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tete-a-tete

/tet-uh-tet, teyt-uh-teyt; French te-ta-tet/US // ˈtɛt əˈtɛt, ˈteɪt əˈteɪt; French tɛ taˈtɛt //UK // (ˌteɪtəˈteɪt) //

牵线搭桥,牵手,牵手同行,牵手相见

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tête-à-têtes, French tête-à-tête.

    • : a private conversation or interview, usually between two people.
    • : Also called vis-à-vis. a sofa shaped like an S so two people are able to converse face to face.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, between, or for two persons together without others.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : together in private: to sit tête-à-tête.

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Examples

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  • By the time it concluded with a sing-a-long of “XO,” Beyoncé had done the rare thing.

  • In another year, stories about the strange new face of an A-list actress might draw chortles and cackles.

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  • Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.

  • He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!

  • All that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.

  • Victor was the younger son and brother—a tete montee, with a temper which invited violence and a will which no ax could break.

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