- n. 焦油
- v. 涂焦油于；玷污；怂恿
动变: 过去式:tarred 过去分词:tarred 现在进行时:tarring
tar
KK:[tɑr] DJ:[tɑː]
tar1
n.
- 焦油；柏油，沥青[U]
vt.
- 涂焦油于，用焦油覆盖
- 玷污，污辱
辨析
tar2
n.
- 【口】水手，海员[C]
tar3
vt.
- 怂恿，煽动[（+on）]
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
tar1
n.
a dark, thick flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal, used in road-making and for coating and preserving timber.▸a similar substance formed by burning tobacco or other material.
v.
(tars, tarring, tarred)
[usu. as adj. tarred]
cover with tar.Phrase
- beat
(or whale)
the tar out of
N. Amer. informal beat or thrash severely. - tar and feather
smear with tar and then cover with feathers as a punishment. - tar people with the same brush
consider specified people to have the same faults.
Etymology
OE teru, teoru, of Gmc origin.
tar2
n.
informal, dated a sailor.Etymology
C17: perh. an abbrev. of tarpaulin, used as a nickname for a sailor at this time.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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