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could do the job, but would he fit in with the rest of the team?
%? 0 ‘We could get it cheaper.’ ‘True, but
would it be as good?’ ”
“ifji
►
LOYAL ft ft 5 ~ (to sb/sth) showing respect and
support
for a particular person
or belief in a way that does not change, even in different situations ft 1:414
frtf; ft : a true friend 0 She has always
been true to herself (= done what she thought was good, right,
etc.). M—
►
ACCURATE ft 6/fi 6 ~ (to sth) being an accurate
version or
copy of sth ft 5$ ft); if ; ilft : The movie
is not true to the book. & 7 [not
usually before noun] (old-fashioned or literary) straight and accurate
IEM44: His aim was
true
(= he hit the target).
IT»l71 come 'true (of a hope, wish, etc. HH^f) to
become reality ^ ijl; jf, Al
JJft % : Winning the medal was like a dream come true.
j|0 too ,good to be 'true used to say that you
cannot believe that sth is as good as it seems £P # ill ^ A ft fg : ‘I’m afraid you were quoted the
wrong price. ’ ‘I thought it was too good to be true.’
c ” ”
your
true 'colours (often disapproving) your real character,
rather than the one that you usually allow other people to see ft44; @ true to 'form used to say that sb
is behaving in the way
that you expect them to behave, especially when this is annoying ft # -- #; — M IP;
®true to 'life (of a book,
film/movie, etc. 45, ft ) seeming real rather than
invented M & 6ft MJCift; f£*H£g; — more at ring2 v.,
TRIED
«
adv.
(old-fashioned or literary)
►
STRAIGHT 1 in a direct line
The
arrow flew straight and true to the target, if ft ill ft
jswmhie?-**.
►
CORRECTLY jE 61 jfe 2 speak ~ to tell the truth
ifffi
o-; He had spoken truer than he knew,
noun iTSTTIl ,out of 'true if an object is out of true, it is not straight or
in the correct position HEfflA; f&Sft IE; [§I4
true- blue adj. 1 (BrE) strongly supporting
the British Conservative Party ( ftft{£
W : true-blue Tory voters J&fifftttftiA 2 (especially NAmE) being a loyal
supporter of a particular person, group, principle, etc.; being a typical
example
of sth (X4A. mw. mwm) &&*$!&}, Mftft^
W; a true-blue Californian MM
.true-1
life adj. [only before noun]
a true-life
story
is one that actually happened rather than one that has been invented ^ AM 6ft
5ft4TM#J;
,true 'north noun [U] north according to the earth’s axis (= the imaginary line through the
earth’s centre from north to south) IMi&IttMAlEA ) —compare MAGNETIC NORTH
truffle /'trAfl/
noun 1 an expensive type
of fungus that grows underground,
used in cooking ijkM ( 4. Aft i&T, ) 2a soft round sweet/candy
made
of chocolate MJ&FjlHA 14ft trug /trAg/ noun a shallow basket used for carrying garden tools,
plants, etc. ( ) hW.
tru ism /'trunzem/ noun a statement that is
clearly true and does not therefore add anything interesting or important to a
discussion ft afM nil (tfJ il M; g 80 2. M.;
truly o-w /'truili/ adv.
1 used to emphasize that a particular statement,
feeling, etc. is sincere or genuine ( ftfti&i&, )
ft Mlife , M.dife, ft
>6%: I’m truly
sorry that things had to end like this, ft'If )fu,
2
used to emphasize a particular quality ( ft
'I4M ) ft IE, a truly memorable occasion
% H
ft 3 used to emphasize that a particular
description is accurate or correct ( ft j® & )
5140, 44 5&
, fit 5$ , 51 %: a
truly democratic system of government ftIE[ft o (informal) Well, really and truly,
things were better than expected. PR, 'If R4Jf/jfift5ft ttM iflftlc#?o
BSTOI Yours Truly (NAmE, formal) used at the end of a formal letter before
you sign your name ( ft ftIE^fgt£lftM W£l!u ) —more at well adv. trump /trAmp/ noun, verb
m noun 1 (also 'trump card) [C] (in some card games) a card
that belongs to the suit (= one
of the four sets in a pack/deck
of cards) that has been chosen for a particular game to have a higher value
than the other three suits (%&&&$&#I-ft) ft 8$, ±8f- &)»:
►
played a trump and won the trick. fStlth—ft±W, M
T
3P — Wi o 2 trumps [U+sing./pl. v.] (in some card games) the suit that has been chosen for a
particular game to have a higher value than the other three suits (
£*£lSJi) 3EJ»?E&, ±)lWhat’s trumps? 0 Clubs are trumps. #£
IR71 come up/,turn
up trumps to do what is necessary to make a particular situation successful, especially
when this is sudden or unexpected fj ft 2E ft 111 ft I didn’t honestly think
he’d pass the exam but he came up trumps on the day.
mverb [VN] 1 ~ sth (with sth) (in some card games
to play a trump card that beats sb else’s card ft ftM (
m ) ; ftftWJM ( ftkA^Hf ) 2 to
beat sth that sb says or does by saying or doing sth even better M; 8431; 4Tift lift;*** .trump sth^'up to make up a false story
about sb/sth, especially accusing them of doing sth wrong ® pg; gjf; if: She was arrested on a trumped-up charge. fllo
'trump
card noun 1 = trump(I) 2 something that gives you an advantage over
other people, especially when they do not know what it is and you are able to
use it to surprise them 18$; ; ft
ft fa]
trump ery /'trAmpari/ noun [U] (old-fashioned) objects of little value ►trump ery adj.
trum pet /'trAmpit/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 a brass musical instrument made of a curved metal tube that you
blow into, with three valves for
changing the note ft ft ; $ij oA — picture o page
R8
►
a thing shaped like a trumpet, especially the open
flower of a daffodil ( Ajf )
mm see blow v.
mverb 1 ~ sth (as sth) to talk about sth publicly
in a proud or enthusiastic way a jgj; ^: [VN] to
trumpet sb’s achievements nftaiiftAfftj^tlc o Their marriage was trumpeted as
the society wedding of the year. [also
V
speech] 2 [V]
(especially
of an elephant A fe A $0 to make a loud noise
BJLot]
trum pet er /'trAmpita(r)/ noun a person who plays a trumpet ftft; ft^;
ftfti### trun
cate /trArj'keit;
NAmE 'trAqkeit/ verb [VN] [usually passive]
(formal) to make sth shorter,
especially by cutting off the top or end MM,
i$M, lift
(
) : My article was published in
truncated form.
o ►trun-ca-tion noun [U, C] truncheon /'tr Ant Jan/ (also baton) (both especially BrE) (NAmE usually night-stick) noun a short thick stick that police officers
carry as a weapon ¥t! trun dle /'trAndl/ verb [+adv./prep.] 1 to move or roll somewhere
slowly and noisily; to move sth slowly and noisily, especially sth heavy, with
wheels ( ist^'IS. H nSi ffe ) # 'M ifo ■■ [V]
A train
trundled across the
bridge. — [also VN] 2 [V] (of a
person A) to walk slowly with heavy steps iKMiM1 Ifilfe ft; u:i;yi .trundle sth^- out (disapproving,
especially BrE) to mention or do sth that you have often mentioned or done before ft; Along
list of reasons was trundled out to justify their demands