late 14c., "to pull or gather up," earlier "to pluck, stretch" (implied in tucker "one who finishes clothes by stretching them on tenters, late 13c. as a surname), probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch tucken "pull up, draw up, tug" (cognate with Old English tucian "mistreat, torment," and related to Old English togian "to pull," German zucken; see tow (v.)). Sense of "thrust into a snug place" is first recorded 1580s. Slang meaning "to consume, swallow, put into one's stomach" is recorded from 1784. Related: Tucked; tucking.
tuck (n.)
late 14c., "flattened fold in clothing, pleat," from tuck (v.). As a folded-up diving position, from 1951.
双语例句
1. Tuck in, it's the last hot food you'll get for a while.
尽情地吃吧，一段时间里你都吃不到这么一顿热饭了。
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2. He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers.
他设法把飘起的衬衫塞到裤子里。
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3. He stole a Mars bar from the school tuck shop.
他从学校小吃店偷了一条玛氏巧克力棒。
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4. The extra income has meant Phillippa can tuck away the rent.
额外的收入意味着菲莉帕可以把房租的钱存起来。
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5. The seamstresses cluck around a dummy, discussing a tuck here and there.