PTE Word List for Academic -T | Large Interactive Flashcard

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tablet

n.
(藥片,片劑,一份藥) a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen

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taboo

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

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tacit

a.
(默許的,會意的) indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent

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tackle

n.
(滑車,复滑車,釣具,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
((達到目的)手段,戰術) plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end

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tame

a.
(馴服的,沒精打采的,枯燥無味的) domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften

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tamper

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

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tangible

a. Syn. real; palpable
(可觸摸的,真實的) able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable

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tangle

n.
(被糾纏,纏結,亂成一團) 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,瀝青,柏油,水手) sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal

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tariff

n.
(關稅,關稅表,價目表,價格表) tax on goods coming into a country

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tarnish

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

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taxation

n.
(徵稅,課稅,稅款,稅) laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue

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technician

n.
(技術人員,專門技師) one skilled particularly in the technical details of work

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tedious

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

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teem

v.
(充滿,到處都是) be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers

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telecommunication

n.
(電信,遠距離通訊,電信學) electronic systems used in transmitting messages

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telex

n.
(電傳,電傳的文字,發電傳) communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals

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temperament

n. Syn. disposition
(氣質,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
(節制的,自我控制的) restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality