top and tail

British EnglishBrEDFC to cut the top and bottom off a piece of fruit or a vegetable 去掉〔水果或蔬菜〕的两头

Examples from the Corpus

top and tail• Lengthier ones such as those in support of specific discovery are not suited and the standard part becomes little more than the top and tail.• There will be four engines in operation with two trains to push, pull, top and tail, and double-head.• Peel off the tough outer skin of the silk squash, or top and tail the courgettes.• There is no need to top and tail them.

→ top and tail at top3(6)

单词	top and tail
释义	top and tail top and tail British EnglishBrEDFC to cut the top and bottom off a piece of fruit or a vegetable 去掉〔水果或蔬菜〕的两头 Examples from the Corpus top and tail• Lengthier ones such as those in support of specific discovery are not suited and the standard part becomes little more than the top and tail.• There will be four engines in operation with two trains to push, pull, top and tail, and double-head.• Peel off the tough outer skin of the silk squash, or top and tail the courgettes.• There is no need to top and tail them. → top and tail at top3(6)
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