tar

tar1
noun
  1. [mass noun]a dark, thick flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons, resins, alcohols, and other compounds. It is used in road-making and for coating and preserving timber
    柏油
    ■a similar substance formed by burning tobacco or other material
    焦油
    [in combination]low-tar cigarettes.
    焦油含量低的香烟。
(tarred, tarring)
  1. [with obj.][usu. as adj. tarred]cover (something) with tar
    用柏油覆盖
    a newly tarred road.
    新铺的柏油马路。
常用词组
beat (或 whale) the tar out of
  1. (N. Amer. informal)beat or thrash severely
    (北美，非正式)狠狠地揍（或鞭打）
tar and feather
  1. smear with tar and then cover with feathers as a punishment
    作为惩罚而把人浑身涂满柏油并粘上羽毛
tar people with the same brush
  1. consider specified people to have the same faults
    认为一类人有同样的缺点
语源
  1. Old English teru, teoru, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teer, German Teer, and perhaps ultimately to tree
tar2
noun
  1. (informal, dated)a sailor
    (非正式，旧)水手
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: perhaps an abbreviation of tarpaulin, also used as a nickname for a sailor at this time
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