tarry

英 [ˈtæri]

美 [ˈtæri]

v.  逗留; 耽搁

过去式：tarried　过去分词：tarried　现在分词：tarrying　第三人称单数：tarries　

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BNC.36041 / COCA.30701

牛津词典

verb

• 逗留；耽搁
  to stay in a place, especially when you ought to leave; to delay coming to or going from a place

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /'tæri/. The adjective is pronounced /'tɑːri/. 动词读作 /'tæri/。形容词读作 /'tɑːri/。


• VERB 逗留;停留;徘徊
  If youtarrysomewhere, you stay there longer than you meant to and delay leaving.
  1. Two old boys tarried on the street corner discussing cattle.
     两个大男孩在街角停留许久，一直在讨论牛。
• ADJ 柏油含量高的;像柏油的
  If you describe something astarry, you mean that it has a lot of tar in it or is like tar.
  1. I smelled tarry melted asphalt.
     我闻到了柏油熔化了的味道。
  2. ...cups of tarry coffee.
     几杯苦咖啡

英英释义

verb

• leave slowly and hesitantly
  Synonym:linger
• be about
  1. The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
  2. Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
  Synonym:loiterloungefootlelollygagloaflallygaghang aroundmess aboutlingerlurkmill aboutmill around

adj

• having the characteristics of pitch or tar
  Synonym:pitchyresinousresiny

双语例句

• His tarry pigtail falling over the shoulders of his soiled blue coat;
  他穿着一件沾满灰尘的蓝外套，黑糊糊的辫子垂落在肩膀上。
• Yet I cannot tarry longer.
  但我再也不能迟疑了。
• For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
  我不愿意只是顺路见见你们，主若许可，我盼望和你们同住一个时期。
• And he went in to tarry with them.
  耶稣就进去，要同他们住下。
• Heaven grant it be a better one; for, in good sooth, I hardly think to tarry with my flock through the flitting seasons of another year!
  但愿上天保佑，那是个更好的世界；因为，说老实话，我认为我难以再和我的教众度过转瞬即逝的另一个年头了！
• For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
  因为还有一点点时候，那要来的就来，并不迟延。
• I saw no reason to tarry in that town.
  我看不出要滞留在那城镇的理由。
• Why then does the blessing so often tarry?
  那么为什么神迟迟不祝福？
• They were tough kids but the sight of Sonny in his rage silenced them. There are fifteen tarry sailors upon the one side, and a man and a halfling boy upon the other!
  他们都是些倔强的孩子，但是看到桑儿那种杀气腾腾的样子，都吓得鸦雀无声了。一方面是十五名杀气腾腾的水手，另一方面呢，只是一个成人和一个还没有长成的小子！
• Why did he tarry so long on his way to school?
  他为什么在上学途中耽搁了那么久？