| 单词 | tab |
| 释义 | tab (tæb ) Word forms: tabs 1. countable noun A tab is a small piece of cloth or paper that is attached to something, usually with information about that thing written on it. A stupid medical clerk had slipped the wrong tab on his X-ray. ...a small red tab sewn on to the left-hand side of the back right pocket. Synonyms: flap, tag, label, ticket 2. countable noun A tab is the total cost of goods or services that you have to pay, or the bill for those goods or services. [mainly US] At least one estimate puts the total tab at $7 million. 'I'll get my purse out of the bedroom.'—'No sweat, Mrs. Day. We can put it on your tab.' 3. countable noun A tab is a metal strip that you pull off the top of a can of drink in order to open it. 4. countable noun A tab is a drug, especially one that is sold illegally, which is in tablet form. [informal] He was prosecuted for possessing a hundred tabs of ecstasy. [+ of] 5. keep tabs on sb phrase If someone keeps tabs on you, they make sure that they always know where you are and what you are doing, often in order to control you. [informal] It was obvious Hill had come over to keep tabs on Johnson and make sure he didn't do anything drastic. 6. pick up the tab phrase If you pick up the tab, you pay a bill on behalf of a group of people or provide the money that is needed for something. [informal] Pollard picked up the tab for dinner that night. Today any employee with back or shoulder pain can go straight to Mr Jay and the company will pick up the tab. Idioms: pick up the tab to pay a bill or pay the costs of something, especially something that you are not responsible for Pollard picked up the tab for dinner. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 标签, 账单 Japanese: ラベル, 勘定 |
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