tent

tent1
noun
  1. a portable shelter made of cloth, supported by one or more poles and stretched tight by cords or loops attached to pegs driven into the ground
    帐篷，帐棚
    ■(Medicine). short for oxygen tent
    (医)。 oxygen tent 的简称
verb
  1. [with obj.]cover with or as if with a tent
    用帐篷（或帐篷状物）遮盖
    the garden had been completely tented over for supper.
    花园已经用帐篷完全遮起以备吃晚餐。
    ■arrange in a shap that looks like atent
    使成帐篷状
    Tim tented his fingers.
    蒂姆弓起手指成帐篷状。
    ■[as adj. tented]composed of or provided with tents
    用帐篷遮盖
    they were living in large tented camps.
    他们住在宽敞的帐篷营地里。
  2. [no obj.](especially of travelling circus people) live in a tent
    （尤指马戏团）住帐篷，在帐篷里宿营
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French tente, based on Latin tent- 'stretched', from the verb tendere. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent
tent2
noun
  1. [mass noun]a deep red sweet wine chiefly from Spain, used especially as sacramental wine
    西班牙红葡萄酒（一种深红色葡萄酒，主要产于西班牙，尤用作圣餐葡萄酒）
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Spanish tinto 'deep-coloured', from Latin tinctus 'dyed, stained', from the verb tingere
tent3
noun
  1. (Surgery)a piece of absorbent material inserted into an opening to keep it open, or especially to widen it gradually as the material absorbs moisture
    (外科)塞条，塞子
语源
  1. late Middle English (also denoting a surgical probe): from Old French tente, from tenter 'to probe', from Latin temptare 'handle, test, try'
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