| 单词 | tar pit |
| 释义 | tar1 /tär/noun
To smear, coat or treat, with tar ORIGIN: OE teru, teoro; Ger Teer (from LGer), and Du teer tarriness /tärˈi-nis/ noun tarrˈing noun and adjective tarrˈy /tärˈi/ adjective Of, like, covered or soiled with tar tar baby noun (chiefly US) An intractable problem which embroils those who try to solve it tar box noun
tarˈboy noun A person who, during the shearing of sheep, puts tar or antiseptic on cuts tar brush noun A brush for applying tar tar heel noun (US sl) A North Carolinian tarˈmac transitive verb (tarˈmacking; tarˈmacked) To surface with tarmacadam tarmacadˈam or tarˈmac noun (also Tarmac® in US)
tar paper noun Heavy paper treated with tar, used as a building material tar pit noun (geology) An outcrop where natural bitumen occurs tarry breeks singular noun (Scot) A sailor tarrˈy-fingered adjective Thievish tar sand noun A deposit of sand or sandstone saturated with bitumen, from which petroleum can be extracted tar seal noun (NZ)
tarˈ-seal transitive verb To seal the surface of (a road) by covering with tarmacadam tar spot noun A black spot of Rhytisma tar water noun A cold infusion of tar in water, once popular as a medicine tarˈweed noun A name for various heavy-scented American composites tar and feather To smear with tar and then cover with feathers as a punishment tarred with the same brush or stick Having the same defects touch of the tar brush (offensive) A certain amount of eg African blood resulting in darkish skin |
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