/over

sth to step heavily on sb/sth so that you crush or harm them/it with your feet : [VN] People

were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. If A ft lB n o o He was trampled to

death by a runaway horse. (ft 5, T ₀ o

The campers had trampled the com down. AideM

T&$f.c 0 [V] Don’t trample on the flowers! ty] !

2 ~ (on/over) sb/sth to ignore sb’s feelings or rights and treat them as if they are not important ( A

) : [V] The government is trampling on the views of ordinary people. [also VN]

tram-po-line /‘traempaliin/ noun, verb • noun a piece of equipment that is used in gymnastics for doing jumps in the air. It consists of a sheet of strong material that is attached by springs to a frame.

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3 verb [V] to jump on a trampoline &JSi ► tram-

po-lin-ing noun [U]

tram-way /’traemwei/ noun the rails that form the route for a tram