take a tuck in sth
多用于裁缝语境,指在某处缝上褶子把衣物改小。
The tailor took a tuck in the waist of the dress.
裁缝在连衣裙的腰部收了一个褶。
抱膝姿势；蜷曲姿势；拉皮手术；去皱手术；（钢琴）拇指穿越技巧；鼓点；鼓声；船尾底部；船尾栏板下的船体部分
A fold or pleat made by tucking, especially a stitched fold used to shorten or tighten fabric; also, the act of tucking something in.
折叠或褶皱的动作
An act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
鼓声
The beat of a drum.
从头到尾缝合的布料褶皱,以减少布料尺寸
A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
卷曲的姿势
A curled position.
去除多余皮肤的整形手术技术
A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
在移动手指时保持拇指位置以继续弹奏超出拇指范围的键
The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
卷曲的姿势,胫骨靠近身体
A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
船尾下方的部分,底板末端汇集并由船尾栏杆终止的地方
The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
The dressmaker put a small tuck in the waist of the skirt to make it fit more tightly.
裁缝在裙子腰部做了一个小褶，让它更贴身。
用法提示：这里的 tuck 是名词，指衣服上缝起来的小褶，用来收紧布料、调整尺寸。
After losing weight, she had to take tucks in all her old trousers.
瘦下来之后，她不得不把所有旧裤子都缝上褶收小。
用法提示：此处 tucks 是 tuck 的复数名词，指为了把衣物改小而缝出的褶。
Two neat tucks were sewn into the back of the curtain to shorten it.
窗帘背面缝了两道整齐的褶，把它改短了。
用法提示：这里 tucks 作名词复数，表示缝在布料上、用来缩短尺寸的褶。
多用于裁缝语境,指在某处缝上褶子把衣物改小。
The tailor took a tuck in the waist of the dress.
裁缝在连衣裙的腰部收了一个褶。
用于体操、跳水等运动,形容身体蜷曲、膝盖收向胸前的姿势。
The gymnast landed in a tuck position, knees pulled to her chest.
体操运动员以团身姿势落地,双膝收向胸前。
此义指鼓的节拍,较为少见,多见于旧时或文学表达。
The soldiers marched to the tuck of a drum.
士兵们伴随着鼓声行进。
grammar · medium
易错句子The tailor made tuck in the skirt so it would fit better.
正确表达The tailor made a tuck in the skirt so it would fit better.
tuck（褶）是可数名词，单数泛指时前面必须加不定冠词 a/an；汉语名词没有冠词系统，容易漏掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dress has three tuck at the waist.
正确表达The dress has three tucks at the waist.
数词或表示复数的量词后面，可数名词要用复数形式，tuck 的复数是加 -s 的 tucks；汉语名词不随数量变化，容易漏掉词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is several tucks in the fabric.
正确表达There are several tucks in the fabric.
there be 句型中谓语要和真正的主语保持一致；主语 tucks 是复数，须用 are；汉语“有”没有单复数一致，容易误用 is。
腹部拉皮术；腹部除皱术
She had a tummy tuck after losing a lot of weight.
她减重很多后做了腹部拉皮术。
团身姿势；抱膝姿势
The gymnast held a tight tuck position during the somersault.
体操运动员在翻筋斗时保持紧凑的团身姿势。
团身跳
The workout includes a set of tuck jumps.
这项训练包含一组团身跳。
拇指穿指
The passage calls for a smooth thumb tuck to reach the higher notes.
这段乐句需要流畅的拇指穿指才能弹到更高的音符。
收褶；打褶
The dress was too loose, so she took a tuck in the waist.
连衣裙太松了，所以她在腰部收了一个褶。
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