• vi. 等候；逗留；耽擱
• vt. 等待
• n. 逗留
• adj. 涂了焦油的
• n. (Tarry)人名；(英)塔里

詞源不詳，可能來自阿拉伯語 tardare,延遲，遲緩，詞源同 tardy,retard.

tarry (v.)

early 14c., "to delay, retard" (transitive), of uncertain origin. Some suggest a connection to Latin tardare "to delay," or Old English tergan, tirgan "to vex, irritate, exasperate, provoke," which yielded a Middle English verb identical in form to this one. Intransitive meaning "to linger" is attested from late 14c. Related: Tarried; tarrying; tarrysome.

tarry (adj.)

1550s, from tar (n.1) + -y (2). Tarry-fingered "dishonest, thieving" is from 1825.

1. I smelled tarry melted asphalt.

我聞到了柏油熔化了的味道。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Mark Twain once went to borrow a certain book from a neighbour in Tarry town.

一次馬克.吐溫向Tarry鎮的鄰居借一本書.

來自互聯網

3. " I must tarry at home, and keep watch over my little Pearl.

“ 我得呆在家里, 照顧好我的小珠兒.

來自英漢文學 - 紅字

4. Why did he tarry so long on his way to school?

他為什么在上學途中耽擱了那么久?

來自辭典例句

5. What is my valley to you, that you shouldst tarry in it?

我這山谷跟你有什么相干, 你為什么留在這兒不走 呢 ?

來自辭典例句