to have a kidney transplant
►trans • plant / trrens ' plrent / verb
( trans - plants , trans - plant - ing , trans - plant - ed )
to transplant a liver into another body
trans • port AWL| / trren ' sport / verb ( trans - ports , trans - port - ing , trans - port ed )
to carry people or things from one place to another The goods were transported by air.
AWL
trans • por • ta • tion ©
/ |trrenspor ' tei/n / noun [ noncount ]
carrying people or things from one place to another the transportation of passengers to and from the airport
vehicles that you travel in
I usually take public transportation to work.
There is free transportation to the stadium from
downtown.
trap1 / trrep/ noun [ count ]
a thing that you use for catching animals The rabbit's leg was caught in a trap.
a plan to trick someone
I knew the question was a trap, so I didn't answer it.
trap 2 / trrep / verb ( traps , trap - ping , trapped )
to keep someone in a place that they cannot escape from They were trapped in the burning building.
to catch or trick someone or something
Police are hoping this new evidence could help trap the killer.
trap .e . zoid
/ trrepszoid / noun [ count ]
( MATH ) a flat shape with four straight sides. One pair of opposite sides are parallel (= always the same distance from each other ) , and the other pair are not.
trash © / trrej/ noun [ noncount ]
things that you do not want anymore old boxes, bottles, and other trash
Don't forget to take out the trash (= carry it outside to be collected ) .
something that you think is bad, stupid, or wrong How can you watch that trash on TV?
—SYNONYM garbage
trash can / ' trrej |kren / noun [ count ]
a large container for garbage that you keep outside your house
—SYNONYM garbage can
trash • y / ' trrej! / adjective ( trash - i - er , trash - i - est )
of bad quality trashy novels
trau • ma / ' troms ; ' traums / noun [ count, noncount ]
a state of great shock or sadness, or an event that causes this feeling
the trauma of losing your parents ► trau • mat • ic / trs ' mretik ; tro' mretik / adjective a traumatic experience
traV .el 1Ф / 'trsevl/ verb ( trav - els , trav - el - ing , trav - eled )
to go from one place to another I would like to travel around the world. I travel to school by bus. She traveled 500 miles in one day.
trav • el 2 Ф / 'trsevi / noun
[ noncount ] the action of going from one place to another
My hobbies are music and travel.
travels [ plural ] a person's trips to different places, especially places that are far away
You must have seen a lot of interesting places on your
travels .
Thesaurus
trip an act of traveling from one place to another, and usually back again. A trip can be short or long, and can be for business or pleasure: a business trip ♦ a round-the-world trip ♦ a trip to the grocery store ♦ They took a trip down the river. ♦ We just got back from our trip to Japan. We had a great time. travel the general activity of moving from place to place. With this meaning, travel is a noncount noun. A person's travels are the time he or she spends traveling, especially in foreign countries and for pleasure: air/rail/space travel ♦ Foreign travel is very popular these days. ♦ The book is about her travels around Europe.
