tuck/tʌk/

vt

1. 把(衬衫等的边)塞到里面

• You should tuck your shirt into your trousers. 你应该把衬衫塞进裤子里。

• tuck your trousers into your boots 把你的裤脚塞进靴子里

2. 把…塞进；把…挤进

• She tucked her purse under her arm. 她把钱包夹在腋下。

• I tucked the letter in a book so that I wouldn't lose it. 我把信夹在书里，这样就不会丢了。

3. 用…裹住

• tuck a blanket round one's legs 用毯子好好地盖住某人的腿部

4. 把…折叠起来塞入

• tuck a letter into an envelope 把信折好塞进信封

5. 使蜷缩

• The hen tucked her head under her wing. 母鸡把头缩在翅膀下。

6. 非正式 痛快地吃喝

• I watched as he tucked away a huge plate of pie. 我看着他吃光一大盘肉饼。

vi

1. 舒适地塞在里面

• tuck into bed 上床钻进被窝

2. 非正式 痛快地吃喝

• Come on everyone, tuck in! 来呀，大家尽量吃吧!