单词 | tar |
释义 | tar 1 ![]() n. 1. A dark, oily, viscous material, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, produced by the destructive distillation of organic substances such as wood, coal, or peat. 2. See coal tar. 3. A solid residue of tobacco smoke containing byproducts of combustion. tr.v. tarred, tar·ring, tars Idioms: To coat with or as if with tar. tar and feather 1. To punish (a person) by covering with tar and feathers. 2. To criticize severely and devastatingly; excoriate. tarred with the same brush Considered or described as having the same faults or bad qualities. [Middle English, from Old English teru; see deru- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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