tarpaulin

n. 柏油帆布, 油布衣, 防水帽 [医] 帆布

发音

UK /tɑˈpɔː.lɪn/
AU
US /ˈtɑːɹpəlɪn/
US /tɑɹˈpɔ.lɪn/

词形变化

tarpaulins 复数 tarpaulins tarpaulined tarpaulining tarpaulins 三单 tarpaulining 现在分词 tarpaulined 过去式 tarpaulined 过去分词

别名

tarp tarpauling turpaulin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth or plastic sheet, used as a cover or blanket (often as weatherproofing, or to keep loose cargo from blowing off a lorry).

    油布

    防水布

    苫布

    可数 不可数

    Throw a tarpaulin over that woodpile before it gets wet.

  2. 2.

    Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.

    古体 不可数 航海 交通 可数
  3. 3.

    A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.

    古体 可数 不可数

    Near-synonym: rain hat

  4. 4.

    A sailor.

    古体 可数 俚语 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To cover with a tarpaulin.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

tarp

上位词 2

canvas canvass

词源

From tar + pall (“heavy canvas”) + -ing. The sailor sense reflects that sailors of centuries past often wore garments made of tarred cloth (for weatherproofing).

来源：wiktionary