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大学 FREQ #20803

n. 一口淡酒, 小争吵, 小口角, 淡酒 vi. 小争吵, 生气

发音

US /tɪf/
其它
UK /tɪf/

词形变化

tiffs 复数 tiffs 三单 tiffing 现在分词 tiffed 过去式 tiffed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A (generally small) argument or disagreement; a petty quarrel, a spat.

    非正式
  2. 2.

    A brief outburst or period of bad temper; a snit; also (rare) any brief outburst (for example, of laughter).

    古体 非正式
  3. 1.

    Alternative letter-case form of TIFF (acronym of tagged image file format).

    非正式
  4. 1.

    Liquor, especially diluted or poor quality liquor.

    古体 非正式 废旧 俚语 不可数 可数
  5. 2.

    A small draught or sip of liquor (especially diluted or poor quality liquor) or punch.

    古体 可数 非正式 废旧 俚语 不可数
  6. 1.

    The way in which one's body or hair is decked out or dressed.

    古体 非正式 废旧 罕用 俚语
v.
  1. 1.

    To be involved in a (generally small) argument or disagreement; to squabble.

    非正式 不及物
  2. 1.

    Synonym of tiffin (“to eat a (light) midday meal or snack; to have lunch, to lunch”).

    印度 非正式 不及物
  3. 1.

    To drink (liquor), especially slowly or in small amounts; to sip.

    古体 非正式 废旧 俚语 及物
  4. 1.

    To deck out or dress (someone or oneself, or their body or hair).

    古体 非正式 废旧 俚语 及物
  5. 2.

    To deck out or dress one's body or hair.

    古体 非正式 不及物 废旧 俚语

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词源

The origin of the noun is unknown; it is possibly originally dialectal and may be onomatopoeic, representing the sound of a small puff of air or gas. The verb is derived from the noun.

来源:wiktionary