tar
noun/tɑː(r)/
/tɑːr/
[uncountable]Idioms - a thick, sticky black liquid that becomes hard when cold. Tar is obtained from coal and is used especially in making roads.
焦油；焦油沥青；柏油 - a substance similar to tar that is formed when tobacco is burned
（烟草点燃后产生的）焦油 - low-tar cigarettes
焦油含量低的卷烟 - the average tar yield of British cigarettes
英国卷烟的平均焦油量
see also Jack Tar - low-tar cigarettes
Word OriginOld English teru, teoru, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teer, German Teer, and perhaps ultimately to tree.
Idioms
spoil the ship for a ha’p’orth/ha’pennyworth of tar
- (saying) to cause something good to fail because you did not spend a small but necessary amount of money or time on a small but essential part of it
因小失大