tart

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tart1 /tɑːt $ tɑːrt/ noun  1  [countable, uncountable]DF a pie without a top on it, containing something sweet 〔顶部不用面皮密封的〕甜馅饼apple/treacle/jam etc tart 苹果馅/糖浆馅/果酱馅等甜馅饼► see thesaurus at taste →4  See picture of 见图 tart →5 see picture at 见图 dessert2. [countable] informalSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH an insulting word for a woman who you think is too willing to have sex 荡妇，骚货3. [countable] informalSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH a prostitute 妓女

Examples from the Corpus

tart• Chill tart until ready to serve.-0-.• I ate my custard tart like this.• To use as a filling, drain the fruit and fill crepes or individual tarts.• Cream of the crop: custard topping adds a crafty touch to Pear tart.• That tart Kat would do for starters.• They were buying Eccles cakes and treacle tart and currant buns and iced tarts with bright-red cherries on top.• He hoped she wouldn't find the sausage and the treacle tart.apple/treacle/jam etc tart• To top things off is an apple tart with caramelized walnuts, and I barely have enough room for my cappuccino.• They were buying Eccles cakes and treacle tart and currant buns and iced tarts with bright-red cherries on top.• As he took it off he remembered the sausage and treacle tart in his pocket.• A white cloth was spread on the table, homemade bread and jam, a fresh apple tart.• Harriet played in tennis doubles and her public school boyfriends crowded in to eat her jam tarts.• She wrote to say that she likes apple tart.• He'd left his sausage and the square of treacle tart she'd put out for his pudding.tart2 adjective  1  SOURfood that is tart has a sharp sour taste 酸的 a tart apple 酸苹果► see thesaurus at taste2. tart reply/remark etc UNKINDa reply, remark etc that is sharp and unkind 尖刻的回答/话语等 —tartly adverb ‘I don’t think so!’ she replied tartly. “我不这么认为！”她尖刻地回答道。 —tartness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

tart• Red currants are quite tart and usually need sugar or honey.• The Cointreau adds some sweetness, but the cranberry juice is tart as well so the overall effect is a tart drink.• This tart citrus dressing is great on salads.• The girl with the tart tongue?tart3 verb  1 tart something ↔ up phrasal verb British English informal a) DECORATEto try to make something more attractive by decorating it, often in a way that other people think is cheap or ugly 把…装饰得俗丽 We’ll need to tart the place up a bit. 我们需要把这里稍稍装饰一下。b) BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKING tart yourself up/get tarted up if a woman tarts herself up or gets tarted up, she tries to make herself look attractive by putting on nice clothes, make-up etc – often used humorously 〔女性〕打扮自己〔常为幽默用法〕 She got all tarted up for the party. 她打扮得花枝招展，准备去参加聚会。→ See Verb tableOrigin tart1 1. (1300-1400) Old French tarte; 2. probably partly from sweetheart tart2 Old English teart “sharp, severe”

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tart¹ /tɑːt $ tɑːrt/ noun
1. [uncountable and countable] a pie without a top on it, containing something sweet
    apple/treacle/jam etc tart
2. [countable] informal an insulting word for a woman who you think is too willing to have sex
3. [countable] informal a prostitute
     

THESAURUS

■ describing the taste of something
   ▪ delicious having a very good taste: This cake is delicious! | a delicious meal
   ▪ disgusting/revolting having a very bad taste: The medicine tasted disgusting. | They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.
   ▪ sweet tasting full of sugar: The oranges were very sweet.
   ▪ tasty especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour: She cooked us a simple but tasty meal. | That was really tasty!
   ▪ sour/tart having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant: The apples were a little sour. | The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.
   ▪ tangy having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good: The dressing was nice and tangy.
   ▪ bitter having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar: bitter chocolate | The medicine had rather a bitter taste. | Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.
   ▪ salty containing a lot of salt: Danish salami has a salty flavour.
   ▪ hot/spicy having a burning taste because it contains strong spices: I love hot curries. | a spicy tomato sauce
   ▪ piquant /ˈpiːkənt/ formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather pretentious in everyday conversation: cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce
   ▪ mild not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy: a mild curry
   ▪ bland not having an interesting taste: I found the sauce rather bland.

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tart² adjective1. food that is tart has a sharp sour taste:
    a tart apple
2. tart reply/remark etc a reply, remark etc that is sharp and unkind
—tartly adverb:
    ‘I don’t think so!’ she replied tartly.
—tartness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ bitter having a strong sharp taste that is not sweet, like black coffee without sugar - used especially about chocolate, medicine etc: The dessert is made with a slightly bitter chocolate. | Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste. | The medicine tasted bitter. | As the lettuce gets older, the leaves become more bitter.
   ▪ sharp having a taste that makes your tongue sting slightly: Rhubarb has quite a sharp taste. | The cheese has a pleasing colour and a pleasantly sharp flavour.
   ▪ sour having a usually unpleasant sharp acid taste, like the taste of a lemon, or a fruit that is not ready to be eaten – used especially about fruit, or about liquids that have gone bad: Some people say that the purpose of the lemon’s sour taste is to stop the fruit being eaten by animals. | Rachel sampled the wine. It was sour.
   ▪ acidic very sour – used especially about liquids or things made with fruits such as oranges, lemons, or grapes: Some fruit juices taste a bit acidic.
   ▪ tangy having a taste that is pleasantly strong or sharp, and that often tastes a little sweet as well: The ribs are cooked in a tangy barbecue sauce.
   ▪ tart having a taste that lacks sweetness – used especially about fruit such as apples, which you need to add sugar to: The pudding had rather a tart flavour. | The trees were covered with tart wild plums.

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tart³ verb
     
tart something ↔ up phrasal verb British English informal
  1. to try to make something more attractive by decorating it, often in a way that other people think is cheap or ugly:
    We’ll need to tart the place up a bit.
  2. tart yourself up/get tarted up if a woman tarts herself up or gets tarted up, she tries to make herself look attractive by putting on nice clothes, make-up etc – often used humorously:
    She got all tarted up for the party.