something resembling a drum in shape or construction, in particular 外形(或结构)似鼓的,尤指 ■a circular frame for holding fabric taut while it is being embroidered (刺绣用的)绷圈 ■(Architecture)a wall of circular plan, such as one supporting a dome or surrounded by a colonnade (建筑)(建筑物的)圆顶坐圈 ■(Architecture)each of a sequence of cylindrical stones forming the shaft of a column (建筑)(作柱身用的)鼓形石块 ■(Architecture)a lobby enclosed by a ceiling and folding doors to prevent draughts, typically within a church porch (建筑)(多指在教堂门廊中的)圆形挡风门厅 ■a sloping buttress or projection in a real tennis or fives court (室内网球场内的)突出壁 ■[usu. as modifier]a sliding flexible shutter or door on a piece of furniture, made of strips of wood attached to a backing of canvas 家具上的滑动门 a tambour door. 拉门。
verb
[with obj.][often as adj. tamboured]decorate or embroider on a tambour 在绷圈上绣 a tamboured waistcoat. 在绷圈上绣成的马甲。
语源
late 15th cent.: from French tambour 'drum'; perhaps related to Persian tabīra 'drum'. Compare with tabor