troubleshooter
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people in authority
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trouble shoot er /'trAblXu:ta(r)/ noun a person who helps to
solve problems in a company or an organization ( ► troubleshoot ing
noun [U]
trouble-some /'trAblsam/ adj. causing trouble,
pain, etc. over a long period of time ^ AMtSi 6$; ; 4*
A M
^ W p™ annoying, irritating : a troublesome cough/child/problem
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'trouble spot noun a place or country
where trouble often happens, especially violence or war A :2c M %&L
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trough /trnf;
A//\mf troif/ noun 1 [C] a long narrow open
container for animals to eat or drink from fff;
tuj M; tfcAM 2 the trough [sing.] (informal) if you say that people
have their noses in the trough, you mean that they are trying to get a lot of
money for themselves Hit; HBH 3 [C] (technical Ain) a long narrow
region of low air pressure between two regions of higher pressure f&fEff;
ft — compare ridge n.(3) 4 [C] a
period of time when the
level of sth is low, especially a time when a business or the economy is not
growing ff£ UNMThere
have been peaks and troughs in the long-term trend of unemployment 5 [C] a low area
between two waves in the sea,
or two hills ( M M |s] (/Mblb](ft
trounce /trauns/
verb [VN] (formal) to defeat sb completely
TJ&; AM:
troupe /tru:p/
noun [C+sing./pl.
v.] a
group of actors, singers, etc. who work together (MM, ) #£
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trouper /'tru:p0(r)/
noun (informal) an actor or other
person who has a lot of experience and who you can depend on ^JL; &tt?MM;
"TH^A; ±A># trou-ser /'trauz0(r)/ verb [VN] (BrE, informal) to take or earn an
amount of money III# Em pocket trou sers Ow /'trauzaz; NAmE -zarz/ (especially BrE)
(NAmE usually pants) noun [pi.]
a piece of clothing
that covers the body from the waist down and is divided into two parts to cover
each leg separately $$?: a pair of grey trousers 0
I was
still in short trousers (= still only a boy) at the
tirne.mm&fEn^mmwiinm&^B®)' one
dropped his trousers, fife 0ft T W- ? 0 —
picture o page R.20 ► trou-ser ad], [only before noun] : trouser pockets — see catch v., wear v.
'trouser suit (BrE) (NAmE pant-suit) noun a woman’s suit of
jacket and trousers/pants ( A? (ft )
trous seau /'truisau; NAmE -sou/ noun (pi. trous-seaus or trous-seaux /-sauz; NAmE -souz/) (old-fashioned) the clothes and other possessions
collected by a woman who is soon going to get married, to begin her married
life with
trout /traut/ noun 1 [C, U] (pi. trout) a common freshwater fish that is used for food.
There are several types of trout. ; rainbow trout o
trout fishing MiHf & 0 Shall we have trout for dinner?
Cl IE# Outfit#? ns,? —picture o page R28 2 [C, usually sing.] (usually
old trout) (informal, disapproving) a bad-tempered or annoying old woman -f; i>t A (Hj
£A§£
trove /trauv; NAmE trouv/ noun otreasure trove trowel /'traual/ noun 1 a small garden tool with a curved blade
for lifting plants and digging holes /Mi* ?
( HI zlXMr ) —picture b garden 2 a small tool with a flat
blade, used in building for spreading cement
or
PLASTER ( ) K7J,
mu,
Km Say it on with a 'trowel (informal) to talk about sb/sth in a way that makes
them or it seem much better or much worse than they really are; to exaggerate
sth &#i|feoft0; He was
laying the flattery on with a trowel, ftfe 0^ A A'JLM 0
troy /troi/ noun [U] a system for measuring precious METALS and PRECIOUS STONES
^^^] ( II In S
)
tru ancy /’truiansi/ noun [U] the practice of staying
away from school without permission tru ant /'truiant/ noun a child who stays away from school without
permission A iH A ^ A ► tru-ant verb : [V] A number of pupils have been truanting
regularly. » STTSTTI play 'truant
(BrE)
(NAmE informal play 'hooky) (old-fashioned) to stay away from school without
permission BTiH;
ill? —
see also BUNK OFF, SKIVE
truce /tru:s/ noun an agreement between enemies or opponents
to stop fighting for an agreed period of time; the period of time that this
lasts ^ ^ j# ; W
At; to call/break a truce SAfaiK;
truck 0-w /trAk/ noun, verb
m noun 1 (especially NAmE) = lorry : a truck driver A A A #L 2 (BrE) (NAmE car) an open railway vehicle for carrying goods
or animals ( )
It H A , AifS: a cattle truck it M ii A A 3 a vehicle that is open at
the back, used for carrying goods, soldiers, animals, etc. ( ±^,
# ; )§ ® t Jf W ) fc £ H A: a delivery/garbage/farm truck #|#A; J&tsA; AcAAA
4 a
vehicle for carrying things, that is pulled or pushed by hand ( is A M Mj ) A
fi A , ? A — see also forklift truck,
pickup truck at pickup #7.(1),
salt truck 1T?T71 have/ want no truck with sb/sth (BrE) to refuse to deal with sb;
to refuse to accept or consider sth Jg ?-%••• fT 3C jl; We in this party will have no