词族 · dovetail
中文词源
dovetail 鸠尾榫接头，吻合
因这种工具形如鸽尾而得名。
英语词源
- dovetail
- late 16c. (n.), 1650s (v.), from dove (n.) + tail. So called from resemblance of shape in the tenon or mortise of the joints to that of the birdâs tailfeather display. Related: Dovetailed.
权威例句
- 1. It is important that we dovetail our respective interests.
- 让我们各自的利益相吻合很重要。
- 2. I'm following up a few things that might dovetail.
- 我正追查几件可能互相关联的事。
- 3. The management of local affairs should dovetail regional interests with those of the country as a whole.
- 地方事务的管理应该使地方利益和国家的整体利益相吻合。
- 4. They must be closely monitored to make certain that diplomatic and military moves dovetail.
- 必须密切地注意他们的活动,务使外交和军事行动互相配合.
- 5. And so of cause I had to dovetail with that.
- “当然我不得不与之吻合.