vt.

1. 把……塞進，把……藏入[O]
   She tucked her letter into an envelope.

   她把信摺好塞進信封。

2. 把……的邊塞到下面（或裡面）
   His mother tucked in his blanket.

   他母親幫他把毯子蓋好。

3. 把……舒服地裹好[（+in/up）]
   She tucked the baby in his crib for a nap.

   她把嬰兒裹好放在童床裡小睡一會兒。

4. 使摺疊，捲起，挽起
   The man tucked up his trousers for wading.

   那人捲起褲子，準備涉水。

5. 使縮起，收攏
6. 使有褶襉
   The baby's dress was beautifully tucked with tiny stitches.

   嬰兒的衣服用細針腳縫著漂亮的褶襉。

7. 【俚】大口吃（或喝）[（+away/in）]
   The boys tucked away a big meal.

   男孩子們大吃一頓。

vi.

1. 縫褶襉
2. 摺疊；收攏
3. 舒服地裹在裡面
   By nine o'clock we had all tucked into bed.

   九點以前我們都舒舒服服鑽進了被窩。

4. 【俚】大口吃（或喝）[（+in/into）]
   The boy tucked into the salad put in front of him.

   男孩大吃放在他面前的沙拉。

n.

1. （衣服等的）褶襉；打褶[C]
   The dress was too big, so Mother put a tuck in it.

   衣服太大，所以媽媽在裡面打了襉。

2. 船尾突出部[C]
3. 抱膝式跳水[C]
4. 【俚】食物[U]

v.

1. push, fold, or turn under or between two surfaces or into a confined space:
   he tucked his shirt into his trousers.
   ▸ (tuck someone in/up) settle someone in bed by pulling the edges of the bedclothes firmly under the mattress.
2. (tuck something away) put or keep something in a secure or concealed place.
3. make a flattened, stitched fold in (a garment or material), to improve the fit or for decoration.
4. (tuck in/into) informal eat food heartily.

n.

1. a flattened, stitched fold in a garment or material.
   ▸informal a surgical operation which involves removing a fold of flesh or fat:

   tummy tuck.
2. Brit. informal food eaten by children at school as a snack.
3. (also tuck position) (in diving, gymnastics, downhill skiing, etc.) a position with the knees bent and held close to the chest.