单词 | tuck something ↔ away |
释义 | tuck something ↔ awaytuck something ↔ away phrasal verbphr v a) be tucked away a) BUSY PLACEif a place is tucked away, it is in a quiet area 〔某处所〕隐藏在〔寂静的地方〕 The village of Eyam is tucked away behind the hills. 伊姆村静静地坐落在山后。 b) HIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEEFINDif someone or something is tucked away, they are hidden or difficult to find 躲藏,隐藏;被收藏 The envelope was tucked away in her jewel box. 那只信封藏在她的首饰盒里。 b) SAVE MONEY informal to store something, especially money, in a safe place 把 尤指钱〕藏在安全处 Every member of the family can now tuck away either £9 or £18 a month in one of these savings plans. 按照其中一项储蓄计划,现在家里的每个成员每月都可以存下9英镑或18英镑的钱。 c) EAT British EnglishBrE informal to eat a lot of food, usually quickly and with enjoyment 大吃〔常指狼吞虎咽,吃得很香〕 Examples from the Corpus tuck away• I shall remove your clothes myself, fold them, tuck them neatly away from the tide and the sand.• I tuck everything away, his toes, his fingers all swaddled against the wind.• But I tuck it away in my memory to tell Kate.• By now most of us had tucked our binoculars away inside anoraks out of the wet.• But he tucked his manuscript away with a good grace. be tucked away• Nell's private letters were tucked away in a box in the attic.• Oh yet, it was tucked away in a cupboard, and was immobile and almost unplayable!• Foldaway slippers for the flight are tucked away in a holdall with disposable nappies and sick tablets.• The campground is tucked away in a valley.• Tiny baskets of cherries are tucked away in the display, an idea popular in Victorian times.• About 50 kinds of nonalcoholic beverages are tucked away in the specially marked sections of liquor store coolers.• Cappellini's elegant showroom was tucked away in Via Statuto.• The stage is tucked away like a box in the wall.• Grandmother's portrait had been there before but was tucked away now in an alcove in the dining-room.• Great bolts of cloth are tucked away on ledges behind him, where they look just as snug as mummies. → tuck something ↔ away at tuck1(1) |
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