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tucker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tuck·er1 /ˈtʌkə $ -ər/ verb  1tucker somebody out phrasal verb American English informalTIRED to make someone very tired 使非常疲乏 By the end of the day, we were all tuckered out. 一天下来,我们都累得筋疲力尽。nGrammar Tucker out is usually passive.→ See Verb tabletucker2 noun [uncountable] AusE informal  1.FOODfood 食物 your best bib and tucker at bib(3)
Examples from the Corpus
tuckerHe puts on his best bib and tucker and books a top restaurant for a romantic dinner.Instead he will, in best bib and tucker, be performing his last official act as the Masters champion.
Origin tucker (1800-1900) tuck to criticize angrily ( → TUCK1) + -er (as in batter)
tuck·er1 verbn GRAMMAR1tucker2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
to someone very Corpus tired make


tucker
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tucker1 /ˈtʌkə $ -ər/ verb
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: tuck __to criticize angrily__ ( tuck1) + -er (as in batter)

     
tucker somebody out phrasal verb [usually passive]
  American English informal to make someone very tired:
    By the end of the day, we were all pretty tuckered out.

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tucker2 noun [uncountable] Australian English informal
food
your best bib and tucker at bib(3)


tuck·erBrE /ˈtʌkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʌkər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (AustralE, NZE, informal) food 食物your best bib and ˈtucker(humorous) your best clothes that you only wear on special occasions (个人)最漂亮的衣服