| 单词 | tar |
| 释义 | tar 1. n. & v. --n 1. a dark thick inflammable liquid distilled from wood or coal etc. and used as a preservative of wood and iron, in making roads, as an antiseptic, etc. 2. a similar substance formed in the combustion of tobacco etc. --vtr. (tarred, tarring) cover with tar. Phrases and idioms tar and feather smear with tar and then cover with feathers as a punishment. tar-brush a brush for applying tar. tarred with the same brush having the same faults. Etymology: OE te(o)ru f. Gmc, rel. to TREE 2. n. colloq. a sailor. Etymology: abbr. of TARPAULIN |
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