大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(一百)

　　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 information; (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)

　　term

　　[(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 terms in Congress. (1)

　　The terms 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)