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
tarring — present participle of tar
创建tar归档；用tar打包；玷污；败坏（名誉）；用焦油涂覆。；创建一个tar归档文件。；玷污。
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
一般现在时
He tars the roof to prevent leaks.
他用焦油涂抹屋顶以防漏水。
一般过去时
They tarred the road last week.
他们上周用焦油铺了路。
现在完成时
The workers have already tarred the fence.
工人们已经用焦油涂了栅栏。
The workers tarred the roof to make it waterproof.
工人们给屋顶涂上焦油，使其防水。
用法提示：tarred 是动词 tar 的过去式，表示涂焦油。
AI contextual example
They are tarring the wooden fence before the rainy season.
他们正在雨季前给木栅栏涂焦油。
用法提示：tarring 是动词的现在分词，表示正在涂焦油。
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。
用法提示：tar 是动词原形，表示用焦油覆盖。
AI contextual example
pitch 指涂沥青，与 tar 同属黑色黏稠物；在路面、屋顶等场景可换用 tar，但 pitch 更专业。
coat 语义较宽，不专指焦油；要准确表达“涂焦油”需说 coat with tar。
smear 强调把黏稠物抹开，常带“弄脏、涂得乱”的隐含义；正式施工时不宜用。
此反义词针对“创建tar归档文件”这一义项；untar指将tar归档文件解包提取内容。
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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