動變: 過去式:tarred 過去分詞:tarred 現在進行時:tarring
tar1
n.
- 焦油;柏油,瀝青[U]
vt.
- 塗焦油於,用焦油覆蓋
- 玷汙,汙辱
辨析
tar2
n.
- 【口】水手,海員[C]
tar3
vt.
- 慫恿,煽動[(+on)]
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
tar1
n.
a dark, thick flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal, used in road-making and for coating and preserving timber.▸a similar substance formed by burning tobacco or other material.
v.
(tars, tarring, tarred)
[usu. as adj. tarred]
cover with tar.Phrase
- beat
(or whale)
the tar out of
N. Amer. informal beat or thrash severely. - tar and feather
smear with tar and then cover with feathers as a punishment. - tar people with the same brush
consider specified people to have the same faults.
Etymology
OE teru, teoru, of Gmc origin.
tar2
n.
informal, dated a sailor.Etymology
C17: perh. an abbrev. of tarpaulin, used as a nickname for a sailor at this time.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》