tab

tab1
noun
  1. a small flap or strip of material attached to or projecting from something, used to hold, fasten, or manipulate it, or for identification and information
    （易拉罐的）拉环；扣；挂环；（挂衣）襻；识别标志；检索凸舌（资料索引卡上的突出部分）
    ■(Military, Brit.)a marking on the collar distinguishing an officer of high rank or (formerly) a staff officer
    (军，英)识别高级军官（或旧时参谋人员）军衔的领章
    ■North American term for ring pull
    (北美)。 同ring pull
  2. (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)a restaurant bill
    (非正式，主北美)饭店账单
    ■a tally of items ordered in a bar or restaurant
    （酒吧或饭店的）消费账目
    Bobby had told the barman to put everything on the tab.
    博比已让酒吧招待把一切都记在账上。
  3. (tabs). short for tableau curtains
    tableau curtains的简称
  4. (Aeronautics)a part of a control surface, typically hinged, that modifies the action or response of the surface
    (航天)调整片，补翼
  5. (N. English informal)a cigarette
    (北英格兰，非正式)香烟
(tabbed, tabbing)
  1. [with obj.]mark or identify with a projecting piece of material
    给…贴标签； 把…选定标出
    he opened the book at a page tabbed by a cloth bookmark.
    他从有一张布书签标示的那一页将书打开。
    ■(figurative, chiefly US)identify as being of a specified type or suitable for a specified position
    (喻，主美)选定，认定
    he was tabbed by the President as the next Republican National Committee chairman.
    他被总统选定为下届共和党全国委员会主席。
常用词组
keep tabs (或 a tab) on
  1. (informal)monitor the activities or development of; keep under observation
    (非正式)监控…的活动（或进展）；密切注意
pick up the tab
  1. (informal, chiefly N.Amer.)pay for something
    (非正式，主北美)付账；承担费用
    my company will pick up the tab for all moving expenses.
    我公司将承担搬迁的所有费用。
派生
tabbed
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: perhaps related to tag
tab2
noun
  1. short for tabulator
    tabulator的简称
(tabbed, tabbing)
  1. short for tabulate
    tabulate的简称
tab3
noun
  1. (informal)a tablet, especially one containing an illicit drug
    (非正式)药丸（尤指含违禁药物的药丸）
语源
  1. 1960s: abbreviation
tab4
noun
  1. (N. Amer. informal)a tabloid newspaper
    (北美，非正式)通俗小报
语源
  1. late 20th cent.: abbreviation
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