单词 | tandem |
释义 | tandem /tan"deuhm/, adv. 1. one following or behind the other: to drive horses tandem. 2. in tandem, a. in single file: They swam in tandem. b. in association or partnership. adj. 3. having animals, seats, parts, etc., arranged tandem or one behind another. n. 4. a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem. 5. See tandem bicycle. 6. See tandem trailer (def. 1). 7. a team of horses harnessed one behind the other. 8. a two-wheeled carriage with a high driver's seat, drawn by two or more horses so harnessed. 9. any of various mechanisms having a tandem arrangement. [1735-45; special use (orig. facetious) of L tandem at length, finally, equiv. to tam so far + -dem demonstrative suffix] |
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