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标 题: 托福词汇研究 Unit 29-30
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Unit 29
tiff n.v.(酒的)一口;呕气 [have a ~ with ┅ 与…发生小口角 be in a ~ 在生气 (
不高兴)]
tilt v.倾斜;攻击;用轮锤锻 [ME tilte perh<an OE form rel to tealt unsteady]
timber n.木材;树木;品质;素质 [OE, = building,<Gmc]
timbre n.音色;音质 [F<Rmc<medGk timbanon<Gk tumpanon drum]
timidity n.胆小;胆怯
timorous a.胆小的;怯弱的 [ME<OF temoreus<medL timorosus<L timor<timere fear]
tipple v.常饮酒;酗酒 [ME, back-form<tippler酒鬼,酒量大的人]
tirade n.冗长的攻击性演说 [F, = long speech,<It tirata volley<tirare pull<Rm
c]
titanic a.巨大的;极其有力的 [TITAN(希神)泰坦族, 天神尤拉那斯(Uranus)和地神吉
亚(Gaea)所生子女所组成的巨人族 the weary ~] [疲乏的泰坦(指受罚以双肩掮天的阿
特拉斯(Atlas)神)]
tithe n.十分之一之税 [OE teogotha tenth]
titular a.名义上的 [F titulaire or modL titularis<titulus TITLE标题;权利;资格
]
toady v.奉承 [contr of toad-eater, a charlatan's attendant who ate toads(reg
arded as poisonous)toad蟾蜍;讨厌之人(物)]
tocsin n.警铃;警声 [F<OF <Prov tocasenh<tocar TOUCH+senh signal-bell]
toll v.呜(钟) [ME, special use of toll entice, pull, (recorded in fortyllan
seduce)]
tome n.大册书;大本书 [F<L tomus<Gk tomos section, volume<temno cut]
tonic a.滋补的;使精神振奋 [F tonique<Gk tonikos(TONE)]
tonsure n.剃发;削发 [TONSORIAL理发师的,理发的 a ~ artist (parlor) 理发师(店)
]
topography n.地形(学) [ME<LL topographia<Gk<topos place]
topple v.瓦解;倾倒 [TOP+-LE]
torpid a.迟钝的;不活泼的 [L torpidus(TORPOR)]
torrid a.晒热的;烘热的 [F torride or L torridus<torrere parch]
torso n.躯干;躯干像 [It, = stalk, stump, torso,<L thyrsus]
tort n.民事的侵权或侵害 [ME<OF<medL tortum wrong, neut pp. of L torquere tor
t- twist]
tortuous a.弯曲的;歪曲的 [ME<OF<L tortuosus<tortus a twist(TORT)]
totalitarian a.极权主义的;极权主义者
touchy a.过敏的;易怒的 [perh alt of TETCHY after TOUCH]
tout v.招来顾客;死乞白赖劝诱 [ME tute look out = ME(now dial)toot(OE totian)
<Gmc]
tow v.拖 [ME<MLG touw<OS tou, rel to ON t wool: cf TOOL]
towering a.高耸的;极大的;激烈的
toxic a.有毒的 [<Gk toxikon(poison for)arrows<toxon bow, toxa arrows TOXICAT
ION中毒 toxin毒素]
toy n.玩具;不认真考虑;玩弄 [16th c: earlier = dallying, fun, jest, whim, tri
fle]
tract n.广大的一片 [medL tractus(cantus)drawn-out(song), pp. of L trahere dr
aw]
tractable a.易驾驭的;温顺的 [L tractabilis<tractare handle, frequent of trah
ere tract- draw]
traduce v.诋毁;中伤 [L traducere disgrace(TRANS-, ducere duct- lead)]
trajectory n.弹道 [(orig adj)<L traicere traject-(TRANS-, jacere throw)]
trammel n.拘束;束缚;束缚物 [in sense 'net' ME<OF tramail<medL tramaculum, tr
emaculum, perh formed as TRI-+macula(MAIL): later] [history uncert]
tramp v.践踏;重步行走;慢慢走 [ME trampe<Gmc]
trample v.践踏;蹂躏 [ME<TRAMP+-LE]
tranquil a.安静的;稳静的 [F tranquille or L tranquillus tranquility平静;安静
]
transaction n.处理;交易;议事记录 [E<LL transactio(TRANSACT办理;交易)]
transcend v.超越 [ME<OF transcendre or L transcendere(TRANS-, scandere climb
)]
transcribe v.誊写;刊印 [L transcribere transcript-(TRANS-, scribere write)]
transfuse v.移注;倾注 [ME<L transfundere transfus-(TRANS-, fundere pour)]
transgress v.违背;违犯;超越 [TRANS-, gradi go transgression违背;犯规]
transition n.转移;转换 [F transition or L transitio(TRANSIT)]
translucent a.半透明的 [L translucere(TRANS-, lucere shine)]
transmit v.寄;转送;传送;转达 [ME<L transmittere(TRANS-, mittere miss- send)]
transmute v.使变质;使变形 [ME<L transmutare(TRANS-, mutare change)]
transparent a.透明的;明显的 [<L transparere shine through(TRANS-, parere app
ear)]
transpire v.泄露;为人所知 [F transpirer or medL transpirare(TRANS-, L spirar
e breathe)]
trash n.垃圾;废话;无聊作品
traumatic a.创伤的;外伤的 [TRAUMA外伤;精神创伤 Gk trauma traumatos wound]
travail n.劳苦;阵痛 [<medL trepalium instrument of torture<L tres three+palu
s stake]
traverse v.走过;反对 [OF traverser TRANSVERSE横断物;横的]
travesty n.滑稽化;歪曲 [<disguise, change the clothes of,< TRANS-, vestire c
lothe]
trawl n.拖网;搜罗 [prob<MDu traghelen to drag(cf traghel drag-net), perh<L t
ragula]
treachery n.叛逆;背叛;变节;不忠 [<OF"欺骗"]
treatise n.论文;论说 [ME<AF tretis<OF traitier TREAT]
trek v.旅行;移居 [SAfr Du trek(n), trekken(v)draw, travel]
tremor n.颤抖;震动 [ME<OF tremour & L tremor<tremere tremble]
tremulous a.颤抖的;恐惧的 [L tremulus<tremere tremble]
trenchant a.尖刻的;清晰的 [ME<OF, part of trenchier: TRENCH]
trend n.方位;方向;倾向;趋势 [ME 'revolve' etc<OE trendan<Gmc: cf TRUNDLE小车
轮;滚动]
trepidation n.惊恐;战栗 [L trepidatio<trepidare be agitated, tremble,<trepid
us alarmed]
trial n.尝试;试验;试用 [AF trial, triel<trier TRY]
tribulation n.苦难 [ME<OF< L tribulare press, oppress, <terere trit- rub]
tribute n.贡物;表尊敬之言辞行为 [tribut- assign, divide between tribes tribu
tary纳贡的;从属的]
trickle v.滴流;滴下;细细地流 [ME trekel, trikle, prob imit]
trifle n.琐事 [ME<OF truf(f)le by-form of trufe deceit]
trilogy n.三部曲 [Gk trilogia(TRI-, -LOGY)]
trim a.整齐的;谴责;修剪 [perh<OE trymman, trymian make firm, arrange]
trite a.陈腐的 [L tritus pp. of terere rub]
trope n.借喻;比喻 [L tropus<Gk tropos turn, way, trope<trepo turn]
trophy n.战利品;胜利纪念品 [F trophee<L trophaeum<Gk tropaion<trope rout<tre
po turn]
troth n.诚实;允诺(结婚) [ME trowthe, for OE treowth TRUTH]
truce n.停战;休息 [ME trew(e)s(pl)<OE treow, rel to TRUE]
truckle v.屈从;谄媚 [orig = wheel, pulley,<AF trocle<L trochlea pulley]
truculent a.野蛮的;
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