
v.打摺;卷起;收攏;藏起;大吃
n.縫摺;船底后端;食品
The baby's dress was beautifully tucked with tiny stitches. 嬰兒衫的褶裥打得針腳細(xì)密,很漂亮。
He was asleep before I tucked him in. 我還沒來得及給他蓋好被子,他就睡著了。
The hen tucked her head under her wing. 那母雞把頭縮在翅膀下。
The farm was tucked away in the hills. 那個(gè)農(nóng)場隱蔽在群山之中。
He's got a fortune tucked away in a Swiss bank account. 他把一大筆錢存在瑞士銀行里了。
用作名詞 (n.)The dress was too big, so Mother put a tuck in it. 衣服太大,所以媽媽在里面打了裥。
tuck的基本意思是“塞進(jìn)”,引申可表示“褶起”“疊起”“卷起”“置于…之處”等。
tuck既可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時(shí),接簡單賓語。
tuck還可用作名詞,意思是“縫摺; 活力; 鼓聲; 食物”。