taw a marble
此义指弹射弹珠,属于旧时用法。
The boy tawed a marble across the floor.
男孩把一颗弹珠弹过地板。
弹射弹珠;鞭打;抽打;推;拽;拖;打;鞭打。;弹弹珠。
to prepare animal skins by soaking them in alum, salt, and other agents to soften and bleach them, especially for gloves
打;鞭打。
To beat; to scourge.
弹弹珠。
To shoot a marble.
推;拉;拖。
To push; to tug; to tow.
用明矾、盐及其他药剂浸渍羊、羔羊、山羊和小山羊的皮,使其软化变白,以制作手套等。
To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, etc., by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
一般现在时
He taws the hides every morning.
他每天早晨鞣制生皮。
一般过去时
She tawed the leather yesterday.
她昨天鞣制了皮革。
现在完成时
They have tawed several skins this week.
这周他们已经鞣制了几张皮。
规则动词
After washing the sheepskin, the tanner will taw it with alum and salt to make soft white leather.
洗过羊皮后,制革工人会用明矾和盐鞣制它,以制成柔软的白皮革。
用法提示:taw 在此作及物动词,与 it 搭配,意为“用明矾和盐鞣制(兽皮)”。
The craftswoman tawed the goat hide for two days before shaping it into gloves.
这位女工匠把山羊皮鞣制了两天,然后才把它做成手套。
用法提示:tawed 是 taw 的过去式,作及物动词,意为“鞣制(兽皮)”。
Tawing a skin properly requires patience and a careful balance of chemicals.
把兽皮鞣制好需要耐心,也需要仔细配比化学药剂。
用法提示:Tawing 是 taw 的动名词,在句中作主语,表示“鞣制(兽皮)”。
此义指弹射弹珠,属于旧时用法。
The boy tawed a marble across the floor.
男孩把一颗弹珠弹过地板。
此义指用明矾、盐等药剂处理兽皮,使其软化变白。
The tanner tawed the goatskins with alum and salt.
制革工人用明矾和盐硝制山羊皮。
此义为鞭打、抽打,现今较少使用。
The cruel master tawed the servant with a leather strap.
残忍的主人用皮带抽打仆人。
tow 指用绳子或链条拖拽车辆、船只等重物,是表示“拖”的日常常用词;taw 虽然旧义也有“拖、拉”,但现代英语几乎不再这样用,一般只出现在“硝制皮革”和“弹弹珠”两个意思里。凡是说拖车、拖船,都应当用 tow。
两者都能表示“处理兽皮”,但 tan 是通用词,指用单宁把生皮鞣制成革;taw 则专指用明矾、盐等把羊皮软化并漂白,用来做手套,属于行业内的精细说法。表示“打人”时,tan 是口语里“狠狠揍”的意思,而 taw 的“鞭打”义已经古旧罕用。日常说“鞣革”或“揍人”都用 tan。
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