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- with obj. and usu. with adverbial of place push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide them or hold them in place把（衣服、床单等的边、下摆）塞进, 掖入：
he tucked his shirt into his trousers.
他把衬衫塞进裤子里。
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tuck someone in/up
make someone, especially a child, comfortable in bed by pulling the edges of the bedclothes firmly under the mattress为（某人, 尤指小孩）掖好被子以舒服入睡：Emily was only too willing to be tucked up in bed by nine.
艾米丽最愿意九点钟前就掖好被子睡觉。
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- draw (something, especially part of one's body) together into a small space使（物体, 尤指身体某部分）蜷缩, 收缩：
she tucked her legs under her.
她蜷腿而坐。
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- （常作be tucked）put (something) away in a specified place or way so as to be hidden, safe, comfortable, or tidy藏起, 收起（某物）：
the Colonel was coming towards her, his gun tucked under his arm.
上校向她走来, 枪藏在腋下。
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- with obj. make a flattened, stitched fold in (a garment or material), typically so as to shorten or tighten it, or for decoration（尤指为改短、改紧或装饰衣服而）打褶裥。
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- a flattened, stitched fold in a garment or material, typically one of several parallel folds put in a garment for shortening, tightening, or decoration（尤指为改短、改紧或装饰而缝的）褶, 裥：
a dress with tucks along the bodice.
一件上身有褶裥的连衣裙。
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- usu. with modifier informal a surgical operation to reduce surplus flesh or fat〈非正式〉去脂术：
a tummy tuck.
腹部去脂术。
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- mass noun Brit. informal food, typically cakes and sweets, eaten by children at school as a snack〈英, 非正式〉食物（尤指小孩在学校当点心的糕点和糖果）：
as modifier a tuck shop.一家小食品店。
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- （亦作tuck position）(in diving, gymnastics, downhill skiing, etc. ) a position with the knees bent and held close to the chest, often with the hands clasped round the shins（跳水、体操、下坡滑雪中的）抱膝。
词源
Old English tūcian 'to punish, ill-treat'： of West Germanic origin; related to TUG. Influenced in Middle English by Middle Dutch tucken 'pull sharply'.
短语动词
tuck something away
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- store something in a secure place藏起某物：
savers are turning to unit trusts as the best place to tuck away their money.
储蓄者转求单位信托公司, 视其为最好的存钱处。
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- （一般作be tucked away）put or keep someone or something in an inconspicuous or concealed place把（人, 物）藏在不起眼（或秘密）的地方：
the police station was tucked away in a square behind the main street.
这个警察局设在这条大街后面的广场一处不起眼的地方。
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- informal (in sport) hit the ball to the desired place〈非正式〉（体育运动中）把球打到理想的位置：
Stewart neatly tucked away the first goal.
斯图尔特利落地进了第一个球。
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- informal eat a lot of food〈非正式〉大吃。
tuck in（或into）
- informal eat food heartily〈非正式〉痛快地吃：
I tucked into the bacon and scrambled eggs.
我痛快地吃熏肉和炒鸡蛋。