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tart

noun
🔊/tɑːt/
🔊/tɑːrt/
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  1. [countable, uncountable] an open pie filled with sweet food such as fruit甜果馅饼
    • a strawberry tart草莓馅饼
    compare flan, quiche see also Bakewell tart, butter tartTopics Foodc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • chocolate
    • fruit
    • jam
    • …
    verb + tart
    • make
    See full entry
  2. [countable] (British English, informal, disapproving) a woman who you think behaves or dresses in a way that is intended to attract sexual attention放荡的女人；骚货
    • That dress makes her look like a tart.那件衣服让她看起来很放荡。
    see also tarty
  3. [countable] (slang) a prostitute妓女；野鸡
    4. Word Originnoun sense 1 late Middle English (denoting a savoury pie): from Old French tarte or medieval Latin tarta, of unknown origin. noun senses 2 to 3 mid 19th cent.: probably an abbreviation of sweetheart.

tart

adjective
🔊/tɑːt/
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  1. having a bitter, sharp taste that may be pleasant or unpleasant酸的；带酸味的
    • tart apples酸苹果
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    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
  2. [usually before noun] (of remarks, etc.话语等) quick and unkind尖酸的；刻薄的；辛辣的 synonym sharp
    • a tart reply尖刻的答复
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    3. Word Originadjective Old English teart ‘harsh, severe’, of unknown origin.

tart

verb
🔊/tɑːt/
🔊/tɑːrt/
Word Originverb mid 19th cent.: probably an abbreviation of sweetheart.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tart
🔊/tɑːt/
🔊/tɑːrt/
he / she / it tarts
🔊/tɑːts/
🔊/tɑːrts/
past simple tarted
🔊/ˈtɑːtɪd/
🔊/ˈtɑːrtɪd/
past participle tarted
🔊/ˈtɑːtɪd/
🔊/ˈtɑːrtɪd/
-ing form tarting
🔊/ˈtɑːtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈtɑːrtɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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