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dovetail with sth
dovetail 作不及物动词时，常与 with 连用，表示“与……吻合；与……契合”。
The new policy dovetails with the company's long-term goals.
新政策与公司的长期目标相吻合。
鸠尾榫；鸠尾榫接合
dovetails — plural of dovetail
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鸠尾榫；鸠尾榫接合
a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
The new policy dovetails with the company's long-term goals.
新政策与公司的长期目标相吻合。
鸽子的尾巴；亦指形状像鸽子尾巴的东西。
The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
鸠尾榫接合:一种接合方式,相邻构件用多个形似鸽尾的楔形榫头与相应形状的榫眼互锁固定。
In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
形似鸽尾的楔形榫头,在鸠尾榫接合中与相应形状的榫眼互锁。
A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint.
类似燕尾榫接合(义项2.1)的线条。
A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1).
Her schedule dovetails neatly with mine, so we can carpool to work.
她的日程和我的正好吻合，所以我们可以拼车上班。
The two reports dovetailed perfectly, giving us a clear picture of the problem.
这两份报告完美吻合，让我们对问题有了清晰的了解。
The new policy is designed to dovetail with existing rules.
这项新政策旨在与现行规则相吻合。
dovetail 作不及物动词时，常与 with 连用，表示“与……吻合；与……契合”。
The new policy dovetails with the company's long-term goals.
新政策与公司的长期目标相吻合。
及物用法为 dovetail A with B，意为“使 A 与 B 巧妙地配合/衔接”。
We need to dovetail the marketing plan with the product launch.
我们需要把营销计划与产品发布衔接起来。
Not this
Their conclusions are dovetail.
Use this
Their conclusions are dovetailed.
dovetail 是动词，不是形容词；在 be 后表示状态要用过去分词 dovetailed（相当于形容词），不能说 are dovetail。
Not this
This theory dovetails the facts.
Use this
This theory dovetails with the facts.
表示“与……吻合”时，dovetail 是不及物动词，后接介词 with，不能像中文“吻合事实”那样直接带宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
鸠尾榫接头
The cabinet was assembled with dovetail joints.
这个柜子是用鸠尾榫接头拼装的。
鸠尾锯
A dovetail saw is essential for making dovetail joints.
鸠尾锯是制作鸠尾榫接头的必备工具。
与……吻合；与……契合
Her findings dovetail with our earlier research.
她的发现与我们早先的研究吻合。
与……衔接；融入……
The new policy dovetails into the existing framework.
新政策与现有框架相衔接。
完美吻合
The two plans dovetail perfectly.
这两个计划完美吻合。
恰好衔接
His schedule dovetails neatly with hers.
他的日程安排与她的恰好衔接。
与…吻合；与…相配合
Her ideas dovetail perfectly with our long-term goals.
她的想法与我们的长期目标完全吻合。
融入；与…契合
The new evidence dovetails into the existing theory.
新证据与现有理论相契合。
相互吻合；配合紧密
The two departments’ schedules dovetailed together without any conflicts.
这两个部门的时间表相互吻合，没有任何冲突。
Use dovetails naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象鸽子尾巴（dove tail）呈扇形展开，两块木料像羽毛般交错咬合，严丝合缝，即“吻合、契合”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：木工/家具制作、项目/计划协调、正式书面表达 dovetail 作名词时指“鸠尾榫”，多用于木工或家具制作等专业场合；作动词时表示“吻合、契合”或“使衔接”，比较常见于规划、会议和书面表达。整体属于中性偏正式；在随意口语中，用 fit together 会更自然。
这些词都以 -tail 结尾，读音多为 /teɪl/。其中 tail、entail、curtail 的重音在 -tail 上，与 dovetail 的 -tail 音节读音相同；retail、detail（名词）和 dovetail 的重音都在前面的音节，因此只是拼写近似而非完全押韵。注意 dovetail 中的 dove- 读 /dʌv/，与表示“潜水的过去式”的 dove（美式 /doʊv/）发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.