top and tail

名词 n. 动词 v. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The top and bottom of something.
动词 v.
  1. To add to the beginning and end of (something), such as the salutation and valediction added to a letter. transitive
  2. To remove the top and bottom of (an item), for example when preparing carrots for cooking. transitive
  3. To set the limits of (an audio tape recording, a digital video file, etc.) by adding physical markers or by trimming unwanted portions. transitive
    — They are retrieved when needed, topped and tailed ready for use, and stored on the newsroom system […]
  4. To bathe (a small child) in a minimal way by wiping their face and bottom. colloquial,transitive
  5. To provide (a train) with a locomotive at each end, for ease of reversal. UK,transitive
    — All services to Rhymney were top and tailed by locos that had been associated with the line over the years; namely, Classes 33, 37, 47 and 50.
副词 adv.
  1. Lined up in alternating directions; (of humans specifically) lying side-by-side with each person's head by their neighbours' feet. not-comparable
    — For this reason also we usually advise that the children are placed "top and tail" alternately so that each child's head is at least six feet from the next one.
  2. With a locomotive at each end. UK,not-comparable
    — The Class 50s headed the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cornwall and back to Bristol, running top and tail on the Cornish branches.

词形变化

tops and tails plural tops and tails present,singular,third-person top and tails present,singular,third-person topping and tailing participle,present top and tailing participle,present topped and tailed participle,past topped and tailed past top and tailed participle,past top and tailed past
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