tallow

n. 油脂, 动物脂油 vt. 涂脂油于

发音

UK /ˈtæləʊ/
其它
US /ˈtæloʊ/

词形变化

tallows 复数 tallowed tallowing tallows 三单 tallows tallowing 现在分词 tallowed 过去式 tallowed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.

    油脂

    牛脂

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To grease or smear with tallow.

  2. 2.

    To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.

    及物

    to tallow sheep

  3. 3.

    Of animals: to develop quantities of tallow.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

下位词 1

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相关短语

tallow tree tallow trees tallow wood tallow woods tallow gourd tallow gourds mountain tallow Japan tallow [化] 野漆树蜡; 日本蜡(取自Rhus succedanea)

词源

From Middle English talow, talgh, from Old English *tealh, *tealg, (compare Old English tælg, telg (“dye”)), from Proto-West Germanic *talg, from Proto-Germanic *talgaz (compare Dutch talg, German Talg), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to flow”) (compare Middle Irish delt (“dew”), Old Armenian տեղ (teł, “heavy rain”)).

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