| 释义 |
ˈtarmac, v.
[f. the n.]
To cover with tar macadam. Chiefly pass. or as ppl. a., with spelling tarmac(c)ed, tarmacked. Hence ˈtarmacing vbl. n. Cf. tarmacadam v.
1966C. Wilson Glass Cage ii. 90 It was a row of small, semi-detached modern houses with front gardens, and the road had not yet been fully tarmacced. 1972‘R. Gordon’ Doctor on Brain xiv. 97 All that lies before me is a well-tarmacked dead straight motorway leading to the grave. 1974New Society 14 Mar. 627/3 Ponds which are filled in and reclaimed by farmers, or tarmacked for car parking by the local pub. 1975Ibid. 18 Dec. 663/3 The aesthetic and environmental objections to the tarmacing of 15 odd acres of land. 1977Belfast Tel. 28 Feb. 13/1 (Advt.), Now's the time to have your driveways Bitmaced or Tarmaced. 1981E. North Dames vii. 129 The tarmacked runway. |