Dovetail

['dʌvteɪl] or ['dʌvtel]

解释:

(noun.) a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises.

(verb.) fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail.

杰罗姆录入--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one.

(v. t.) To cut to a dovetail.

(v. t.) To join by means of dovetails.

(v. t.) To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly.

录入:赖安

解释:

n. a mode of fastening boards together by fitting pieces shaped like a wedge or a dove's tail spread out (tenons) into corresponding cavities (mortises).—v.t. to fit one thing into another.

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