two-, up two- dowo noun (BrE, informal a house with two
rooms on the bottom floor and two bedrooms upstairs m±MTftj£M ( iTMI, SLtMEMg )
,two-'way adj. [usually before
noun] 1 moving in two different directions; allowing sth to move
in two different directions 3X.fr ft; VL fa ft: two-way traffic 3X ft Ail 0 two-way trade 3X. ft H 0 a two-way switch (= that allows electric
current to be turned on or off from either of two points) M R& JF ^ 2 (of communication
between people A PX A it) needing equal effort from both people or groups
involved fgSft; tlfcilfcft; AAAfift: Friendship is a two-way process.
Ait/lr - 3 (of radio equipment, etc.
4f) used both for sending and receiving signals A W
m
.two-way 1 mirror noun a piece of glass that
is a mirror on one side, but that you can see through from the other #.ftjg0J^^
( -ffiJiGHP,'
BUffi)
tycoon /tai'kuin/ noun a person who is
successful in business or industry and has become rich and powerful ( Mil'll1
ft ) AT, ET: a business/property/
media tycoon f*ikAT; ft^ST
tyke (also tike) /talk/ noun (informal) 1 a small child,
especially one who behaves badly /M£T; ;
T
iJIlAA 2 (BrE) a person from
type 0*w /taip/ noun, verb
» noun 1 [cj ~ (of sth) a
class or group of people or things that share particular qualities or features
and are part of a larger group; a kind or sort ^$Si; : different
racial types TRftA# 0 a rare blood type TJ&ftlfn.Si 0 There are three main
types of contracts). A EL # ± fc ft ^ [f] 0
0 Bungalows are a type of house, T}%
H — # f% Mo o She mixes with all types of people.
1$ AfTAilo o She mixes with people
of all types, &#^S!ft
AfTAito O I love this type of book.
0 I love these types of books. ft 4$Ho 0 {informal) I love
these type of books.
® # |)c ft ^ H 0 0
What
do you charge for this type of work? & # fg ffc i]£ £ X ^ ? o What do you charge for
work of this type? 0 It is the
first car
of its type to have this
design feature. i^Jlft AM'ATT
Wp|^&&#i&i+!}#.£fto 2 [sing.] {informal) a person of a
particular character, with particular features, etc. ^ A^##fiEftA; HUS: She’s the artistic
type. MJiXA Ao 0 He’s not the type to
be unfaithful. ftfeXJl
#fsAAftlW A0 0 She’s not my type (= not the kind of
person I am usually attracted to). ftfeTfiflc If ft IP
ftAo 3 -type
(in
adjectives W-ft) having the
qualities or features of the
group, person or thing mentioned H T ■ ■ -ASi ft; ;Br A • ■
• ft: a police-type
badge —&MWl 0 a
continental-type cafe ft'Mitt 4 [U] letters that are printed or
typed ( £p|jij j?ifT£Pft ) AT, Tf£, TSI: The type was too small
for me to read. ATAT,
icATyf«, o The
important words are in bold type. JL&ft:lifflMf£T£P m® o
■ verb 1 to write sth using
a computer or typewriter
( it Tf/l ) AT: [V] How fast can you type?
ifc A T A £ ft ? o typing errors A T If 0 [VN] This letter will need
to be typed (out) again. j^Aftmic&ft- j|ffl o o Type (in) the
filename, then press ‘Return’, ft A A “ftT” fto 0 Has that report been typed
up yet? JP f# if o- A tB A A ? 2
[VN] (technical A
it) to find out the group or class that a person or thing belongs to $ij Se • ■ • ft ^Si; A Si; aE Si: Blood samples were
taken from patients for typing. iXA It S # ft Jftl
#
type-cast /‘taipkarst; NAmE -kaest/ verb (type-cast, typecast)
[VN]
[usually passive] ~ sb (as sth) if an actor is typecast, he or she is always
given the same kind of character to play ih ( }fCM ) & ft — 3tM ft fe: She didn’t want to be
typecast as a dumb blonde.
type-face /'taipfeis/ noun a set of letters,
numbers, etc. of a particular design, used in printing ( i'J if] ft ) T if-: I’d like the
heading to be in a different typeface from the text.
^#Si*M#lXA®fflTftftTf4o type-script /'taipskript/ noun [C, U] a copy of a
text or document that has been typed ( A£[J & ft )
AHA
#; atm
type-set-ter /'taipseta(r)/ noun a person, machine or
company that prepares a book, etc. for printing j# T
X A; ATfil; $ T fc ft ► type-set verb (type-set-ting,
type-set, type-set); [VN] Pages can now be
typeset onscreen. PHJ£JKo
type-set-ting
noun [U]; com
puterized typesetting if
type-writer /'taipraita(r)/ noun a machine that produces
writing similar to print. It has keys that you press to make metal letters or
signs hit a piece of paper through a strip of cloth covered with ink. — see
also TYPIST
type-writ-ing/'taipraitirj/ noun = typing type-writ-ten /'taipritn/ adj. written using a
typewriter or computer ( JBJTWJ&iflMfl ) *P?ft,' Jl^ft ty-phoid /'taifoid/ (also less frequent .typhoid 'fever) noun [U] a serious
infectious disease that causes fever, red spots on the chest and severe pain in
the bowels, and sometimes causes
death : a typhoid epidemic
ty phoon /tai'fuin/ noun a violent tropical
storm with very strong winds ^ —
compare cyclone, hurri
cane
ty-phus /'taifas/ noun [U] a serious
infectious disease that causes fever, headaches, purple marks on the body and
often death J typ-ical Ow /'tipikl/ adj.
1 ~ (of sb/sth) having the usual qualities or features
of a particular type of person, thing or group HgJ ft; ft A
If. ft representative:
a
typical Italian cafe A M ft M A # tt o This is a typical
example of
Roman pottery, M if ^ M ft ^ ^ f| 0 o This meal
is typical of local
cookery. 0 The
weather at the moment is not
typical for July. M fE ft A -tM ff)-# Afto 033 atypical 2 happening in the usual way; showing what
sth is usually like — ® ft ; X # ft normal : A typical working day
for me begins at 7.30. fJcftXft 0 —
untypical 3 ~ (of sb/sth) (often
disapproving) behaving in the way
that you expect X ih #r f4; # Af ft: It was typical of her
to forget. A 0 He spoke
with typical enthusiasm, life W ^ 4# A ft ^
'If i# » 0 (informal) She’s late again—typical! M A ifi 3\ 7 ,
^ Bf
typ ic ally o-w /-tipikli/ adv.
1 used to say that sth usually happens in the way that
you are stating M A ; -
JA : The
factory typically
produces 500 chairs a week. 500
fCft Xo 0 A typically priced
meal will be around $10. -
#ji#ftjftl&:4l 10 7L2£A0
2 in a way that shows the usual qualities or features of a particular type of
person, thing or group tfe: typically
American hospitality X S A fXA ft ffj % 0 Mothers typically wony
about their children. g Bft
X A o 3 in the way that you expect sb/sth
to behave Xth0f$4; AM: Typically, she couldn’t find her keys, ftk
AMxdcXA S BftmIt To o He was typically modest about his achievements,
fife — 4h % &, M
S £ ft J5S: tfc fS Mo
typ ify /‘tipifai/ verb (typi fies, typi fy
ing, typi fied, typified) [VN] (not usually used in the progressive
tenses M 1 to be a typical example of sth f4A • ft A Si; H - - • ftH fti: clothes that typify
the 1960s * 20 tit ft 60 A ft It Si ft M ^
0 the
new style of politician, typified by the Prime Minister Uf fXAft AftfftSl#tin|£
2 to be a typical feature of sth A • ft # tit: the haunting guitar
melodies that typify the band’s music lx.
^TTIAAA#feft*^X AftAftfeXft
typ ing /'taipitj/ (also less frequent type-writ-ing) noun [U] 1 the activity or
job of using a typewriter or