dovetail 英 [ˈdʌvteɪl]   美 [ˈdʌvˌtel]

dovetail

dovetail  英 [ˈdʌvteɪl] 美 [ˈdʌvˌtel]

vt. 用鸠尾榫接合;与…吻合  vi. 吻合  n. 楔形榫头 

进行时:dovetailing  过去式:dovetailed  过去分词:dovetailed  第三人称单数:dovetails  名词复数:dovetails 

The recommendations dovetail beautifully with what we're doing. 这些建议与我们正在做的事情非常吻合。
But the way its themes dovetail with Gibson's disgrace make it — peculiarly enough — the right film for him to have made in this very wrong moment. 但是电影的主题和吉布森的耻辱完全吻合,特别奇怪的使它成为在这个错误时间里对他最合适的电影。

  • A dovetail is a joint in woodworking where two sides are fitted together with interlocking pieces. You can also use the word dovetail to show how other things fit well together — like how your picnic plans nicely dovetail with the sunny forecast.
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  • vt. 用鸠尾榫接合;与…吻合
  • vi. 吻合
  • n. 楔形榫头
  • 1. The recommendations dovetail beautifully with what we're doing.

    这些建议与我们正在做的事情非常吻合。

  • 2. But the way its themes dovetail with Gibson's disgrace make it — peculiarly enough — the right film for him to have made in this very wrong moment.

    但是电影的主题和吉布森的耻辱完全吻合,特别奇怪的使它成为在这个错误时间里对他最合适的电影。

  • 3. These views dovetail with the brothers’ corporate interests.

    自由主义的这些观点与兄弟俩公司的利益相吻合。

  • 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 bird's tailfeather display. Related: Dovetailed.
dove·tail / ˈdʌvteɪl ; NAmE ˈdʌvteɪl / verb , noun dovetail dovetails dovetailed dovetailing verb [intransitive ,  transitive ] ( formal) dovetail(sth) (with/into sth) if two things dovetailor if one thing dovetailswith another, they fit together well 吻合;与…吻合 My plans dovetailed nicely with hers. 我的计划与她的计划正好吻合。 noun ( also ˌdovetail ˈjoint ) a joint for fixing two pieces of wood together 鸠尾榫接头 dove·tail / ˈdʌvteɪl ; NAmE ˈdʌvteɪl /
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