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单词 tarry
释义 tar·ry
I. \ˈtarē, -ri also ˈter-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English tarien
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to cause (as a person) to stay or wait : delay, hinder
2. : to wait for or in expectation of
 < sitting down to tarry their return >
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to delay or be tardy in acting or doing : procrastinate, dawdle
  < the men tarry about marriage — Jack Lusby >
  < we could not tarry if we wanted to be there on time >
 b. : to stay or linger in expectation of a person or an event : wait
  < not tarrying long before the door is opened >
2.
 a. archaic : to remain or continue in a state or condition
 b. : to abide or stay in or at a place : sojourn
  < no reason to tarry in this town — Elmer Davis >
  < over the island a horrid stillness tarried — Jean Stafford >
Synonyms: see stay
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English tary, from tarien
: stay, sojourn
 < make some little tarry in this town — J.G.Whittier >
III. \ˈtärē, ˈtȧr-, -ri\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: tar (I) + -y
1. : of, resembling, or having the characteristics of tar
 < the room had a tarry, stuffy odor from the fire — Kenneth Roberts >
2. : consisting of or covered with or as if with tar : tarred
 < tarry deposits are found in the cylinders — Malcolm McLaren >
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