tart

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a. 酸的, 辛辣的, 尖酸的 vt. 妖艳打扮 n. 果馅饼, 妓女

发音

US /tɑɹt/
AU
UK /tɑːt/

词形变化

tarts 复数 tarted tarting tarts 三单 tarts tarting 现在分词 tarted 过去式 tarted 过去分词 tarter 比较级 tarter tartest tartest 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

打扮

形容词

酸的;锋利的;尖刻的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).

  2. 2.

    A melt (block of wax for use in a tart burner).

  3. 1.

    A prostitute.

    俚语
  4. 2.

    Any woman with loose sexual morals.

    贬义 俚语 引申义
v.
  1. 1.

    To practice prostitution.

  2. 2.

    To practice promiscuous sex.

  3. 3.

    To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.

    I ate a very tart apple.

  2. 2.

    High or too high in acidity.

  3. 3.

    Sharp; keen; severe.

    比喻

    He gave me a very tart reply.

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词源

From Middle English tart, tarte, from Old French tarte, tartre (“flat pastry”) (compare Medieval Latin tarta), of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of Old French torte, tourte, from Latin turta, perhaps from tŏrta f (“twisted”), in which case it would be cognate to torta.

来源:wiktionary