get a tattoo
tattoo 指文身图案,是可数名词;get 表示“去刺青”的动作。
She got a tattoo on her left shoulder.
她在左肩上纹了一个文身。
归营信号;归营号
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
归营信号;归营号
a drumbeat or bugle call that signals soldiers to return to their quarters
She got a tattoo on her left shoulder.
她在左肩上纹了一个文身。
这里指军队的归营信号,与皮肤上的文身(tattoo)不同。
用墨水与针在身体(通常为皮肤)上刺成的图像
An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.
熄灯号前五分钟的信号
A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
印度某种品种的小马
A pony of a certain breed from India.
军队归营的鼓声或号声
a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
At nine o'clock, the bugler played the tattoo to call the soldiers back to camp.
九点钟,号手吹响了归营号,召唤士兵们回到营地。
The drums beat a loud tattoo every evening to signal that the day's duties were over.
每天晚上,鼓声敲响一阵响亮的归营鼓点,表示一天的勤务结束了。
As the tattoo sounded, the troops marched back to their quarters.
当归营号响起时,部队列队返回营房。
tattoo 指文身图案,是可数名词;get 表示“去刺青”的动作。
She got a tattoo on her left shoulder.
她在左肩上纹了一个文身。
have 表示“拥有(已刺好的)文身”,后面接设计图案和身体部位说明位置。
He has a tattoo of a snake on his arm.
他胳膊上有一个蛇的文身。
这个义项指军中的归营鼓声或号声,常用于较正式或历史语境。
The drummer beat a tattoo to call the soldiers back to camp.
鼓手击鼓发出归营信号,召唤士兵回营。
Not this
He has tattoo on his arm.
Use this
He has a tattoo on his arm.
tattoo 作“文身”讲是可数名词,单数形式在句子里不能光秃秃地出现,需要加冠词 a/an。中文“他有文身”没有冠词,所以容易漏掉 a;加上 a 后符合英语可数名词单数用法。
Not this
I have a tattoo in my back.
Use this
I have a tattoo on my back.
文身在皮肤表面,英语说身体表面用介词 on,不用 in;in my back 会被理解成“在我后背里面”。把 in 改成 on 才能表达“后背上有个文身”。
Not this
I want to tattoo.
Use this
I want a tattoo.
中文“我想纹身”里的“纹身”可当动词用,但英语中 tattoo 作动词是及物动词,表示“给……刺文身”,不能单独表示“自己纹身”。表示想要一个文身时,应把 tattoo 用作可数名词,说 want a tattoo。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
敲击出连续的归营鼓点
The drummers beat a tattoo as the soldiers marched back to the barracks.
士兵们列队走回营房时,鼓手们敲出了归营鼓点。
吹响归营号
The bugler sounded the tattoo, and the gates were closed for the night.
号手吹响归营号后,大门便为夜晚关闭了。
晚间归营号
The evening tattoo drifted across the parade ground.
晚间归营号的声响飘过阅兵场。
急促而有节奏地敲打(尤指用手指或脚)
She beat a tattoo on the table with her fingers while waiting.
她边等待边用手指在桌上急促地敲打着。
《Tattoo You》是滚石乐队1981年发行的经典专辑名称,常被视为摇滚文化的象征。
The Rolling Stones released the album Tattoo You in 1981.
滚石乐队于1981年发行了专辑《Tattoo You》。
《龙纹身的女孩》是瑞典作家斯蒂格·拉森创作的现象级小说,后被改编为电影,标题中的tattoo指文身。
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a bestselling novel by Stieg Larsson.
《龙纹身的女孩》是斯蒂格·拉森创作的畅销小说。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
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联想:发音像“嗒-图”的鼓点声,士兵一听这种鼓号节奏就踏步回营。
语域:formal 常见场景:military、historical、bugle call ceremonies 该义项指军队的归营鼓声或号声,通常多见于军事或历史语境,日常英语中较少使用。
tattoo 读 /tæˈtuː/,重音在第二音节,末尾的 /uː/ 与 too、two、bamboo、taboo、kangaroo、shampoo 押韵。注意:tattoo 的第一个音节是 /tæ/,不是 /tæt/;拼写相似的 tatter /ˈtætər/(破布)重音在前且元音不同,不要混淆。
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