词组 | tuck up |
释义 | 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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