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tar
n[U]
1 thick black sticky liquid, hard when cold, obtained from coal, etc and used in making roads, to preserve timber, etc 焦油; 焦油沥青; 柏油.2 similar substance formed by burning tobacco (烟草燃烧产生的)烟油, 尼古丁
[attrib 作定语]
low-/middle-/high-tar cigarettes 尼古丁含量低[中/高]的香烟. tar, v (-rr-)
1 [Tn] cover (sth) with tar 以焦油或沥青覆盖或涂抹(某物); 铺以柏油
a tarred road, rope, roof 铺柏油的路、 涂焦油的绳子、 涂沥青的屋顶. Cf 参看 Tarmac.
2 (idm 习语) tar and `feather sb put tar on sb and then cover him with feathers, as a punishment 将某人涂以沥青然後覆以羽毛(作为处罚). tarred withthe same `brush (as sb) having the same faults (as sb)(与某人)有同样的缺点.
tar n (also Jack tar) (dated infml 旧, 口) sailor 水手; 水兵.
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