单词 | tamp |
释义 | tamp From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtamptamp /tæmp/ (also tamp down) verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]PUSHto press or push something down by lightly hitting it several times The old man tamped down the tobacco with his thumb.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustamp• As well as surprise, she had heard irritation tamped down in Vitor's voice.• Before you start laying the bricks, tamp down the soil underneath.• What wouldn't burn still remained: bare walls muffled with incongruous tapestries, flooring tamped over with carpets.• Huy's job was to tamp this second layer down on to the first.Origin tamp (1800-1900) Perhaps from tampion, tampin “plug, cover” ((15-20 centuries)), from French tampon; → TAMPON |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含170365条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。