| 单词 | tart |
| 释义 | tart tart1 —tartish, adj. —tartishly, adv. —tartly, adv. —tartness, n. /tahrt/, adj., tarter, tartest. 1. sharp to the taste; sour or acid: tart apples. 2. sharp in character, spirit, or expression; cutting; caustic: a tart remark. [bef. 1000; ME; OE teart sharp, rough; akin to D tarten to defy, MHG traz defiance] Syn. 2. barbed, biting. tart2 /tahrt/, n. 1. a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust. 2. a covered pie containing fruit or the like. 3. Slang. a prostitute or promiscuous woman. v.t. 4. tart up, Slang. to adorn, dress, or decorate, esp. in a flamboyant manner: The old restaurant was tarted up to look like a Viennese café. [1350-1400; 1905-10 for def. 3; ME tarte < MF; cf. ML tarta] |
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