dovetail

🇺🇸 /ˈdʌvteɪl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdʌvteɪl/
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verb
R

When two things dovetail, they fit together perfectly or complement each other.

Her skills dovetail with mine, making us a great team.

她的技能与我的技能相辅相成,使我们成为一支很棒的团队。

noun
R

A joint made by fitting two pieces of wood together in a way that they interlock.

The cabinetmaker used a dovetail to join the two pieces of wood.

木匠使用榫头连接了两块木头。

translation

v. 吻合
n. 榫头

词形变化

3rd Present dovetails
Past dovetailed
Perfect dovetailed
Progressive dovetailing
Plural dovetail joints