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tuck/tʌk/ v. & n.●v. tr. 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 in, up)a draw, fold, or turn the outer or end parts of (cloth or clothes etc.) close together so as to be held; thrust in the edge of (a thing) so as to confine it 把(衣服等)的边塞到下面(或里面);把(某物)折起(或叠拢);使挤在一起 tucked his shirt into his trousers 他把衬衣下摆塞进裤子里; tucked the sheet under the mattress 把床单(伸出的部分)折到垫子下 b thrust in the edges of bedclothes around (a person) 用被子把(某人)裹住;把(某人)舒适地盖(或裹)在里面 came to tuck me in 过来把我裹在里面 2 draw together into a small space 把…塞进狭窄的空间;把…夹入 tucked her legs under her 她盘腿而坐; the bird tucked its head under its wing 鸟把头埋在翅膀下 3 stow (a thing) away in a specified place or way 把(某物)藏起来,收藏 tucked it in a corner 把它藏在角落里; tucked it out of sight 把它藏起来不让人看见 4a make a stitched fold in (material, a garment, etc.) 在(材料、衣物等)上缝褶裥 b shorten, tighten, or ornament with stitched folds 缩拢;皱紧;用褶裥装饰 5 Brit. hit (a ball) to the desired place [英]把(球)击到理想位置 ●n. 1 a flattened usu. stitched fold in material, a garment, etc., often one of several parallel folds for shortening, tightening, or ornament (材料、衣物等的)褶,裥;打褶,打裥(常为了缩拢、皱紧或装饰) 2 Brit. colloq. food, esp. cakes and sweets eaten by children [英口]食物(尤指孩子吃的糕点和糖果) also attrib. 亦作定语 : tuck box 食品盒,糖果盒 3 Naut. the part of a ship's hull where the planks meet under the stern 【海】船尾突出部 4 (in full 全称 tuck position) (in diving, gymnastics, etc.) a position with the knees bent upwards into the chest and the hands clasped round the shins (跳水、体操等运动中的)抱膝姿势;团身姿势 □ tuck in Brit. colloq. eat food heartily [英口]痛快地吃喝,大口地吃喝 □ tuck into (or away) colloq. eat (food) heartily [口]痛快地吃喝,大口地吃喝 tucked into their dinner 开怀大吃; could really tuck it away 确实能把它全吃掉[Middle English tukke, tokke, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German tucken, = Old High German zucchen ‘pull’: related to TUG] |