Word · Frequency #13307
Tara
塔拉
a village in eastern Ireland, northwest of Dublin, that was the seat of Irish kings until the 6th century
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A plant native to Peru, the spiny holdback, Tara spinosa
原产于秘鲁的带刺植物,塔拉豆荚(Tara spinosa)
原产于秘鲁的带刺植物,塔拉豆荚(Tara spinosa)；再会!
In use
She smiled, said tara, and walked out of the door.
Before I left, I heard him say tara over the phone.
They all said tara to the host as they put on their coats.
say tara (to sb)
这里是 tara 的感叹词用法，常见于英式口语，表示“再见”。
She said tara to the host and left.
她对主人道别后就离开了。
the Hill of Tara
这里是 tara 的名词用法，指爱尔兰东部历史上的国王驻地。
The Hill of Tara is located northwest of Dublin.
塔拉丘位于都柏林西北部。
Connections
Collocations
- Hill of Tara
- 塔拉山丘
- We visited the Hill of Tara on our trip to Ireland.我们去爱尔兰旅行时游览了塔拉山丘。
- Kings of Tara
- 塔拉诸王
- The Kings of Tara were early rulers of Ireland.塔拉诸王是爱尔兰早期的统治者。
- say tara
- 说再见
- She said tara and left.她说了声再见就离开了。
- tara for now
- 暂时告别
- Anyway, tara for now!好啦，先再见啦！
Pop culture & quotes
- Tara! Home. I'll go home. And I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.
- 塔拉！家。我要回家。我会想办法让他回来。毕竟，明天又是新的一天。In the last scene of Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara says 'Tara' as she decides to return to her family's plantation and start over.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tara 读成“塔拉”，想象告别时挥手说“塔拉，再会！”
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：on the phone、leaving a friend's house、after a casual meet-up 多用于英式英语非正式口语，比较常见于电话告别或与朋友、熟人分开时。正式场合通常不使用，可改用 goodbye 或 see you later。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches (non-rhotic /ɑː/): spa, bra, bar, car. Beware lookalikes ending in -ara: tiara and Sahara end in /rə/, not /ɑː/, so they do not rhyme with tara.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.