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tuck

/tuhk/US // tʌk //UK // (tʌk) //

小费,小食,小袋,小袋装

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your wallet.
    • : to thrust in the loose end or edge of so as to hold closely in place: Tuck in your blouse. Tuck the edge of the sheet under the mattress.
    • : to cover snugly in or as if in this manner: She tucked the children into bed.
    • : to pull up into a fold or folds; draw up into a folded arrangement: to tuck up one's skirts; to tuck one's knees under one's chin.
    • : Needlework. to sew tucks in.
    • : to pass above or below another one.
    • : Informal. to eat or drink: He tucked away a big meal.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to draw together; contract; pucker.
    • : Needlework. to make tucks.
    • : to fit securely or snugly: a bed that tucks into the corner.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something tucked or folded in.
    • : Sewing. a fold, or one of a series of folds, made by doubling cloth upon itself and stitching parallel with the edge of the fold, used for decoration or for shortening or fitting a garment.
    • : Diving, Gymnastics. a body position in which the head is lowered and the thighs held against the chest with the knees bent and the arms locked around the shins.Compare layout, pike.
    • : Skiing. a crouch in which the ski poles are held close to the chest, extending back under the arms and parallel to the ground, as to maximize speed downhill.
    • : Informal. a plastic surgery operation: a tummy tuck.
    • : Nautical. the part of a vessel where the after ends of the outside planking or plating unite at the sternpost.
    • : the operation of passing one strand above or below another.
    • : British Slang. food.
  1. 1
    • : tuck into, to eat with gusto: We tucked into a roast beef dinner.

Phrases

  • tuck away
  • tuck in
  • tuck into
  • nip and tuck

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Even in the 1980s, Yurchenko attempted double tucks when she vaulted over stacked mats into the pit.

  • First flipSecond flipBiles said she chose to flip in a piked position, rather than a tuck, because it is easier for her to grab her legs.

  • First flip Second flip Biles said she chose to flip in a piked position, rather than a tuck, because it is easier for her to grab her legs.

  • Pre-pandemic, Cassileth says business was good as patients had more disposable income, and were excited to do popular procedures like liposuction, breast implants, and tummy tucks.

  • They saw the light years ago and now many do a healthy nip-and-tuck business, especially on noses.

  • In 1966 a man called Dick Tuck stood as a Democrat in the California Senate elections.

  • But did she really deserve all the nip-and-tuck hate-tweeting?

  • She will then, at a time of her choosing, tuck it, say, into my carry-on bag just before I leave on a research trip.

  • Romney is like the sheriff of Nottingham: all castle, no conviction; which makes Newt Gingrich the earthy Friar Tuck.

  • And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!

  • I pick up the newspaper that had fallen under the seat, spread it over his legs, and tuck the ends underneath.

  • It is to guard against this that so many of his compatriots tuck their napkins in at their necks.

  • Ive seen a lot of booze-fighters, and helped tuck some of them underground, but I never saw any rum hound just like this guy.

  • I don't think you've grown much, Francie—and oh, by-the-bye, I believe there's a tuck that could be let down.'