英语六级词汇备考-高频单词及例句（79）

　　781, thirst n.渴,口渴;渴望

　　This kind of work gives me a thirst.

　　这种工作使我感到口渴。

　　长期的干渴

　　The soldiers died of thirst in the desert.

　　士兵们在沙漠中因长期的干渴而死亡。

　　渴望; 渴求

　　He had a great thirst for knowledge.

　　他渴求知识。

　　782, thorn n.刺,棘;荆棘;蒺藜

　　I was sitting on the thorns while waiting for the outcome.等待结果时我如坐针毡。

　　783, threshold n.门槛;入门,开端

　　Ill never cross the threshold of your house again.

　　我再也不进你的家门了

　　784, thrill vt. vi.激动

　　n. 强烈的兴奋、恐惧或快乐感

　　His speech caused a thrill among the audience.

　　他的演说引起了听众的极大兴奋。

　　vt. vi. 兴奋, 激动

　　785, tick n.滴答声;记号

　　The silence was broken only by the tick of the clock.

　　除了时钟的滴答声外, 一片寂静。

　　记号

　　He put a tick by her name on the list.

　　在名单上他在她的名字旁打了一个勾号。

　　证券价格的增额

　　壁虱

　　vt. vi. 发出滴答声

　　标以记号

　　He ticked the items one by one.

　　他把这些项目一个个标出记号。

　　激怒

　　786, tile n.瓦片,瓷砖;贴砖

　　The ceiling tiles help to insulate a room.

　　那天花板瓦能使房间隔热。

　　vt. 用瓦片、瓷砖等覆盖

　　787, tilt vt. vi.倾斜

　　Sonny tilted back in his chair.

　　桑尼坐在椅子里, 斜靠着椅背。

　　She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.

　　她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。

　　788, timber n.木材,木料

　　The timber has started to decay. 木材已开始腐烂。

　　树木, 横梁

　　A timber fell from the roof. 一根横梁从屋顶落下。

　　789, timely a.及时的;适时的

　　790, timid a.胆怯的;羞怯的

　　He is timid by nature. 他生性胆小。