| 单词 | tarry |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['tɑ:ri] |
| 解释 | v. 徘徊，耽搁 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.徘徊,耽搁(linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle) 【例】 Tarry a while at this charming country inn(在乡村酒店逗留 一会). |
| 字源 | tarry (v.) early 14c., "to delay, retard" (transitive), of uncertain origin. Some suggest a connection to Latin tardare "to delay," or Old English tergan, tirgan "to vex, irritate, exasperate, provoke," which yielded a Middle English verb identical in form to this one. Intransitive meaning "to linger" is attested from late 14c. Related: Tarried; tarrying; tarrysome. tarry (adj.) 1550s, from tar (n.1) + -y (2). Tarry-fingered "dishonest, thieving" is from 1825. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 耽搁(在一个地方暂时地停留) 【记】源于: tardy(adj 缓慢的; 迟缓的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】tar + ry 像沥青一样粘稠，流动缓慢， |
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