释义 |
tamptamp /tæmp/ (also tamp down) verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] tampOrigin: 1800-1900 Perhaps from tampion, tampin ‘plug, cover’ (15-20 centuries), from French tampon; ➔ TAMPON VERB TABLEtamp |
Present | I, you, we, they | tamp | | he, she, it | tamps | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tamped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tamped | | he, she, it | has tamped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tamped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tamp | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tamped |
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Present | I | am tamping | | he, she, it | is tamping | | you, we, they | are tamping | Past | I, he, she, it | was tamping | | you, we, they | were tamping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tamping | | he, she, it | has been tamping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tamping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tamping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tamping |
- Before you start laying the bricks, tamp down the soil underneath.
- 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.
ADVERB► down· 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. |