(pl. tattoos)
1- an evening drum or bugle signal recalling soldiers to their quarters归营号, 归营鼓。
1.1
- an entertainment consisting of music, marching, and the performance of displays and exercises by military personnel军队演练娱乐活动（包括军乐、齐步行进、军事表演及演习等）。
1.2
- a rhythmic tapping or drumming有节奏的敲击（或击鼓）。
词源
mid 17th cent. （originally as tap-too） from Dutch taptoe!， literally 'close the tap (of the cask)!'.
(tattoos, tattooed)with obj.
1- mark (a person or a part of the body) with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin给（人, 身体部位）文身：
his cheek was tattooed with a winged fist.
他的脸颊上文了一个有翅膀的拳头。
1.1
- make (a design) in such way在身上刺（花纹）：
he has a heart tattooed on his left hand.
他在左手上文了一颗心。
派生词
tattooer
nountattooist
noun词源
mid 18th cent.: from Tahitian， Tongan， and Samoan ta-tau or Marquesan ta-tu.