"tar" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 焦油

Definition

一种由煤或木材制成的厚重、黑色、粘稠物质，常用于铺路或防水表面。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Tar”主要作为名词使用，指道路或屋顶上的沥青材料，也指香烟中的有害物质。不要与“tire”（轮胎）混淆。作为动词“to tar”时，意思是涂焦油，但很少用。

Examples

The workers poured tar on the road.

工人们把**焦油**倒在路上。

The old roof was covered in tar to stop leaks.

旧屋顶涂了**焦油**以防渗漏。

Cigarette smoke contains harmful tar.

香烟烟雾中含有有害的**焦油**。

Don’t step in the fresh tar—it’ll never come off your shoes.

别踩到新铺的**焦油**，鞋子会很难清理。

You can smell the tar melting when it gets hot in the summer.

夏天很热时，你能闻到**焦油**在融化的味道。

They had to tar the driveway again after the big storm.

暴雨后，他们不得不再次给车道铺上**焦油**。