Word · Frequency #14622

tar

/tɑːr/

noun

焦油；柏油

A black, sticky, viscous substance made mainly from hydrocarbons obtained from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.

1.
A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
一种黑色、油性、粘稠的物质,主要由从木材、泥炭或煤等有机材料中提取的碳氢化合物组成。
2.
A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
用于归档文件的程序,常见于Unix系统。
3.
A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
一种波斯长颈、腰形弦乐器,许多中东和高加索地区的文化和国家共享。
4.
A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
一种起源于北非和中东的单面圆形框鼓。
5.
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
各种深色粘稠的残留物
6.
A file produced by such a program.
由此类程序生成的文件。
7.
a man who serves as a sailor
水手

tar（Unix归档工具）；tar归档文件；水手；塔尔琴（波斯长颈弦乐器）；塔尔鼓（单面框鼓）

In use

The workers spread hot tar on the roof to keep the rain out.

工人们把热柏油涂在屋顶上，防止雨水渗进来。

A thin layer of tar can protect wooden fence posts from moisture.

一层薄薄的柏油可以保护木栅栏柱子不受潮气侵蚀。

The smell of fresh tar filled the air as workers repaired the road.

工人们修路时，空气中弥漫着新鲜柏油的气味。

coal tar: 煤焦油; Coal tar is used in making roads and for waterproofing.煤焦油用于铺路和防水。
tar pit: 焦油坑; Many fossils have been found in the La Brea tar pits.拉布雷亚焦油坑中发现了许多化石。
low-tar cigarette: 低焦油香烟; He bought low-tar cigarettes at the store.他在商店买了低焦油香烟。
tar paper: 焦油纸; They nailed tar paper to the wooden roof.他们把焦油纸钉在木屋顶上。
tar sand: 油砂; The tar sands in Canada are a major source of crude oil.加拿大的油砂是原油的主要来源。
tar archive: tar 归档文件

柏油路被太阳晒化后，脚踩上去又黑又黏，那就是tar（焦油）。

语域：neutral 常见场景：road construction、smoking、roofing 该义项表示“焦油”时，属于中性语域，口语和书面语都较常用，多出现在道路施工、吸烟、屋顶防水等场景中。通常指深色的粘稠烃类物质。注意不要与“水手”等少见义项混淆。

这些词与 tar 同韵：car、bar、far、star、jar、scar 等，重读元音及后面均为 /ɑr/。注意拼写以 -ar 结尾的常见词并不都同音：如 war /wɔr/、sugar /ˈʃʊɡər/、similar /ˈsɪmɪlər/ 等，发音不同。

Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.