tar and feather
collocation涂焦油并粘羽毛（一种公开羞辱或私刑）
The angry mob threatened to tar and feather the dishonest merchant.
愤怒的暴民威胁要给那个不诚实的商人涂焦油并粘上羽毛。
涂焦油；用焦油覆盖
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涂焦油；用焦油覆盖
To coat with tar.
The workers tarred the roof to make it waterproof.
工人们给屋顶涂上焦油，使其防水。
用焦油涂覆。
To coat with tar.
创建一个tar归档文件。
To create a tar archive.
玷污。
To besmirch.
用焦油涂覆
coat with tar
tar
Base
原形
tars
3rd person
第三人称单数
tarring
-ing
现在分词
tarred
Past
过去式
tarred
Past participle
过去分词
He tars the roof to prevent leaks.
他用焦油涂抹屋顶以防漏水。
They tarred the road last week.
他们上周用焦油铺了路。
The workers have already tarred the fence.
工人们已经用焦油涂了栅栏。
They are tarring the wooden fence before the rainy season.
他们正在雨季前给木栅栏涂焦油。
AI contextual example
We need to tar the bottom of the boat every year.
我们每年都需要给船底涂焦油。
AI contextual example
tar the roof
给屋顶涂柏油
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tar the roads
给道路铺柏油
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涂焦油并粘羽毛（一种公开羞辱或私刑）
The angry mob threatened to tar and feather the dishonest merchant.
愤怒的暴民威胁要给那个不诚实的商人涂焦油并粘上羽毛。
认为（某人）与另一人有同样的缺点；把…看作一路货色
Just because one employee was lazy, don't tar everyone with the same brush.
不能因为一个员工懒惰，就把所有人都看成那样。
给屋顶涂焦油（以防水）
They tarred the roof to stop the leaks.
他们给屋顶涂了焦油以防漏雨。
用 tar 命令打包一个目录
You can tar a directory to create a single archive file.
你可以用 tar 打包一个目录来创建单个归档文件。
涂焦油粘羽毛（旧时的一种私刑）；严惩
The villagers threatened to tar and feather anyone who stole their crops.
村民们威胁说要给任何偷庄稼的人涂上焦油并粘上羽毛。
被看成一路货色；被认为有同样的缺点
Because he worked for the same company, he got tarred with the same brush as the corrupt managers.
因为他在同一家公司工作，他和那些腐败的经理们被看成了一路人。
狠揍，痛打
My father said he'd beat the tar out of me if I came home late again.
我爸说如果我再次晚回家，他会狠狠揍我一顿。
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联想“tar”音似“塔儿”，想象一座黑塔被工人涂满黏糊糊的焦油，画面黏在黑塔上，记住“涂焦油”这个动词义。
语域：mixed 常见场景：road construction and maintenance、computer file archiving/backup、formal writing about reputation 该词作动词时有几种含义，语域会随语境变化：表示“涂焦油”多用于工程、建筑等场合；表示“创建tar归档”是计算机领域的常用说法；表示“玷污、败坏（名誉）”则比较正式，多见于书面语。请根据上下文判断具体意思。
这些词在美式英语中都以 /ɑr/ 结尾，与 tar 的发音押韵。注意拼写相似的 war /wɔr/ 和 care /kɛr/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
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