top and tail

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词形变化

tops and tails 复数 tops and tails top and tailed top and tailing top and tails topped and tailed topping and tailing tops and tails 三单 top and tails 三单 topping and tailing 现在分词 top and tailing 现在分词 topped and tailed 过去式 topped and tailed 过去分词 top and tailed 过去式 top and tailed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The top and bottom of something.

v.
  1. 1.

    To add to the beginning and end of (something), such as the salutation and valediction added to a letter.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To remove the top and bottom of (an item), for example when preparing carrots for cooking.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To set the limits of (an audio tape recording, a digital video file, etc.) by adding physical markers or by trimming unwanted portions.

    及物 媒体
  4. 4.

    To bathe (a small child) in a minimal way by wiping their face and bottom.

    非正式 及物
  5. 5.

    To provide (a train) with a locomotive at each end, for ease of reversal.

    英国 及物 交通
adv.
  1. 1.

    Lined up in alternating directions; (of humans specifically) lying side-by-side with each person's head by their neighbours' feet.

  2. 2.

    With a locomotive at each end.

    英国 交通