tart
noun
adj
verb
tɑːt
noun
1
a
PIE
without
a
top
on
it,
containing
something
sweet
〔顶部不用面皮密封的〕甜馅饼
C,U
apple/treacle/jam
etc
tart
2
an
insulting
word
for
a
woman
who
you
think
is
too
willing
to
have
sex
[非正式] 荡妇,骚货
C | informal
3
a
PROSTITUTE
[非正式] 妓女
C | informal
adj
4
food
that
is
tart
has
a
sharp
sour
taste
〔味道〕酸的
a
tart
apple
酸苹果
5
tart reply/remark etc
a
reply,
remark
etc
that
is
sharp
and
unkind
尖刻的回答/话语等
‘I
don’t
think
so!’she
replied
tartly.
“我不这么认为!”她尖刻地回答道。
verb
6
to
try
to
make
something
more
attractive
by
decorating
it,
often
in
a
way
that
other
people
think
is
cheap
or
ugly
把…装饰得俗丽
We’ll
need
to
tart
the
place
up
a
bit.
我们需要把这个地方稍稍装饰一下。
7
tart yourself up/get tarted up
if
a
woman
tarts
herself
up
or
gets
tarted
up,
she
tries
to
make
herself
look
attractive
by
putting
on
nice
clothes,
MAKE-UP
etc
–
often
used
humorously
把自己打扮得花枝招展〔常为幽默用法〕
She
got
all
tarted
up
for
the
party.
她把自己打扮得花枝招展,准备去参加派对。