dovetail

dovetaildovetailD.J.:[ˈdʌvteil]K.K.:[ˈdʌvˌtel]n.1.■楔形榫头v.1.■与…吻合,用鸠尾榫接合;吻合

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dovetail['dʌvteil]n.1.■【木工】2.■鸠(或燕)尾榫，楔形榫3.■[亦作 dovetail joint]鸠(或燕)尾榫接头；鸠(或燕)尾结合vt.1.■【木工】在…上开凿鸠尾榫；用鸠尾榫接合2.■使相吻合；与…相吻合；巧妙地拼凑(事实等)，使符合(事实等)，和(事实)吻合，使相呼应(into，with):I dovetailed my work arrangements with hers.我把自己的工作和她的工作做了妥善安排。to dovetail the new ideas into the existing system使新思想与现行制度相容不悖vi.1.■【木工】接榫2.■吻合，符合；配合协调(into， with)：Our figures dovetailed nicely with theirs.我们的数字与他们的数字完全一致。The two schedules dovetailed together without friction.这两个日程安排相吻合，没冲突。3.■[美国俚语]搭腔，接茬儿

dovetaildovetail[ˈdʌvteil]n.1.■鸠尾榫, 楔形榫, 鸠尾接合, 燕尾槽

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词性变化dovetail[ˈdʌvteil]vt.1.■使...成鸠尾榫接, 楔形接合, 燕尾连接2.■[喻]和...吻合; 使吻合; 使 相呼应vi.1.■吻合, 严密地嵌进

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继承用法dovetailedadj.1.■带鸠尾榫[槽]的dovetailern.1.■制榫机dovetailingn.1.■燕尾连接楔形接合