tarpaulin

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /tɑˈpɔː.lɪn/    美 /ˈtɑːɹpəlɪn/|/tɑɹˈpɔ.lɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth or plastic sheet, used as a cover or blanket (often as weatherproofing, or to keep loose cargo from blowing off a lorry). countable
    — Throw a tarpaulin over that woodpile before it gets wet.
  2. Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover. archaic,uncountable
  3. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — Near-synonym: rain hat
  4. A sailor. archaic,countable,slang
动词 v.
  1. To cover with a tarpaulin.
    — "Cover it up! Don't touch it!" said the Professor. So we tarpaulined it according to his instructions, and there it lies.

词形变化

tarpaulins plural tarpaulins present,singular,third-person tarpaulining participle,present tarpaulined participle,past tarpaulined past

词汇关系

相关词
pall raincoat rainsuit

词源

词源 1
From tar + pall (“heavy canvas”) + -ing. The sailor sense reflects that sailors of centuries past often wore garments made of tarred cloth (for weatherproofing).
词源 2
From tar + pall (“heavy canvas”) + -ing. The sailor sense reflects that sailors of centuries past often wore garments made of tarred cloth (for weatherproofing).
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