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tart
adj
1 sharp-tasting; acid 辛辣的; 酸的
This fruit tastes rather tart. 这水果吃著有些酸.
2 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
(fig 比喻) sharp in manner; cutting or sarcastic 尖酸的; 尖刻的; 伤害的; 讽刺的
a tart remark, reply, tone 尖酸的言语、 回答、 语调
He can be quite tart. 他有时很刻薄.
tart n
1 (esp Brit) pie containing fruit or other sweet filling, often without a covering of pastry 果馅饼(以水果或其他甜料作馅, 常无上面的饼皮).
2 small circle of pastry cooked with jam, etc on it (上面有果酱等的)小圆饼. Cf 参看 flan.
tart n (sl 俚)
1 prostitute 妓女.
2 (derog 贬) girl or woman, esp one regarded as being sexually immoral 小妞儿; 娘儿们; (尤指)破鞋. tart, v (phr v) ~ sb/sth up (infml 口) dress or decorate sb/sth in a gaudy way; smarten sb/sth up, esp cheaply or superficially 将某人打扮得妖艳; 将某物装饰得俗气; (尤指以廉价的服饰或从外表上)打扮某人, 装饰某物
tarting herself up for the disco 把她自己打扮得花枝招展去跳迪斯科
They´ve tarted up the restaurant but the food hasn´t improved. 他们已将饭店装修了一番, 但饭菜并无改进.
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