VOA慢速英语1500基础单词 [T]

take
[(1) to put a hand or hands around something and hold it, often to move it to another place; (2) to carry something; (3) to seize; (4) to capture; (5) to begin to be in control]
Take this glass. (1)
They will take this with them. (2)
Did the policemen take the evidence? (3)
The Marines took the enemy position. (4)
The President takes office tomorrow. (5)

talk
[(1) to express thoughts in spoken words; (2) a meeting for discussion]
He will talk to us. (1)
The professor will give the talk. (2)

tall
[(1) higher than others; (2) opposite short]
New York has many very tall buildings. (1)
Tom is tall but his wife is short. (2)

tank
[(1) a large container for holding liquids; (2) a heavy military vehicle with guns]
That oil tank is leaking. (1)
The tank moved into position and began shelling the town. (2)

target
[any person or object aimed at or fired at]
We fired at paper targets 300 meters from us.

taste
[to sense through the mouth]
The fruit tastes sweet.

tax
[the money a person or business must pay to the government so the government can provide services]
Federal taxes are due April 15th, unless you pay them earlier.

tea
[a drink made from the plant of the same name]
May I get you a cup of tea?

teach
[(1) to show how to do something; (2) to provide knowledge; (3) to cause to understand]
Will you teach me how to drive a car? (1)
She wants to teach high school students. (2)
He taught me to understand poems. (3)

team
[a group organized for some purpose, often for sports]
She plays on the softball and soccer teams.

tear
[to pull apart, often by force]
Did your dog tear the newspaper?

tears
[the fluid that comes out of the eyes while crying]
Her eyes flooded with tears.

technical
[(1) involving machines, processes and materials in industry, transportation and communications; (2) of or about a very special kind of subject or thing]
He has made many technical improvements in our factory. (1)
You need technical knowledge to understand how this system works. (2)

technology
[the use of scientific knowledge and methods to produce goods and services]
She works at a company that designs communications technology.

telephone
[a device or system for sending sounds, especially the voice, over distances]
Do you have a wireless telephone?

telescope
[a device for making objects that are far away appear closer and larger]
Space telescopes can see objects near the edge of our galaxy.

television
[(1) a device that receives electronic signals and makes them into pictures and sounds; (2) the system of sending pictures and sounds by electronic signals over a distance so others can see and hear them on a receiver]
He has a television in every room. (1)
Television has affected almost every part of our lives. (2)

tell
[(1) to give infomp3ation; (2) to make known by speaking; (3) to command]
He will tell everyone how to get to the party. (1)
She will tell us about her trip to China. (2)
Do what I tell you. (3)

temperature
[the measurement of heat and cold]
What is the temperature outside?

temporary
[lasting only a short time]
He has a temporary job.

tense
[(1) having fear or concern; (2) dangerous; (3) opposite calm]
My pregnant sister is tense about the pain of childbirth. (1)
The bomb threat created a tense situation. (2)
The calm situation suddenly became a tense situation. (3)

temp3
[(1) a limited period of time during which someone does a job or carries out a responsibility; (2) the conditions of an agreement that have been accepted by those involved in it]
He served two temp3s in Congress. (1)
The temp3s of the peace agreement were guaranteed by the United States and Russia. (2)

terrible
[(1)very bad; (2) causing terror or fear]
She had a terrible day at the office. (1)
The hostages were in a terrible situation. (2)

territory
[a large area of land]
The area is dangerous territory in summer because of extremely hot weather and lack of water.

terror
[(1) extreme fear; (2) that which causes great fear]
She lived with the terror that the attack could happen again. (1)
He froze with terror when he saw the angry bear running toward him. (2)

terrorist
[a person who carries out acts of extreme violence as a protest or a way to influence a government]
The terrorist admitted that he made the bomb.

test
[(1) to attempt to learn or prove what something is like or how it will act by studying or doing; (2) an attempt to learn or prove what something is like or how it will act by studying or doing; (3) a group of questions or problems used to find out a person's knowledge]
The scientists will test the new engine soon. (1)
The test of the new engine takes place today. (2)
The students did well on the language test. (3)

than
[(1) connecting word used to link things that may be similar, but are not equal]
My sister is taller than I am.

thank
[to say that one has a good feeling toward another because that person did something kind]
I want to thank you for helping me.

that
[(1) showing the person, place or thing being spoken about; (2) the person, place or thing being spoken about]
That man is a soldier. (1)
The building that I saw was very large. (2)

the
[used in front of a name word to show that it is a person or thing that is known about or is being spoken about]
The man watched the animal run into the woods.

theater
[a place where movies are shown or plays are perfomp3ed]
We saw a wonderful play last night at the theater.

them
[other people being spoken about]
Did you talk to them about the dog?

then
[(1) at that time; (2) and so]
We were young then. (1)
If I am late then she gets angry. (2)

theory
[a possible explanation of why something exists or how something happens using experiments or ideas, but which is not yet proven]
Other scientists are debating his theory about the disappearance of dinosaurs.

there
[(1) in that place or position; (2) to or toward that place]
What did you find over there? (1)
I am going there to get something to eat. (2)