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单词 tamp
释义
tamptamp /tæmp/ (also tamp down) verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtamp
Origin:
1800-1900 Perhaps from tampion, tampin ‘plug, cover’ (15-20 centuries), from French tampon; TAMPON
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
tamp
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theytamp
he, she, ittamps
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theytamped
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave tamped
he, she, ithas tamped
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad tamped
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill tamp
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have tamped
Continuous Form
PresentIam tamping
he, she, itis tamping
you, we, theyare tamping
PastI, he, she, itwas tamping
you, we, theywere tamping
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been tamping
he, she, ithas been tamping
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been tamping
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be tamping
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been tamping
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Before you start laying the bricks, tamp down the soil underneath.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As well as surprise, she had heard irritation tamped down in Vitor's voice.
  • Huy's job was to tamp this second layer down on to the first.
  • What wouldn't burn still remained: bare walls muffled with incongruous tapestries, flooring tamped over with carpets.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· As well as surprise, she had heard irritation tamped down in Vitor's voice.
to press or push something down by lightly hitting it several times:  The old man tamped down the tobacco with his thumb.
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