Tarry
[ 'tɑ:ri ]
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vi. 逗留;停留;暂住;徘徊;
adj. 柏油的;涂柏油的，被柏油弄脏的;
📝 例句
Do not tarry on the way.
不要在路上耽搁。
Why did he tarry so long on his way to school?
他为什么在上学途中耽搁了那么久?
What is my valley to you, that you shouldst tarry in it?
我这山谷跟你有什么相干，你为什么留在这儿不走呢？
Why do you tarry so long?
你为何耽搁这么久？
I saw no reason to tarry in that town.
我看不出要滞留在那城镇的理由。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ tar-柏油,tarry-逗留:如同被柏油黏住一样→逗留
※ tarry-耽搁,tardy-迟钝的:老是耽搁行程就成了迟缓的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
tarry
v
(pt, pp tarried) [I, Ipr]
(arch or rhet 古或修辞) delay in coming to or going from a place; linger 耽搁; 逗留; 徘徊
Tarry awhile at this charming country inn. 在这个可爱的乡村小酒馆里呆一会儿吧.
tarry adj (-ier, -iest) of, like or covered with tar 沥青的; 柏油的; 如沥青的; 涂有沥青的.
🔁 扩展释义
*['tæri]vi. 耽搁, 逗留, 留住, 等候n. 逗留a. 涂了焦油的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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After my wife died,
我妻子去世后，
Don't open your book.
别打开书。
She always referred to them as 'the shifting population', for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names.
她称这些佣人叫“流动人口”，因为他们来匆匆，所以我甚至都没有机会知道他们的姓名。