tarmac
/ˈtɑː.mæk/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈɑrmˌæk] /ˈtɑːr.mæk/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈɑrmˌæk] /ˈtär-ˌmak How to pronounce tarmac (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈtɑːmæk/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈɑrmˌæk] /ˈtɑːrmæk/ (ame, ipa)
tarmac — 名詞
1. a dark road-building mixture of tar and small stones that is spread to make a ha
柏油
鋪路用的黑色混合料
a dark road-building mixture of tar and small stones that is spread to make a hard surface
Workers spread hot tarmac across the estate road before sunrise.
工人們天亮前把熱柏油鋪在那條住宅區道路上。
collocation: spread hot tarmac
Soft tarmac stuck to Mateo's shoes during the July heatwave.
七月熱浪來襲時，變軟的柏油黏住了 Mateo 的鞋子。
A roller flattened the new tarmac outside the sports hall.
壓路機把體育館外新鋪的柏油壓平了。
Rain left dark pools on the tarmac behind the bus depot.
雨後讓公車站後方的柏油路面積起了一灘灘黑水。
The repair crew poured tarmac into the cracked lane by noon.
修補隊在中午前把柏油倒進了那條裂開的巷道裡。
- asphalt
often overlaps, especially when talking about the finished road surface
- bitumen
more technical and often used for the material itself
- road surface
names the finished top layer rather than the mixture used to make it
文法句型
lay tarmac
hot tarmac
fresh tarmac
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and used when people talk about road building, repairs, or heat affecting the surface. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the paved airport ground rather than the material itself.
常見錯誤
2. the paved ground at an airport where planes stand, move slowly, or wait before o
機坪
機場供飛機滑行停等的鋪面
the paved ground at an airport where planes stand, move slowly, or wait before or after a flight
Passengers stayed inside while the plane waited on the tarmac.
飛機停在機坪上等待時，乘客們都留在機內。
pattern: wait on the tarmac
Ground staff guided the jet across the wet tarmac to the gate.
地勤人員引導那架噴射機穿過潮濕的機坪前往登機門。
pattern: across the tarmac
Snow covered the tarmac, so morning flights left two hours late.
積雪覆蓋了機坪，所以早班航班晚了兩小時起飛。
Yuki watched luggage carts race over the tarmac from the terminal.
Yuki 從航廈看著行李車在機坪上飛快穿梭。
Engineers checked the left wheel as the aircraft stood on the tarmac.
飛機停在機坪上時，工程師檢查了左側輪子。
文法句型
on the tarmac
across the tarmac
wait on the tarmac
用法筆記
Usually heard in travel news and airport talk, especially in the phrase on the tarmac. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the paving material instead of the place covered with it.
常見錯誤
tarmac — 動詞
- tarmacpresent simple I / you / we / they
- tarmacshe / she / it
- tarmackedpast simple
- tarmacking-ing form
1. to cover a road, path, or other outdoor area with tarmac so it becomes hard and
鋪柏油
在地面鋪上柏油
to cover a road, path, or other outdoor area with tarmac so it becomes hard and smooth
The council plans to tarmac the school driveway next month.
市議會打算下個月替學校車道鋪柏油。
pattern: tarmac + surface
Workers tarmacked the footpath after the old bricks were removed.
舊磚拆掉後，工人把那條步道鋪上了柏油。
Neighbours complained when crews tarmacked the lane before sunrise.
施工隊天亮前替巷道鋪柏油，鄰居因此抱怨。
By Friday, the team had tarmacked the car park behind the clinic.
到了星期五，團隊已替診所後方的停車場鋪好柏油。
The yard was tarmacked last spring so delivery vans could enter.
那個院子去年春天鋪了柏油，送貨車才開得進去。
- dig up
used when the hard surface is broken and removed
文法句型
tarmac a road, driveway, or path
be tarmacked
用法筆記
Object is usually a road, lane, path, driveway, or car park. This verb is especially common in British English, while American English more often uses pave or asphalt.