tart

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tart1 /tɑːt $ tɑːrt/ noun

[countableC, uncountableU]DF a pie without a top on it, containing something sweet 〔顶部不用面皮密封的〕甜馅饼

apple/treacle/jam etc tart 苹果馅/糖浆馅/果酱馅等甜馅饼

► see thesaurus at taste →4 See picture of 见图 tart →5 see picture at 见图 dessert

2. [countableC] informalSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH an insulting word for a woman who you think is too willing to have sex 荡妇，骚货

3. [countableC] informalSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH a prostitute 妓女

Examples from the Corpus

tart• Chill tart until ready to serve.-0-.• I ate my custard tart like this.• To use as a filling, drain the fruit and fill crepes or individual tarts.• Cream of the crop: custard topping adds a crafty touch to Pear tart.• That tart Kat would do for starters.• They were buying Eccles cakes and treacle tart and currant buns and iced tarts with bright-red cherries on top.• He hoped she wouldn't find the sausage and the treacle tart.

apple/treacle/jam etc tart• To top things off is an apple tart with caramelized walnuts, and I barely have enough room for my cappuccino.• They were buying Eccles cakes and treacle tart and currant buns and iced tarts with bright-red cherries on top.• As he took it off he remembered the sausage and treacle tart in his pocket.• A white cloth was spread on the table, homemade bread and jam, a fresh apple tart.• Harriet played in tennis doubles and her public school boyfriends crowded in to eat her jam tarts.• She wrote to say that she likes apple tart.• He'd left his sausage and the square of treacle tart she'd put out for his pudding.

tart2 adjectiveadj

1 SOURfood that is tart has a sharp sour taste 酸的

a tart apple

酸苹果

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2. tart reply/remark etc UNKINDa reply, remark etc that is sharp and unkind 尖刻的回答/话语等

—tartly adverbadv

‘I don’t think so!’ she replied tartly.

“我不这么认为！”她尖刻地回答道。

—tartness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

tart• Red currants are quite tart and usually need sugar or honey.• The Cointreau adds some sweetness, but the cranberry juice is tart as well so the overall effect is a tart drink.• This tart citrus dressing is great on salads.• The girl with the tart tongue?

tart3 verb

1 tart something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informal

a) DECORATEto 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.

我们需要把这里稍稍装饰一下。

b) BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKING 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 〔女性〕打扮自己〔常为幽默用法〕

She got all tarted up for the party.

她打扮得花枝招展，准备去参加聚会。

Origin tart1

1. (1300-1400) Old French tarte;

2. probably partly from sweetheart

tart2

Old English teart “sharp, severe”

tart1 nountart2 adjectiveadjtart3 verb

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