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tarry

/tar-ee/US // ˈtær i //UK // (ˈtærɪ) //

耽搁,耽搁了,耽误时间,耽搁时间

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
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    tar·ried, tar·ry·ing.

    • : to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
    • : to delay or be tardy in acting, starting, coming, etc.; linger or loiter.
    • : to wait.
v.有主动词 verb
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    tar·ried, tar·ry·ing.

    • : Archaic. to wait for.
n.名词 noun
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    plural tar·ries.

    • : a stay; sojourn.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdawdle, delay
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Examples

  • They were all made by monks, and from memory; for the monks did not tarry.

  • If I could tarry four or five days longer I could set it to work before going to London.

  • Much as we wished to tarry in this vicinity, our time was so limited that we were compelled to hasten on.

  • The east pier, as far as it was dry, was covered by the fashion and beauty—as well as by the fishy and tarry—of the town.

  • If thou be not a buyer of gold, nor a vendor of silver, tarry not at my door; I have no time for beggars.

  • Black Hoof was there with a large force, but he could not tarry without leaving the Scioto towns uncovered.