truck with illegal organizations. 7ci\]ft(ftm7M7

mverb [VN] (especially NAmE) to take sth somewhere by truck -fc jk ► trucking noun [U] : trucking companies

trucker /'trAka(r)/ noun [especially NAmE) a person whose job is driving a truck 77S]M truck farm noun [US) = market garden ► ‘truck farmer noun 'truck farming noun [U] truck-load /'trAklaud; NAmE -loud/ noun ~ (of sb/sth) the amount of sb/sth that fills a truck (often used to express the fact that an amount is large)    —

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truck stop noun [NAmE) a place at the side of a main road where lorry/truck drivers can stop for a time and can rest, get sth to eat, etc.

— compare transport cafe truculent /'trAkjelent/ adj. [formal, disapproving) tend­ing to argue or be bad-tempered; slightly aggressive i(MHft;      ► truculence/rlans/

noun [U] truculently adv. trudge /trAd3/ verb, noun

m verb to walk slowly or with heavy steps, because you are tired or carrying sth heavy (  ) 7®

It1fiffe7, ^AliffeA: [VN] He trudged the last two miles to the town.

7iio 0 [V + adv./prep] The men trudged up the hill, laden with supplies. m noun [sing.] a long tiring walk true CHk /tru:/ adj., adv., noun

m adj. (truer, tru est)

► CORRECT lift 1 connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed # '(f ^ A (ft; ift A (ft; #P A ift:

SYNONYMS

true

right * correct ♦ exact ♦ precise ♦ accurate ♦ spot on

These words all describe sth that cannot be doubted as fact and includes no mistakes. lilii^i^lf

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true connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed la ft 7 A (ft, fi$A:(ft, #11 A (ft: Are the following statements true or false? 7 Z'J o Is it true (that) she’s leaving? MS?

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right that is true and cannot be doubted as a fact IE fift (ft. It A (ft: I got about half the answers right. (ft

0#^*life'-"-’f-JiIF.5ftWo o What’s the right time? (ftMlftM/lA?

correct right according to the facts and without any mistakes jf?£l$A;i^$j, 7fif(ft: Only one of the answers is correct.  RW ■'7#iEfift(fto o

Check that all the details are correct.

RIGHT OR CORRECT? /f§ right 2M. correct ?

Correct is more formal than right and is more likely to be used in official or formal instructions or documents.

* correct $ right TEA, A £ hi 77' A'^iE A (ft & SB b£ A

exact [usually before noun] giving all the details correctly Jjf 3$rfift , fltlft (ft: She gave an exact description of the attacker, life A M. i i # (ft $#, flE f§ 7 W f$

precise giving all the details clearly and correctly jf (#;

fftlft, MWJ, ffififtlft, SB lift (ft: Please give precise details about your previous experience.

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accurate correct in every detail If AiAfft. I# lift (ft: Accurate records must be kept at all times, if MB'!

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Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. B £b 7 ?'J tSL Ik ft M 3 ft It» o Is it true she’s leaving? MS?7illH(ft ? 0 All the rumours turned out to be true. Jjlf^fft#0 That’s not strictly (= completely) true. ${17A:7lE6lo <> The novel is based on a true story.

Bft 0 o His excuse just doesn’t ring (= sound) true. fife (ft ffp     <> Unfortunately, these findings do

not hold true (= are not valid) for women and children. M(ftft,           o The

music is dull and uninspiring, and the same is true of the acting. BfcU£7fJj A,           tkft0 o You

never spoke a truer word (= used to emphasize that you agree with what sb has just said). Ef\ 61 —* A 7 fir <,

(£DQ UNTRUE

►                            REAL  2 real or exact, especially when this is different from how sth seems A-it (ft, jit IE (ft ( ffli 7A (HJifft ) : the true face of capitalism [= what it is really like rather than what people think it is like) ^A±A(ft Jt A 'If 'fit O The true cost of these experiments to the environment will not be known for years to come. A

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reveals his true character to very few people. flfei£7f iftfE A     0       3 [usually before noun] having

the qualities or characteristics of the thing mentioned 7;§ij:Jt:s££ft; JUEdft: It was true love between them. #, CJft^ll'+gMo <> He’s a true gentleman. fife#7lEAfl 7o 0 The painting is a masterpiece in the truest sense of the word, jk >1® Li f| 7 gi] 7 A (ft A fE o o He is credited with inventing the first true helicopter, fill ® iA AIIA 71

►                           ADMITTING FACT If tA #7 A 4 used to admit that a particular fact or statement is correct, although you think that sth else is more important ( If iA^ A^i&lA IE lift, «rmM^lft#li ) »IA, Mfift: It’s true that he

EXACT, PRECISE OR ACCURATE? exact, precise &ft accurate ?

Accurate can often be used before a noun in the same way as exact and precise. * accurate fef exact 111 precise AAftsJftj: exact/precise/accurate records (ftitiA When the words are used after a linking verb, there is a slightly different emphasis, especially in negative statements. A description that is not very exact/precise lacks details; a description that is not very accurate gives details, but the details are wrong. Precise includes the idea of being clear and certain as well as correct and can be used to talk about people in the phrase be precise about sth. Exact is not usually used in this way.

!PI!JS,&fli^r7|s]0 not very exact/precise not very accurate jf fcH \       , {HA(H            precise

IS if be precise about sth

RjfiAA,          exact

She was reasonably exact about the time-of the

incident.

spot on [not before noun] [BrE informal) exactly right

If A^jEfift, MB. 7: His guess was spot on. fife Wifi']

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                  right/correct/precise/accurate/spot on about sb/sth

■                  a(n) true/correct/exact/precise/accurate description/ account

■                  a(n) true/right/correct/exact/precise/accurate answer

■                  the right/correct/exact/precise time

■                  absolutely true/right/correct/exact/precise/accurate/ spot on

k not quite ti ue/right/correct/exact/precise/accurate

■                  It would be true/accurate to say that...

... , to be exact/precise.