tuck
n
1 [C] flat fold stitched into a garment, etc to make it smaller or for ornament (衣服等的)褶,
put in/take out a tuck in a dress 在連衣裙上加上[去掉]一個(gè)褶.
2 [U] (Brit infml esp dated 口, 尤作舊) food, esp sweets, cakes, pastry, etc that children enjoy 兒童喜愛的食物(尤指糖果、 糕餅、 香酥點(diǎn)心等)
[attrib 作定語]
a school tuck-shop 校內(nèi)食品小賣部.
tuck v
1 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(a) ~ sth into sth; ~ sth in/up push or fold or turn the ends or edges (of cloth, paper, etc) so that they are hidden or held in place 將(布、 紙等)的端部或邊緣掖好、 疊攏或卷起(使之看不見或固定住)
tuck your trousers into your boots 把你的褲腳塞進(jìn)靴子里
tuck your shirt in, ie into your trousers, shorts, etc 把你的襯衣下擺塞進(jìn)褲子里去
He tucked up his shirt-sleeves. 他捋起了襯衫袖子.
The sheets were tucked in neatly, ie under the mattress. 床單的邊緣整整齊齊地掖在褥墊下面.
tuck the flap of an envelope in 把信封的口蓋摺進(jìn)信封里.
(b) draw (sth) together into a small space 將(某物)縮攏起來塞入狹小空間
The nurse tucked her hair (up) under her cap. 那護(hù)士把頭發(fā)聚攏起來塞進(jìn)帽子里.
He sat with his legs tucked (up) under him. 他盤著腿坐著.
2 [Tn.pr] put sth round (sb/sth) snugly and comfortably 用某物舒適地裹住(某人[某物])
tuck a blanket round sb's knees/legs 用毯子好好地蓋住某人的膝部[腿部].
3 [Tn.pr] put (sth) away compactly or tidily 將(某物)收攏或收好
The hen tucked her head under her wing. 那母雞把頭縮在翅膀下.
tucked the map under his arm, into the glove compartment 把地圖夾在腋下、 收藏在汽車儀表板下的貯物箱里.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) nip and tuck => nip.
5 (phr v)tuck sth away (infml 口 esp Brit) eat (a lot of food) 吃(大量食物). tuck sth/oneself away (infml 口) store or hide sth/oneself 將某物存起來或藏起來; 躲藏
He's got a fortune tucked away in a Swiss bank account. 他把一大筆錢存在瑞士銀行里了.
The farm was tucked away in the hills. 那個(gè)農(nóng)場隱蔽在群山之中. tuck into sth/in (infml 口 esp Brit) eat (sth) heartily 痛快地吃某物
He tucked into the ham hungrily. 他狼吞虎咽地大吃火腿.
Come on, tuck in, everybody! 來呀, 大家盡量吃吧! tuck sb up cover sb snugly with bedclothes 給某人蓋好被子
tuck the children up in bed 給孩子們蓋好被子.