tailieunhanh - NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 67

NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 67. The small but very concise NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases offers 6,000 basic and common English words plus 6,000 basic and common English idioms and phrases. You will find this portable title essential in the classroom, at home, or traveling, when you need help to recall word and phrase meanings. | tasty showing poor taste R offensive rude. Adv tastelessly. tasty tes ti adj. full of flavor delicious. Adv tastily. Comp tastier sup tastiest. tatter tAt tv. to tear a piece of cloth to fray something. IN TATTERS taught tot past tense and past participle of teach. taunt tont 1. tv. to tease someone to make fun of someone to ridicule someone to provoke someone by saying something unkind. 2. n. an unkind remark that is made to tease or ridicule someone. taut tot adj. pulled tight having no slack stretched. Adv tautly. Comp tauter sup tautest. RUN A TAUT SHIP tax tAks 1. n. money charged by a government to pay for the cost of the government and its services. 2. tv. to make someone pay Q. 3. tv. to charge Q on something to burden something with Q. 4. tv. to burden someone or something to place a strain on someone or something. Figurative on . INCOME TAX tax bracket tAks brAk @t n. one of a series of federal income-tax rates and the levels of income associated with that rate. tax return tAks ri t n n. a form filled out by someone required to pay taxes showing the amount of tax that is owed. taxi tAk si 1. n. a cab a taxicab. Short for taxicab. 2. iv. for an airplane to move on the ground. taxicab tAk si kAb n. a car that along with its driver can be hired for short trips. Can be shortened to taxi or CAB. tea ti 1. n. the leaves of a bush grown in Asia that are dried and then soaked in boiling water to make a refreshing drink. Plural only for types and instances. 2. n. a drink made from Q. No plural. 3. n. a drink like @ made by soaking dried herbs or other plants in boiling water. No plural. NOT SOMEONE S CUP OF TEA teach titj 1 . tv. irreg. to provide instruction in a particular subject. Past tense and past participle taught. 2. tv. irreg. to instruct someone in how to do something. 3. iv. irreg. to work as a teacher. teach one s grandmother to suck eggs to try to tell or show someone more knowledgeable or experienced than oneself how to do something. teacher titj n.