adj. 倾翻，倾卸；n. 倾卸台；v. （使）某物侧边提高，倾斜，翻倒( tip的现在分词 )，给小费，将（所盛之物）倒出，轻打；

[例句] The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers...

[例句] She poked and shifted things with the tip of her walking stick...

vt.& vi. 重击，捶击，步履沉重地走，（心脏等）扑扑地跳，砰地撞到；n. 砰的重击声，重击，捶击，（电话中的）电报噪音，[无线]键击噪音；

[例句] He thumped my shoulder affectionately, nearly knocking me over...

[例句] I heard you thumping on the door.

n. 悲剧，惨剧，悲剧文学，悲剧理论，悲剧表演艺术，悲剧式作品；

[例句] They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy...

[例句] Maskell's life had not been without tragedy.

vt. 拖，拉，牵引；n. 拖曳的行为或情况，被拖曳的某物，[印，纺]落纤，短麻屑；

[例句] He had been using the vehicle to tow his work trailer...

[例句] They threatened to tow away my car...

adj. 短暂的，转瞬即逝的，临时的；n. 临时旅客，瞬变现象，候鸟；

[例句] ...the transient nature of high fashion...

[例句] In most cases, pain is transient.

adj. 有节制的，（气候）温和的，适度的；

[例句] The Nile Valley keeps a temperate climate throughout the year.

[例句] His final report to the President was far more temperate and balanced than the earlier memorandum.

n. 盘绕，麻线，捻，缠绕在一起的东西；vt.& vi. 搓，编，（使）盘绕；vi. 蜿蜒；

[例句] He had twined his chubby arms around Vincent's neck...

[例句] He twined his fingers into hers…

n. 结，关系( tie的名词复数 )，领带，绳子，束缚；v. 绑，连结，（用线、绳等）系( tie的第三人称单数 )，（在线、绳上）打结，连接，将…系在…上；

[例句] He tied the ends of the plastic bag together...

[例句] Mr Saunders tied her hands and feet.

n. 旋转，转向，转弯处，车工工艺；v. 转动，扭转，（使）变成，“turn”的现在分词；

[例句] Take the next turning on the right.

n. 技术人员，技师，技巧纯熟的人；

[例句] ...a laboratory technician.

[例句] ...a versatile, veteran player, a superb technician.

n. 主题，话题，论题，标题，细目；

[例句] The weather is a constant topic of conversation in Britain…

[例句] The main topic for discussion is political union...

adj. 宽容的，容忍的，忍受的，（植物、动物或机器）能在困难条件下生存（或操作）的，能耐…的；

[例句] They need to be tolerant of different points of view...

[例句] Other changes include more tolerant attitudes to unmarried couples having children.

vt. 超越，超出…的限度，优于或胜过…，高于或独立于（宇宙）而生存；

[例句] ...issues like European union that transcend party loyalty.

n. 支流，进贡国，附庸国，进贡者；adj. （需向…）进贡的，附庸的，辅助的，支流的；

[例句] ...the Napo river, a tributary of the Amazon.

[例句] …a small tributary river.

adj. 酸的，辛辣的，尖刻的，严厉的；n. 果馅饼，轻佻的女人，妓女，小妞；vt. 将某人打扮得妖艳，将某物装饰得俗气；

[例句] ...jam tarts.

[例句] ...a slice of home-made tart.

adj. 调谐的，已调谐的；v. 调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 )，调整，（给收音机、电视等）调谐，使协调；

[例句] She was humming a merry little tune.

[例句] She'll also be playing your favourite pop tunes.

n. 水槽，食槽，低谷期，[航]深海漕，[气]低气压槽；

[例句] The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance.

[例句] The boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves.

n. 十几岁的青少年，十三岁到十九岁的少年；

[例句] As a teenager he attended Tulse Hill Senior High School.

n. 木材，木料，（用于建筑或制作物品的）树木，用材林，林场，素质；vt. 用木料支撑，备以木材；

[例句] These Severn Valley woods have been exploited for timber since Saxon times.

[例句] ...a single-story timber building.

vt.& vi. （使）变厚，使更厚；vt. 使（话等）不清晰，使模糊，使（情节等）复杂；vi. 变得不清晰，变得模糊，变复杂；

[例句] Thicken the broth with the cornflour...

[例句] Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.