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(informal) a message to a
discussion group on the Internet that sb deliberately sends to make other
people angry; a person who sends a message like this
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m verb 1 [V] ~ (for sth) (especially NAmE) to catch fish by
pulling a line with bait on it
through the water behind a boat % )
; I®, f-j 2 [V,
VN] ~
(sth)
for sth
{informal) to search for or
try to get sth JUS;
: He trolled the Internet for advice on
the disease.
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Both
candidates
have been trolling for votes. o
shopping trolley (BrE] shopping cart (NAmE)
luggage trolley (BrE) baggage cart (NAmE)
trol-ley /'troli; NAmE 'traili/ noun 1 (BrE) {NAmE cart) a small vehicle with wheels
that can be pushed or pulled along and is used for carrying things a shopping/supermarket/luggage
trolley Aj % /18 TjT /
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picture
o golf 2 {BrE) {
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a drinks trolley
'if
14 X 0 a. tea
trolley
A J| X- 3 {NAmE) = tram BTiTTTM off your 'trolley {BrE, informal) crazy; stupid AA3I?; MIS
trolley-bus
/'trolibAs;
NAmE 'tra:l-/ (BrE) {US 'trackless trolley) noun a bus driven by electricity
from a cable above the street &X 'trolley car noun {US, old-fashioned) = tram
trol-lop
/'trnlap;
NAmE 'trailap/ noun {old-fashioned, offensive) 1 a woman who is very
untidy iSilKtfjA A; iii 2 a woman who has many sexual
partners ffj ft; Mft
trom
bone /trom'baun;
NAmE traim'boun/ noun a large brass musical instrument that you blow
into, with a sliding tube used to change the note — picture o page R8
trom bon ist /trnm'baumst; NAmE traim'bou-/ noun a person who plays the
trombone tromp
/trump;
NAmE traimp; troimp/ verb [V, VN] {NAmE, informal) =
tramp
trompe
Poeil /.tramp
'loi; NAmE ,tro:mp/ noun {pi. trompe I’oeils /.trump 'loi; NAmE ,tro:mp/) (from French) a painting or design
intended to make the person looking at it think that it is a real object M ft jfc 0 ,
( ) troop /truip/ noun, verb
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noun 1 troops [pi.] soldiers, especially in large groups
AAA;
(A; ±h: They
announced the withdrawal of 12 000 troops from the area. #, f] Hl X fk ft 4" E It % 12 000 A0 o The president decided to send in the troops.
(Ac O Russian troops 2 [C] one
group of soldiers, especially in tanks or on
horses Al [A; f Ail: {figurative) A troop of guests was
moving towards the house. —g^lpAlllilSj^fi^-Ao 3 [C] a local group of Scouts MXXXlA ► troop adj. [only before noun]: troop movements (= of soldiers) lfl$[A iftiHstl
verb [V +adv./prep.] (used with a
plural subject Ar
i«ii£ifi) to walk somewhere
together as a group AfffAi (A rfrj fj; A'i [Affift: After lunch we all trooped down to
the beach.
troop-er /'tru:p9(r)/ noun 1 a soldier of low rank
in the part of an army that uses tanks or horses 2 {NAmE) = state trooper f!»T771 see swear
troop-ship /'truipjip/
noun a ship used for
transporting soldiers
trop O DE TROP
trope /traop; NAmE troup/ noun {technical A in) a word
or phrase that is used in a way that is different from its usual meaning in
order to create a particular mental image or effect. Metaphors and similes
are tropes.
troph ic
/'traufik;
'truf-; NAmE 'troufik/ adj. {biology A) 1 relating to feeding,
and to the food necessary for growth If
; f AK) 2 (of a hormone or its
effect M. % ^ ffl) causing the release of another
hormone or other substance
into the blood ^ I ^ ^ life
mm {mwm) mm; %mmm
.trophic
‘level noun (technical A t«) each of several levels in an ecosystem (= all the plants and
animals in a particular area and their relationship with their surroundings).
Each level consists of living creatures that share the same function in the food chain and get their food from
the same source. ( X-XXifiXl ) If
trophy /’traufi; NAmE 'troufi/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 an object such as a
silver cup that is given as a prize for winning a competition ( i ft
# E # ® ) % $ ,
—
picture o medal
2 Trophy used in the names of
some competitions and races in which a trophy is given to the winner ( 3 an
object that you keep to show
that you were successful in sth, especially hunting or war (
f§W)
'trophy wife noun {informal, disapproving) a young attractive
woman who is married to an older man and thought of as a trophy (= sth that
shows that you are successful and impresses other people) ( AjflfU
wm.) tmmx
trop ic
/'trnpik;
NAmE ‘traipik/ noun 1 [C, usually sing.] one of the two
imaginary lines drawn around the world 23° 26' north (the Tropic of Cancer) or south (the Tropic of Capricorn) of the equator (
ilb®
the Tropic of Cancer, ft the Tropic
of Capricorn ) 2 the tropics [pi.] the area between
the two tropics, which is the hottest part of the world EDG3 THE
TORRID ZONE
trop ical (H* /'trnpikl; NAmE 'tra:p-/ adj. coming from, found in
or typical of the tropics
ftj; AIMKl; tropical fish ft M. o
tropical Africa o a tropical island
tro-pism /'traupizam;
'tmp-; NAmE 'troupizam/ noun [U] (biology the action of a living thing turning all or
part of itself in a
particular direction, towards or away from sth such as a source of light ( ) fa
the
tropo-sphere /'trDpasfia(r);
NAmE 'troupasfrr; 'tra:p-/
noun [sing.] {technical Ain) the
lowest layer of the earth’s atmosphere, between the surface of the earth and
about 6-10 kilometres above the surface A fjft, M
(xnmmm, mmmmm 6 m 10 ama^ih] )
trot /tmt; NAmE trait/ verb, noun
• verb (-tt-) 1 [V] (of a horse or
its rider G, to
move forward at a speed
that is faster than a walk and slower than a canter ‘feEf; 2 [VN] to ride a
horse in this way ^ ^ /Jn : She
trotted her pony around the field. 3
[V +adv./prep.]
(of a person or an animal A$>%}%]) to
run or walk fast, taking short quick steps /Jn
#'[&$!; 5$ A M jf : The children trotted into the room. Afll ® T fa 0
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[V +adv./prep.] {informaf) to walk or go
somewhere A ff; A; 10 • - A: The guide led the way and we
trotted along behind him. fa^SfluE^S,
Ao
IT>T7!1 see hot adj. UilsIkVJ .trot sth^'out {informal, disapproving) to give the same
excuses, facts, explanations, etc. for sth that have often been used