大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(九十九)

　　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.