英:['ʃɜ:tteɪl]
美:[ˈʃɚtˌtel]
英:['ʃɜ:tteɪl]
美:[ˈʃɚtˌtel]
shirt·tail
shuhrt teIl
词根:shirttail
n.shirtdress 衬衣式连衣裙
noun
the part of a shirt that reaches below the waist especially in the back
something small or inadequate
adjective
very young : immature
shirttail boys fishing in the creek
distantly and indefinitely related
a shirttail cousin on her father's side
small, trivial, or short typically to the point of inadequacy
has a gullied shirttail ranch in the hills
The first known use of shirttail was in 1659
shiveryadjective
marked by shivers
causing shivers
shiver1 of 4noun
one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by great force
shiver2 of 4verb
to break into many small pieces : shatter
shiver3 of 4verb
to shake involuntarily (as from cold or fear)
shiver4 of 4noun
an instance of shivering
a thrill of emotion and especially of fear—usually used in plural with the
a ghost story that would give you the shivers
shiver1 of 4noun
one of the small pieces into which a brittle thing is broken by great force
shiver2 of 4verb
to break into many small pieces : shatter
shiver3 of 4verb
to shake involuntarily (as from cold or fear)
shiver4 of 4noun
an instance of shivering
a thrill of emotion and especially of fear—usually used in plural with the
a ghost story that would give you the shivers
shivanoun
a traditional seven-day period of mourning the death of a family member that is observed in Jewish homes—often used in the phrase sit shiva
they are sitting shiva for their father
shirtyadjective
being annoyed : angry
shirtwaistnoun
a woman's tailored garment (as a dress or blouse) with details copied from men's shirts
shirttailnoun
the part of a shirt that reaches below the waist especially in the back
1 Even with my shirttails hanging out and the necktie crooked, it was easy to see that the clothes were tailored and finely made.
2 It’s a disturbing thing, after a decade of being told to tuck in shirttails and walk like a lady, to see your own mother unkempt.
3 “Pleased to meet you,” she said to me, wiping her hands on her shirttail.
4 And according to the Internet, hot girl summer is…none other than Tom Hanks wearing a cute bathing suit and a button-down with the shirttails tied at the waist.
5 Stylistically, I like to tuck my polo shirt way down into my cargo shorts so that the shirttail squirts out around the knees.
6 He wipes the blade clean on his shirttail and slices the bread.
7 She got closer and closer, and as I lifted my shirttail to wipe my nose I knew I was grounded for life before she wheeled into the parking lot.
8 "Maxwell, please turn around. And keep your shirttail tucked in."
9 Dozens of models stood on a pair of runways, dressed in slouchy black, gray and white sportswear, almost always with their shirttails untucked.
10 Students who talk in class are made to stand in the corner, and boys who don’t tuck in their shirttails are caned.
11 Ratched is a shirttail American Horror Story spinoff that owes a clear debt to that anthology’s transcendent Asylum entry.
12 They obviously haven’t seen me with my shirttails knotted coyly around a taut midriff.
13 Also available in a men’s cut, the Marmot Women’s Ridgefield Heavyweight Sherpa-Lined Flannel Jacket channels a lumberjack chic look with its relaxed fit and shirttail hem.
14 Born in 1063 a.d., 8-Deer was a shirttail cousin to the ruling family of Tilantongo, which had been engaged for decades in a dynastic struggle with the kingdom of Red and White Bundle.
15 The excess, the untucked shirttails on the dishes, the incomplete thoughts on the menu are part of the restaurant’s charm.
16 It has hit them with disproportionate penalties for having shirttails out.
17 I dry my lenses on my shirttail and glance over.
18 His athleticism is obvious, and so is his boyishness: he would never signal for a ball kid to bring him a towel—despite the desert heat, he preferred to wipe his face with his shirttail.
19 Nick shrugged and buttoned up, tucking in his shirttails.
20 I lifted up my shirttails, stuck my thumbs in my waistband, pulled, and...
1 随便
free familiar casual passing negligent undress cursive promiscuous glib unceremonious lighthearted unbending unstuffy shirt-sleeve unstarched hail-fellow hang-loose random arbitrarily dooms familiarity at hazard out of a hat at rovers without ceremony and center
3 随便的
free familiar casual passing negligent undress cursive promiscuous glib unceremonious lighthearted unbending unstuffy shirt-sleeve unstarched hail-fellow hang-loose
5 非正式
off-the-record private associate familiar casual informal irregular unofficial left-handed at-home offstage extrajudicial nonformal officious unceremonious shirt-sleeve off shadow round-table informality
7 小
-ular little small low light young minor chicken junior thumbnail petty slender diminutive dinky petit venial sawed-off one-horse pocket-size pint-size diddy jerkwater Podunk suckerel toucanet caddie pustule knave littleness fils sitella drop
8 无足轻重
footy jeasly minute simple lightweight insignificant negligible pitiful sleazy waff insignificance micrify
9 附注
10 非正式的
off-the-record private associate familiar casual informal irregular unofficial left-handed at-home offstage extrajudicial nonformal officious unceremonious shirt-sleeve shadow round-table
11 幼小
13 关系远的