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tailor

noun
🔊/ˈteɪlə(r)/
🔊/ˈteɪlər/
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  1. a person whose job is to make men’s clothes, especially somebody who makes suits, etc. for individual customers（尤指为顾客个别定制男装的）裁缝Topics Clothes and Fashionb2, Jobsb2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French taillour, literally ‘cutter’, based on late Latin taliare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.

tailor

verb
🔊/ˈteɪlə(r)/
🔊/ˈteɪlər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tailor
🔊/ˈteɪlə(r)/
🔊/ˈteɪlər/
he / she / it tailors
🔊/ˈteɪləz/
🔊/ˈteɪlərz/
past simple tailored
🔊/ˈteɪləd/
🔊/ˈteɪlərd/
past participle tailored
🔊/ˈteɪləd/
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-ing form tailoring
🔊/ˈteɪlərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈteɪlərɪŋ/
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  1. to make or adapt something for a particular purpose, a particular person, etc.专门制作；定做
    • Much of the software is supplied ready tailored for the user.提供了许多为用户量身定制的软件。
    • tailor something to/for somebody/something Special programmes of study are tailored to the needs of specific groups.为满足特定群体的需要，特制了专门的课程。🔊🔊
    • We identify your needs, and tailor your training accordingly.我们找出你们的需求，并相应地制定培训方案。
    • a system that is specially tailored for small companies专门为小公司开发的系统
    • tailor something to do something Most travel agents are prepared to tailor travel arrangements to meet individual requirements.为了满足个别人士需要，大多数旅行社都愿意作出专门的旅游安排。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • exactly
    • individually
    • …
    preposition
    • for
    • to
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French taillour, literally ‘cutter’, based on late Latin taliare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.