• vi. 等候；逗留；耽搁
• vt. 等待
• n. 逗留
• adj. 涂了焦油的
• n. (Tarry)人名；(英)塔里

词源不详，可能来自阿拉伯语 tardare,延迟，迟缓，词源同 tardy,retard.

tarry (v.)

early 14c., "to delay, retard" (transitive), of uncertain origin. Some suggest a connection to Latin tardare "to delay," or Old English tergan, tirgan "to vex, irritate, exasperate, provoke," which yielded a Middle English verb identical in form to this one. Intransitive meaning "to linger" is attested from late 14c. Related: Tarried; tarrying; tarrysome.

tarry (adj.)

1550s, from tar (n.1) + -y (2). Tarry-fingered "dishonest, thieving" is from 1825.

1. I smelled tarry melted asphalt.

我闻到了柏油熔化了的味道。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Mark Twain once went to borrow a certain book from a neighbour in Tarry town.

一次马克.吐温向Tarry镇的邻居借一本书.

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3. " I must tarry at home, and keep watch over my little Pearl.

“ 我得呆在家里, 照顾好我的小珠儿.

来自英汉文学 - 红字

4. Why did he tarry so long on his way to school?

他为什么在上学途中耽搁了那么久?

来自辞典例句

5. What is my valley to you, that you shouldst tarry in it?

我这山谷跟你有什么相干, 你为什么留在这儿不走 呢 ?

来自辞典例句