知识点64 ：T字母开头的单词 taciturn-totte

taciturn（tacit：默契
A taciturn person does not say very much and can seem unfriendly
reticent：少言寡语
Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things
withdrawn：沉默寡言的
Someone who is withdrawn is very quiet, and does not want to talk to other people
reserved：保留的）

1. Someone who is reserved keeps their feelings hidden
2. A table in a restaurant or a seat in a theathre that is reserved is being kept for someone rather than given or sold to anyone else

tantalize（tantrum：发脾气）
If someone or something tantalizes you, they make you feel hopeful and excited about getting what you want, usually before disappointing you by not letting you have what they appeared to offer
tantamount（commensurate：相称的
If you say that one thing is tantamount to another, more serious thing, you are emphasizing how bad, unacceptable, or unfortunate the first thing is by comparing it to the second thing

taut 拉紧的(tight：紧张

1. Something that is taut is stretched very tight
2. If someone has a taut expression, they look very worried and tense
   tout：兜售
3. If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good
4. If someone touts tickets, they sell them outside a sports stadium or theatre, usually for more than their original value
5. A tout is someone who sells things such as tickets unofficially, usually at prices which are higher than the official ones
   slack：时差
6. Something that is slack is loose and not firmly stretched or tightly in position
7. A slack period is one in which there is not much work or activity
8. Someone who is slack in their work does not do it properly
9. If someone is slacking, they are not working as hard as they should
10. Slack off means the same as 偷懒
    lax：松）
    If you say that a person’s behavior or a system is lax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards

tepid（temperature：温度
Water or another liquid that is tepid is slightly warm
trepid：惊恐的
timid by nature or revealing timidity
tremble：颤抖的

1. If you tremble, you shake slightly because you are frightened or cold
2. If something trembles, it shakes slightly
   torpid：迟钝的
   If you are torpid, you are mentally or physically inactive, especially because you are feeling lazy or sleepy
   torrid：炎热的）
3. Torrid weather is extremely hot and dry
4. A torrid relationship or incident involves very strong emotions connected with love and sex

theocracy（government：政府
A theocracy is a society which is ruled by priests who represent a god
atheist：无神论者
An atheist is a person who believes that there is no God
pantheon：万神殿
You can refer to a group of gods or a group of important people as a pantheon
pandemonium：乌烟瘴气
If there is pandemonium in a place, the people there are behaving a very noisy and uncontrolled way
democracy：民主
Democracy is a system of government in which people choose their rulers by voting for them in elections
autocracy：专制

1. Autocracy is government or control by one person who has complete power
2. An autocracy is a country or organization that is ruled by one person who has complete power
   plutocracy：金权政治
   A plutocracy is a country that is ruled by its wealthiest people, or a class of wealthy people who rule a country
   aristocracy：贵族
   The aristocracy is a class of people in some countries who have a high social rank and special titles

bureaucracy：官僚XX

1. A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large umber of officials
2. Bureaucracy refers to all the rules and procedures followed by government departments and similar organizations, especially when you think that these are complicated and cause long delays

thermal（thermometer：温度计

1. Thermal means relating to or caused by heat or by changes in temperature
   geothermic：地热
2. Thermal streams or baths contains water which is naturally hot or warm
3. Thermals a thermal clothes
4. A thermal is a movement of rising warm air
   thermostat：温控器）
   A thermostat is a device that switches a system or motor on or off according to the temperature. Thermostats are used, for example, in central heating systems and refrigerators

totter（stagger：搀扶
If someone totters somewhere, they walk there in an unsteady way, for example, because they are drunk
stumble：绊脚
If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are waling or running and nearly fall over
extort：勒索
If someone extorts money from you, they get it from you using force, treats, or other unfair or illegal means
retort：反驳
To retort means to reply angrily to someone
contort：扭曲
If someone’s face or body contorts or is contorted, it moves into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position
distort：扭曲

1. If you distort a statement, fact, or idea, you report or represent it in an untrue way
2. If something you can see or hear is distorted or distorts, its appearance or sound is changed so that it seems unclear
   torment：煎熬
3. Torment is extreme suffering, usually mental suffering
4. A torment is something that causes extreme suffering, usually mental suffering
5. If something torments you, it causes you extreme mental suffering

torture：拷问

1. If someone is tortured, another person deliberately causes them terrible pain over a period of time, in order to punish them or to make them reveal information
2. To torture someone means to cause them to suffer mental pain or anxiety

torturous：痛苦的
Something that is torturous is extremely painful and causes great suffering
tortuous：曲折的）

1. A tortuous road is full of bends and twists
2. A tortuous process or piece of writing is very long and complicated