travela tor (also travolator) /'traevaleita(r)/ noun a moving path,
especially at an airport ( ) §]
sfrAffil
travelled (especially BrE) {NAmE usually traveled) /'traevldj adj. (usually in
compounds it$ ItW i^J) 1 (of a person A) having travelled the amount mentioned
fj ji ••• & M fr ••
to A : a much-
travelled man iE£iRr*fftA 2 (of a
road, etc. £&^) used the amount mentioned ( #A‘Afi!cA#AA)i£fKl: The path was steeper
and less travelled than the previous one.
trav el ler (especially BrB) (NAmE usually traveler)
/'traevala(r)/ noun
1 a person who is travelling or who often travels Mff If; M$?lf; W&\ She is a
frequent traveller to
la ) ^ b ^ A: New Age travellers % # xt (ft Hr H ft A traveller’s cheque {BrE} {NAmE traveler’s check) noun a cheque for a fixed
amount, sold by a bank or travel agent,
that can be exchanged for cash in foreign countries fifefrXM
travelling (especially BrE) {NAmE usually traveling) /’traevalirj/ adj., noun
m
adj. [only before noun]
1 going from place to place fifefr [ft; 0
fft; iEzjfjfHJ: a travelling circus/exhibition/
performer, etc. MM. 0
the
travelling public fifeififcUftf #f] o {BrE} travelling
people (=
people who have no fixed home, especially those living in a community that
moves from place to place, also known as ‘travellers’) A Hfr 3: [ft A 2 used
when you travel fifefrffl (ft: a travelling clock fifeffit m noun [u] the act of travelling fifeff: The job requires a lot
of travelling. A X Ift H * o a travelling
companion fife#
.travelling
'salesman {especially
BrE) {NAmE usually
.traveling
'salesman) noun
{old-fashioned) = sales
REPRESENTATIVE
trav-elogue (/MmE
also
travelog) /'traevalDg; NAmE -lo:g; -la:g/ noun a film/movie,
broadcast or piece of writing about travel fifeXrffi^e ft; fife^/Ai^g; it id 'travel-sick adj. {BrE} feeling sick
because you are travelling in a vehicle #
A& W ; # #1 to ► 'travel-
sickness (6r£) (also 'motion sickness NAmE, BrE) noun [U]
tra-verse verb,
noun
m verb
I
tra'V3:s; NAmE -*V3:rs/ [VN] {formal or technical A ip) to cross an
area of land or water It ji; It M; W
H;
■ noun /'traev3:s; /Mm£
-V3:rs/ (in mountain climbing Ifgiij) an act of moving sideways or walking
across a steep slope, not climbing up or down it; a place where this is
possible or necessary ( ) fPiJ[ft#ziA
^IMtotoA
trav-esty /‘traevasti/
noun {pi. -ies) ~ (of sth) something that does
not have the qualities or values that it should have, and as a result is often
shocking or offensive n#| # ; A ft FW71 parody : The trial was a
travesty of justice.
travolator = travelator trawl /trail/ verb, noun
m verb 1 ~ (through sth)
(for sth/sb) | ~ sth (for sth/sb) to
search through a large amount of information or a
large number of people, places, etc. looking for a particular thing or person
(SI ($?$.); JtSI, m V ( A % ) : [VN] She trawled the shops
for bargains, to f i] & toto X pi 0 o [V] The police are
trawling through their files for similar cases. WffiEtE Ift % ‘I’ A $ £ U M ft o 2 [V] ~ (for sth) to fish
for sth by pulling a large net with a wide opening through the water
»noun 1 a search through a large amount of
information, documents, etc. -( 3p[ft ) Hr]#]: A
quick trawl through the
newspapers yielded five suitable
job adverts.
^•0
2 (also 'trawl net) a large net with a
wide opening, that is dragged along the bottom of the sea by a boat in order to
catch fish (
trawler /'tro:la(r)/
noun a fishing boat that
uses large nets that it drags through the sea behind it {{glottis
tray /trei/ noun 1 a flat piece of wood,
metal or plastic with raised edges, used for carrying or holding things,
especially food M:; ; 6$: He brought her breakfast
in bed on a tray. toto^^fhfti&^toitl'JlAAo o She came in with a
tray of drinks, to^if —
0 a tea tray fEEt 2 (often in compounds a
shallow plastic box, used for
various purposes (
1 a seed tray (= for planting seeds
in)
ftloa cat’s litter tray ® to## — see also baking
SHEET, IN TRAY, OUT TRAY .
TRC
/,ti:
a: 'si:; NAmE a:r/ abbr. Truth and Reconciliation Commission (= an
organization that was established in
m,
treacherous /'tretjaras/
adj. 1 that cannot be
trusted; intending to harm you A PI ft ff ; # ffcX]; if if i/) deceitful ; He was weak, cowardly
and
treacherous. ffe^ipL SStA, ftf if 0
0 lying,
treacherous words |5fi if it 2 dangerous, especially when
seeming safe : The ice on the roads
made
driving conditions
treacherous. $ _ t (fj A
Aj JA T [ii
0 o
► treach er ously adv.
treach-ery /‘tretjari/
noun [u, C] {pi. -ies) behaviour that
involves not being loyal to sb who trusts you; an example of this # & ; ; W ft §X ■ an act of
treachery ft & ft %
trea
cle /'tri:kl/
noun [u] {BrE} 1 {NAmE mo-las-ses) a thick black sweet
sticky liquid produced when sugar is refined
(= made pure), used in cooking ( t'] fit £
W ) 2 = GOLDEN syrup , a treacle tart If
trea-cly /'trirkli/
adj. 1 {BrE} like treacle ftfcM£W; If M U & : a treacly brown liquid {| ^ ^ ^ fe WL
2
expressing feelings of love in a way that seems false or exaggerated *S1f : treacly music
tread /tred/ verb, noun
mverb (trod /trod; NAmE tra:d/, trod den /'trodn; NAmE 'tra:dn/ or trod) 1 [V] ~ (on/in/over sth/sb) {especially BrE) to put your foot down
while you are stepping or walking^: ft; Ouch! You trod on my toe!
0 Careful you don’t tread in that puddle. AAn 2 [VN, usually +adv./
prep.] to crush or press sth
with your feet ]££$£;
HTltrample: Don’t tread ash into the carpet! #i]JE4® fk H. M to H M ! o The wine is still made by treading grapes
in the traditional way. i2 # f J {ft M it HI ft Zfi
A'J ffii< S? icl
SI !td W o 3 (formal or literary) to walk somewhere ff X; A fr; ^: [VN] Few
people had trod this path before. £ A AAMiifr AKA 0 [V] He
was treading quietly and
cautiously, ftfe IS AMP toils' 0 fTiTH tread carefully, 'warily, etc. to be very careful
about what you do or say A A il ti to ; /]'.^ Ill fft: The government will
have to tread very carefully in handling this issue.
.tread
a difficult, dangerous, solitary, etc. 'path to
choose and follow a
particular way of life, way of doing sth, etc. £ mm.
#) : A restaurant has to tread the tricky path
between maintaining quality and keeping prices down, tr It] A 'A tt f^ iil: M: ffl (ft fft ^ A fti] A A - AtHo .tread on sb’s 'heels to follow sb closely % |$i ^ A It fsA AAA .tread on sb’s 'toes {especially BrE) {NAmE usually .step on sb’s 'toes) {informal) to offend or annoy
sb, especially by getting involved in sth that is their responsibility rff
!E ( XIb SfS¥ ftfeA?H^ ) .tread 'water 1 to
keep yourself vertical in deep water by moving your arms and legs fT* ( SAj & # f^Aii A A fAIAfi; A ) 2 to
make no progress while you
are waiting for sth to