📖 T — The English dictionary · page 50

trivial — Everyday, meaning 1: Something trivial is small and not important, not worth worrying about.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (maths) A trivial case or answer is the simplest, most obvious one, that needs no real work, for example x = 0.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Trivial facts are odd little facts that are fun but not important, as in a quiz (trivia).↗ Example: They had a big argument about something trivial.↗ · Don't worry about trivial mistakes like a missing comma.↗ · Her worry seemed trivial, but to her it was big.↗ · In maths, x = 0 is the trivial answer to x × 5 = x × 3.↗ · The quiz was full of trivial facts about famous people.↗ · It is not a trivial problem; it will take hours to solve.↗ · Losing a pencil is trivial compared with losing your dog.↗ · “Ah! what a trivial view of life!” said the Rocket; “but it is only what I expected.↗

triviality — Everyday, meaning 1: Something small and unimportant.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Being unimportant or not serious.↗ Example: Don't waste time on trivialities.↗ · They argued over a triviality.↗ · The meeting got stuck on trivialities.↗ · She was surprised by the triviality of his complaint.↗ · The court spent hours on trivialities like the Hatter's hat.↗ · Forget the trivialities and look at the big picture.↗

trojan — Everyday, meaning 1: Trojan means from Troy, the ancient city in what is now Turkey; a Trojan is a person from Troy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The Trojan Horse is the story of a huge wooden horse the Greeks left outside Troy; soldiers were hiding inside it, and at night they came out and took the city.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (computers) A trojan is a harmful program that pretends to be something useful, like a game or a free app, so that you let it into your computer.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (UK, old-fashioned) «To work like a Trojan» means to work very hard.↗ Example: The Trojans pulled the giant wooden horse into their city.↗ · The Trojan War lasted ten years, says the old story.↗ · Hector was the bravest of the Trojans.↗ · My brother's laptop got a trojan from a fake game download.↗ · The free app was really a trojan that stole passwords.↗ · Never open a file from a stranger — it could be a trojan.↗ · The new rule was a Trojan horse: it looked kind but hid a nasty surprise.↗ · Mum worked like a Trojan to get the garden ready.↗ · But here, for the first time throughout his whole career, the courage of the Trojan hero deserted him.↗

troll — Everyday, meaning 1: In Scandinavian fairy tales, a big, ugly, often stupid creature that lives in caves, mountains or under bridges.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (internet slang) A person who posts nasty or silly messages online on purpose to upset people or start arguments.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb, slang) To troll is to post such messages, or to tease someone by pretending.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) To fish by pulling a baited line slowly behind a boat.↗ Example: The troll lived under the bridge and roared at the goats.↗ · In Norwegian tales, trolls turn to stone in sunlight.↗ · Someone was a troll and wrote mean comments on her video.↗ · Don't feed the trolls; block them and tell a grown-up.↗ · My brother was just trolling me when he said school was cancelled.↗ · Grandpa trolled for fish from the back of the boat.↗ · ‘Can you fight?’ roared the Troll.↗

trolley — Everyday, meaning 1: A trolley is a small cart with wheels for carrying things, like a shopping trolley in a supermarket.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A trolley is a small table on wheels for serving food and drinks, like on a train or plane.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In American English, a trolley is a tram that runs on rails in a street.↗ Example: Mum pushed the shopping trolley round the supermarket.↗ · We put our suitcases on a luggage trolley.↗ · The lady with the snack trolley came down the train.↗ · Don't stand in the trolley; it might tip over.↗ · San Francisco has old trolleys on its streets.↗ · Put the trolley back when you're done.↗ · The nurse wheeled in a trolley.↗

trolling — Everyday, meaning 1: (online) Posting rude, mean or upsetting messages on the internet on purpose, to make people angry or to get attention.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (fishing) Fishing by pulling a baited line behind a slowly moving boat.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) Teasing someone as a joke: «I'm just trolling you».↗ Example: Trolling people online is a form of bullying.↗ · If someone is trolling you, don't reply – block and report them.↗ · He was trolling the comments with nasty messages.↗ · «Are you trolling me?» she laughed when I said school was cancelled.↗ · We went trolling for salmon from Uncle Jim's boat.↗ · The website removed accounts for trolling.↗

trombone — Everyday, meaning 1: A trombone is a large brass musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and moving a long sliding tube in and out to change the notes.↗ Example: Leo plays the trombone in the school band.↗ · The trombone's slide moves in and out to change the note.↗ · Trombones belong to the brass family.↗ · The jazz band had two trumpets and a trombone.↗ · A sad trombone sound played when the cartoon cat fell over.↗ · Ella practises the trombone every evening.↗ · The trombone is longer than the trumpet and plays lower.↗ · At the noise, a large Crab crawled slowly out of the water and, with a voice that sounded like a trombone suffering from a cold, he cried out:↗

troop — Everyday, meaning 1: (troops) Soldiers, especially a large group of them.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A group of soldiers, especially on horses or in tanks.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A group of people or animals, such as a troop of monkeys or a troop of scouts.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) To walk together as a group, often in a line: «the children trooped into the hall».↗ Example: The troops marched across the bridge.↗ · A troop of monkeys swung through the trees.↗ · My brother is in the local scout troop.↗ · The children trooped into the hall for assembly.↗ · We trooped out to the bus after the trip.↗ · The government sent troops to help after the earthquake.↗ · The baboon troop was led by a big male.↗ · “It is a lord with his troop.”↗ · Gad, a troop shall troop upon him; but he shall troop upon their heel.↗ (Torah GEN.49.19, JPS 1917)↗ · and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of the troop.↗ (Writings 1CH.12.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And, behold, there came a troop of men, horsemen by pairs.↗ (Prophets ISA.21.9, JPS 1917)↗ · For by Thee I run upon a troop; by my God do I scale a wall.↗ (Prophets 2SA.22.30, JPS 1917)↗

troops — Everyday, meaning 1: Troops are soldiers, especially a large group of them.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A troop is a group of soldiers, scouts or animals such as monkeys: a troop of Girl Scouts, a troop of baboons.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To troop somewhere is to walk there together as a group, often slowly or tiredly: the children trooped into the hall.↗ Example: The troops marched across the bridge.↗ · A troop of monkeys swung through the trees.↗ · My sister is in a Girl Scout troop.↗ · The tired children trooped back to the bus.↗ · The general sent more troops to the city.↗ · We all trooped into the hall for assembly.↗ · Seven leaders were now chosen, each at the head of a separate detachment of troops.↗ · And Elam bore the quiver, with troops of men, even horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.↗ (Prophets ISA.22.6, JPS 1917)↗ · His troops come on together, and cast up their way against me, and encamp round about my tent.↗ (Writings JOB.19.12, JPS 1917)↗ · And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so doth the company of priests; they murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they commit enormity.↗ (Prophets HOS.6.9, JPS 1917)↗

trophic — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) To do with food and feeding, especially who eats whom in nature.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In "trophic level": the step or position a living thing has in a food chain, such as plant, plant-eater or meat-eater.↗ Example: Plants are at the first trophic level.↗ · Rabbits eat grass, so they are on the second trophic level.↗ · Foxes are on a higher trophic level than rabbits.↗ · Only about a tenth of the energy passes to the next trophic level.↗ · Bringing wolves back to Yellowstone caused a trophic cascade.↗ · Draw a pyramid to show the trophic levels.↗

trophy — Everyday, meaning 1: A trophy is a prize such as a cup, a shield or a statue given to a winner of a competition.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A trophy is something kept to remember a success, such as a hunting trophy.↗ Example: Our team won the trophy!↗ · The captain lifted the trophy above her head.↗ · The trophies are kept in a glass cabinet.↗ · He got a trophy for being the most improved player.↗ · The trophy was a big silver cup.↗ · Every team got a small trophy for taking part.↗ · The football trophy has the winners' names on it.↗ · So he took it up carefully and carried it home as a trophy of his victory.↗

tropic — Everyday, meaning 1: The tropics are the hot, wet regions of the Earth near the equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A tropic is either of two imaginary lines around the Earth: the Tropic of Cancer (north of the equator) and the Tropic of Capricorn (south of the equator).↗ Example: The Tropic of Capricorn passes through Australia.↗ · It is hot all year in the tropics.↗ · Rainforests grow in the tropics.↗ · Mark the Tropic of Cancer on your map.↗ · The equator lies between the two tropics.↗ · Many colourful fish live in the tropics.↗ · Bananas grow well in the tropics.↗

tropical — Everyday, meaning 1: Tropical describes places near the equator, in the tropics, which are hot all year.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Tropical describes the things from such places: tropical fruit, tropical fish, a tropical storm.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Tropical weather is hot and humid (damp).↗ Example: Mangoes and pineapples are tropical fruits.↗ · We keep tropical fish in a heated tank.↗ · Tropical rainforests are hot and wet all year.↗ · Northern Australia has a tropical climate.↗ · A tropical storm hit the coast of Florida.↗ · The tropical island had white sand and palm trees.↗ · Tropical places usually have a wet season and a dry season instead of four seasons.↗ · Near by he could see the thicket of raspberry canes, growing tall and close like a tropical jungle, in whose shadow he had played with the Boy on bygone mornings.↗

troposphere — Everyday, meaning 1: The troposphere is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere, from the ground up to about 10 to 15 km, where we live and where nearly all weather happens.↗ Example: We live in the troposphere.↗ · Almost all clouds and weather form in the troposphere.↗ · The air gets colder the higher you go in the troposphere.↗ · Above the troposphere is the stratosphere.↗ · Big jets fly near the top of the troposphere.↗ · The troposphere holds most of the air in the atmosphere.↗ · If the troposphere is 12 km thick, a plane at 10 km is 2 km from its top.↗

trot — Everyday, meaning 1: When a horse trots, it moves faster than walking, lifting its legs in pairs with a bouncy step.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: When a person or animal trots, they run slowly with short steps.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A trot is this kind of movement.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «On the trot» (British) means one after another.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To trot after someone can mean to follow closely behind them.↗ Example: The pony trotted around the field.↗ · The little dog trotted beside me.↗ · We went from a walk to a trot.↗ · My sister trotted off to find her shoes.↗ · Our team won four games on the trot.↗ · Horses walk, trot, canter and gallop.↗ · He trotted down the stairs to breakfast.↗ · I will trot on your track when I waken up.”↗

troth — Everyday, meaning 1: Troth is an old word for a promise or a faithful word; 'my troth' or 'on my troth' is an old oath meaning truly, I promise.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: A solemn promise or pledge of faith; "my troth" or "on my troth" is an old oath meaning truly.↗ Example: They plighted their troth.↗ · On my troth, I will help you.↗ · 'Be easy, Fin,' said Oonagh; 'troth, I am ashamed of you.'↗ · "Be easy, Fin," replied Oonagh; "troth, I'm ashamed of you.↗ (Celtic Fairy Tales) · "On my troth I will bring you to good water," says she.↗ (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) · And when they were young they loved one another and plighted their troth.↗ (More English Fairy Tales)

trouble — Everyday, meaning 1: Problems, difficulty or worry: «I had trouble with my homework».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A situation where you might be told off or punished: «You'll be in trouble».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A situation of danger: a ship in trouble.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Effort or bother: «It's no trouble».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Verb: to worry someone or to bother them: «Sorry to trouble you».↗ Example: I'm having trouble with this sum.↗ · You'll get into trouble if you're late.↗ · The swimmer was in trouble, so the lifeguard helped.↗ · It's no trouble — I'm happy to help.↗ · The trouble is, I lost the key.↗ · Sorry to trouble you, but where is the station?↗ · If you're in trouble, call 999 in the UK or 911 in the USA.↗ · Telling an adult about bullying is not snitching — it stops the trouble.↗ · But why should that trouble you?↗ · Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they trouble me with their weeping, saying: Give us flesh, that we may eat.↗ (Torah NUM.11.13, JPS 1917)↗ · 19) The word ענג signifies joy, and when transposed, forming the word נגע it signifies just the contrary, trouble, plague.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?↗ (Writings PSA.10.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.↗ (Writings PSA.25.22, JPS 1917)↗ · Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?↗ (Writings JOB.27.9, JPS 1917)↗