英语词汇“tart”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	tart
释义	tart I. \ˈtär]t, ˈtȧ], usu ]d.+V\ adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English teart sharp, severe; akin to Middle High German traz, truz spite, hostility, stubbornness, Middle Dutch torten to defy, challenge and probably to Old English teran to tear — more at tear 1. a. : agreeably acid, sharp, or piquant to the taste : acidulous, pungent < a tart, fiery applejack — New York Times > < soup tart with quantities of fresh watercress — American Guide Series: New York City > b. : possessing a sharp or mildly acrid odor < the tart smell of rainy grass — V.S.Pritchett > 2. : marked by a biting, acrimonious, or cutting quality : caustic < his tart deflations of the more boastful accounts — H.A.Larrabee > < insert tart rejoinders to the opposition's noisy interjections — Guy Eden > < a short, tart, scathing laugh — Mary McCarthy > < a sort of tart but not sour cheerfulness — Arnold Bennett > < was decidely tart in his admonitions — A.T.Quiller-Couch > Synonyms: see sour II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English tarte, from Middle French 1. : a small pie or shell of pastry containing jelly, custard, or fruit and often having no top crust 2. : a wanton or loose girl or woman; especially : prostitute < morals was what kept you out of going to bed … with some tart or other — Richard Llewellyn > III. abbreviation 1. tartar 2. tartaric
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