大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(一百零二)

　　these

　　[of or about the people, places or things nearby that have been spoken about already]

　　These are my children.

　　they

　　[those ones being spoken about]

　　They work with us on several projects.

　　thick

　　[(1) having a large distance between two opposite surfaces; (2) having many parts close together; (3) almost solid, such as a liquid that does not flow easily; (4) opposite thin]

　　The wall is two meters thick. (1)

　　The forest is very thick. (2)

　　He put thick oil in the motor of his old car. (3)

　　This house paint is thick, not thin like the other paint. (4)

　　thin

　　[(1) having a small distance between two opposite surfaces; (2) not fat; (3) not wide; (4) opposite thick]

　　The walls in this house are very thin. (1)

　　He was fat as a boy but is thin as a man. (2)

　　The young trees are thin but will grow wide. (3)

　　The electric wires were thin, not thick. (4)

　　thing

　　[any object]

　　Do you know what that thing is?

　　think

　　[(1) to produce thoughts; (2) to form ideas in the mind; (3) to consider; (4) to believe]

　　What is it in humans that makes them think? (1)

　　Sometimes he thinks about the purpose of his life. (2)

　　I will think about your request. (3)

　　I think you are right. (4)

　　third

　　[coming after two others]

　　You are the third person to tell me about that.

　　this

　　[of or about the person, place or thing nearby that has been spoken about already]

　　This note will answer your question.

　　threaten

　　[to warn that one will do harm or cause damage]

　　The bank threatened to seize his house.

　　through

　　[(1) in at one end and out at the other; (2) from front to back; (3) from top to bottom; (4) with the help of; (5) by]

　　Oil is shipped through a pipe from Texas to Virginia. (1)

　　The dog ran through the house. (2)

　　The submarine sank through the water. (3)

　　They got help through their church. (4)

　　They came through the back way. (5)

　　throw

　　[to cause to go through the air by a movement of the arm]

　　Very few baseball players can throw a ball 100 miles an hour.

　　* one mile = 1.6 kilometers

　　tie

　　[(1) to join or hold together with some material; (2) anything that joins or unites; (3) links or connections]

　　He tied his dog to the tree. (1)

　　They are connected by business ties. (2)

　　The two nations have strong trade ties. (3)

　　time

　　[(1) that which is measured in minutes, hours, days and years; (2) a period that can be identified in hours and minutes and is shown on a clock; (3) a period when an event should or will take place]

　　We have been friends for a long time. (1)

　　What time is it? (2)

　　The time for starting the meeting is two o'clock. (3)