a)BUSY PLACEif a place is tucked away, it is in a quiet area 〔某处所〕隐藏在〔寂静的地方〕
The village of Eyam is tucked away behind the hills.
伊姆村静静地坐落在山后。
b)HIDE/MAKE IT HARD TO FIND OR SEEFINDif someone or something is tucked away, they are hidden or difficult to find 躲藏,隐藏;被收藏
The envelope was tucked away in her jewel box.
那只信封藏在她的首饰盒里。
b)SAVE MONEY informal to store something, especially money, in a safe place 把尤指钱〕藏在安全处
Every member of the family can now tuck away either £9 or £18 a month in one of these savings plans.
按照其中一项储蓄计划,现在家里的每个成员每月都可以存下9英镑或18英镑的钱。
c)EATBritish EnglishBrE informal to eat a lot of food, usually quickly and with enjoyment 大吃〔常指狼吞虎咽,吃得很香〕
Examples from the Corpus
tuck away• I shall remove your clothes myself, fold them, tuck them neatly away from the tide and the sand.• I tuck everything away, his toes, his fingers all swaddled against the wind.• But I tuck it away in my memory to tell Kate.• By now most of us had tucked our binoculars away inside anoraks out of the wet.• But he tucked his manuscript away with a good grace.