tarry
tarry — 動詞
- tarrypresent simple I / you / we / they
- tarrieshe / she / it
- tarriedpast simple
- tarrying-ing form
1. to keep staying somewhere after it is already time to go.
逗留；耽擱
在某地停留過久而晚走
to keep staying somewhere after it is already time to go.
Theo tarried by the school gate until the last bus left.
Theo 在校門邊逗留到最後一班公車都開走了。
tarry + by + place before leaving late
After lunch, Antonia tarried in the museum shop and missed the tour.
午餐後，Antonia 在博物館商店耽擱太久，錯過了導覽。
tarry in + place with a delayed result
Jabari tarried outside the clinic, hoping the doctor might call him back.
Jabari 在診所外逗留不去，希望醫師可能會再叫他回去。
The hikers tarried at the riverbank even as dark clouds moved in.
即使烏雲已經逼近，那群健行者仍在河岸邊逗留。
- tarry at the gate
- tarry too long
- tarry by the roadside
- tarry until nightfall
文法句型
tarry + in/at/by + place
tarry until + clause
用法筆記
Usually sounds literary or formal. It often suggests that someone should already have left, unlike stay, which is neutral.
常見錯誤
tarry — 名詞
1. a short period of staying in a place before moving on again.
暫留
短時間停留在某地
a short period of staying in a place before moving on again.
During our brief tarry in Tainan, we tried three night markets.
我們在台南短暫停留期間，逛了三個夜市。
brief tarry in + place
The guide suggested a short tarry at the temple before sunset.
導遊建議我們在日落前先到那座寺廟暫留一下。
short tarry at + place
After an overnight tarry in Chiayi, the cyclists headed south again.
在嘉義過夜暫留後，那群單車騎士又繼續往南。
Defne's tarry on the island ended when the ferry horn sounded.
Defne 在島上的那段暫留，在渡輪鳴笛時結束了。
- brief tarry
- short tarry
- tarry in a town
- tarry at an inn
- departure
focuses on leaving rather than remaining
文法句型
a tarry in/at/on + place
brief tarry
用法筆記
This noun is rare and old-fashioned. It usually appears with words like brief or short and is followed by a place phrase.
tarry — 形容詞
- tarrypositive
- tarriercomparative
- tarriestsuperlative
1. black, sticky, or coated in a way that is like tar.
焦油狀
像焦油般黏黑，或沾滿焦油
black, sticky, or coated in a way that is like tar.
The workers left tarry fingerprints on the new metal gate.
工人在新金屬門上留下了焦油般黑黏的指印。
tarry + noun describing a sticky black mark
Aarav scraped tarry mud from the boots with a stick.
Aarav 用木棍把靴子上焦油般黏黑的泥巴刮掉。
The abandoned pier smelled of tarry rope and wet wood.
那座廢棄碼頭散發著焦油味繩索和濕木頭的氣味。
Elise sealed the crack with a thick tarry patch.
Elise 用一塊厚厚的焦油狀補片把裂縫封住了。
- tarry fingerprints
- tarry mud
- tarry rope
- tarry patch
- clean
free from dark sticky coating or residue
文法句型
tarry + noun
用法筆記
Usually describes colour, texture, or a surface coating. It is most natural with residue, smoke, mud, rope, or similar materials.