PTE Word List for Academic -T | Large Interactive Flashcard

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tablet

n.
(药片,片剂,一份药) a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen

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taboo

n.
(讳忌的禁忌) ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition

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tacit

a.
(默许的,会意的) indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent

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tackle

n.
(滑车,复滑车,钓具,抓住,揪住,擒抱) apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball

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tactic

n. Syn. tactical
((达到目的)手段,战术) plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end

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tame

a.
(驯服的,没精打采的,枯燥无味的) domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften

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tamper

v.
(窜改,玩弄) interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly

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tangible

a. Syn. real; palpable
(可触摸的,真实的) able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable

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tangle

n.
(被纠缠,缠结,乱成一团) uniting or knitting together confusedly; knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged

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tar

n.
(焦油,沥青,柏油,水手) sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal

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tariff

n.
(关税,关税表,价目表,价格表) tax on goods coming into a country

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tarnish

v. Syn. discoloration; stain
(晦暗,污点) make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt

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taxation

n.
(征税,课税,税款,税) laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue

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technician

n.
(技术人员,专门技师) one skilled particularly in the technical details of work

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tedious

a. Syn. boring; wearisome
(令人厌倦的) tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly

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teem

v.
(充满,到处都是) be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers

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telecommunication

n.
(电信,远距离通讯,电信学) electronic systems used in transmitting messages

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telex

n.
(电传,电传的文字,发电传) communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals

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temperament

n. Syn. disposition
(气质,性情) person's normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry

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temperate

a. Syn. restrained
(节制的,自我控制的) restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality