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

tent¹ n. [countable]

a movable shelter of cloth, etc., held up by poles and held down by stakes in the ground.

to (cause to) live or stay in a tent: [no object]to tent in the parks of Ontario.[~ + object]to tent the homeless victims of the hurricane.

See -tend-.

tent¹ n.

a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
something that resembles a tent.
tent dress.

v.t.

to lodge in tents.
to cover with or as if with a tent:In winter the tennis courts are tented inplastic.

v.i.

to live in a tent;
encamp.

Latin tenta, feminine of tentus past participle of tendere to extend, stretch; compare tentōrium tent
Old French
Middle English tente 1250–1300

tent′less, adj.
tent′like′, adj.

tent² v.t. [Chiefly Scot.]

Scottish Termsto give or pay attention to;
heed.

Latin attenta, feminine of attentus, past participle of attendere to attend
Old French atente attention, intention
Middle English, derivative of tent (noun, nominal) attention, aphetic variant of attent 1250–1300

tent³ [Surg.]
n.

Surgerya probe.
Surgerya roll or pledget, usually of soft absorbent material, as lint or gauze, for dilating an orifice, keeping a wound open, etc.

v.t.

Surgeryto keep (a wound) open with a tent.

Latin tentāre, variant of temptāre to probe, test. See tempt
Middle French, noun, nominal derivative of tenter
Middle English tente a probe 1325–75

tent /tɛnt/ n

a portable shelter of canvas, plastic, or other waterproof material supported on poles and fastened to the ground by pegs and ropes
something resembling this in function or shape

(intransitive) to camp in a tent
(transitive) to cover with or as if with a tent or tents
(transitive) to provide with a tent as shelter

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French tente, from Latin tentōrium something stretched out, from tendere to stretch

ˈtented adj

单词	tent
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 tent¹ /tɛnt/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a movable shelter of cloth, etc., held up by poles and held down by stakes in the ground. v. to (cause to) live or stay in a tent: [no object]to tent in the parks of Ontario.[~ + object]to tent the homeless victims of the hurricane. See -tend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 tent¹ (tent),USA pronunciation n. a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground. something that resembles a tent. tent dress. v.t. to lodge in tents. to cover with or as if with a tent:In winter the tennis courts are tented inplastic. v.i. to live in a tent; encamp. Latin tenta, feminine of tentus past participle of tendere to extend, stretch; compare tentōrium tent Old French Middle English tente 1250–1300 tent′less, adj. tent′like′, adj. tent² (tent),USA pronunciation v.t. [Chiefly Scot.] Scottish Termsto give or pay attention to; heed. Latin attenta, feminine of attentus, past participle of attendere to attend Old French atente attention, intention Middle English, derivative of tent (noun, nominal) attention, aphetic variant of attent 1250–1300 tent³ (tent),USA pronunciation [Surg.] n. Surgerya probe. Surgerya roll or pledget, usually of soft absorbent material, as lint or gauze, for dilating an orifice, keeping a wound open, etc. v.t. Surgeryto keep (a wound) open with a tent. Latin tentāre, variant of temptāre to probe, test. See tempt Middle French, noun, nominal derivative of tenter Middle English tente a probe 1325–75 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tent /tɛnt/ n a portable shelter of canvas, plastic, or other waterproof material supported on poles and fastened to the ground by pegs and ropes something resembling this in function or shape vb (intransitive) to camp in a tent (transitive) to cover with or as if with a tent or tents (transitive) to provide with a tent as shelter Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French tente, from Latin tentōrium something stretched out, from tendere to stretch ˈtented adj
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