| 词组 | tuck |
| 释义 | tuck [tucked, tucked, tucking] tuck away 1. be tucked away if a place is tucked away somewhere, it is in a quiet area where very few people go: ▪ The hotel is tucked away in a quiet little side street. 2. be tucked away if something or someone is tucked away somewhere secret, they are kept hidden there so that people will not see them or know about them: ▪ The key to the cellar was kept tucked away behind some old books. ▪ Elsie had always known that her husband had another woman tucked away somewhere. ■ SIMILAR TO: be hidden away 3. tuck sth away • tuck away sth to put something in a safe or secret place: ▪ Annie read out some of the letter, and then tucked it away, saying the rest was private. ▪ His fingers touched the wallet, now tucked away in his inner pocket. 4. tuck away sth • tuck sth away if you tuck money away money, you save it rather than spending it: ▪ The new scheme involves tucking away between $50 and $100 each month into a savings account. ▪ For twenty-seven years Pereira tucked something away each week, so that he could buy a house before retiring. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put away, ↑stash away, ↑put aside 5. tuck away sth • tuck sth away informal to eat a lot of food, especially quickly and with enjoyment: ▪ In five minutes Archie had tucked away ten slices of pepperoni pizza. sb can tuck it away BrE (=they can eat a lot of food) ▪ Some of these children can really tuck it away! tuck in 1. tuck sb in to make someone, especially a child, feel comfortable in bed by pulling the sheets and blankets firmly around them: ▪ Adam took the little girl back to bed, tucked her in and kissed her goodnight. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tuck up especially BrE 2. tuck sth in • tuck in sth to push the end of a piece of clothing, sheet, blanket etc inside or under something, in order to make it look tidy or stay in place: ▪ He stood up, tucking his shirt in at the waist and reaching for his tie. ▪ She pulled the blankets across the bed and tucked them in. 3. tuck in sth • tuck sth in informal to move a part of your body inwards, so that it does not stick out so much keep sth tucked in ▪ Try and keep your elbows tucked in while you're eating. 4. tuck in BrE informal to start eating something with enjoyment: ▪ The waiter brought our meal and we all tucked in. tuck in! (=used when you want to tell people to start eating) ▪ Come on, everyone, tuck in! ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑dig in informal, ↑dive in tuck into tuck into sth BrE informal to start eating something with enjoyment: ▪ By that time we were starving, and we tucked into a delicious meal of steak, chips and ice-cream. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑dig into tuck up 1. tuck sb up especially BrE to make someone, especially a child, feel comfortable in bed, by pulling the sheets and blankets firmly around them: be tucked up in bed ▪ At last, when all the children were tucked up in bed, we sat down and opened a bottle of wine. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tuck in 2. be tucked up BrE informal to be comfortable, warm, and safe somewhere: ▪ What are you doing here at this time of night, instead of being tucked up at home? ▪ It was so cold that we decided to spend the day reading, tucked up in our warm hotel. 3. tuck sth up • tuck up sth to move your legs or feet close to your body or under your body so that you are sitting on them: ▪ I sat down on the sofa, tucked my knees up and began to write. ▪ The sight of her sitting there, with her legs tucked up under her, gave him the greatest pleasure. 4. tuck sth up • tuck up sth to push something that is hanging down so that it goes up or under something else, especially in order to keep it tidy, hidden etc: ▪ I waited while Carrie tucked her hair up under her swimming cap. |
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