dovetail

英 [ˈdʌvteɪl]

美 [ˈdʌvteɪl]

v.  吻合; 与…吻合
n.  鸠尾榫(接头)

过去分词：dovetailed　过去式：dovetailed　第三人称单数：dovetails　现在分词：dovetailing　复数：dovetails　

BNC.22169 / COCA.21364

牛津词典

verb

• 吻合；与…吻合
  if two things dovetail or if one thing dovetails with another, they fit together well
  1. My plans dovetailed nicely with hers.
     我的计划与她的计划正好吻合。

noun

• 鸠尾榫（接头）
  a joint for fixing two pieces of wood together

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP-ERG (与…)吻合;(与…)切合
  If two thingsdovetailor if one thingdovetails withanother, the two things fit together neatly or have some common characteristics.
  1. I'm following up a few things that might dovetail.
     我正追查几件可能互相关联的事。
  2. ...an attempt to look for areas where U.S. interests can dovetail with Japanese concerns...
     寻找既符合美国利益又是日本关注点的领域的企图
  3. It is important that we dovetail our respective interests...
     让我们各自的利益相吻合很重要。
  4. The management of local affairs should dovetail regional interests with those of the country as a whole.
     地方事务的管理应该使地方利益和国家的整体利益相吻合。
• 鸠形榫（接头）
  Adovetailor adovetail jointis a joint used for fitting two pieces of wood tightly together.

英英释义

noun

• a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
  Synonym:dovetail joint

verb

• fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail

双语例句

• One fastening is an attaching fastening, wherein, two U-shaped dovetail groove tenons in reverse directions are arranged on a U-shaped block.
  三是挂接连接件，是在U形块上有方向相反的两个U形燕尾槽榫。
• Mold Design using dovetail joints together of different sizes can be easily replaced.
  模具采用燕尾槽齐缝设计可方便更换不同尺寸。
• The inability of Owen and Wayne Rooney to dovetail for their country has almost attained comic proportions.
  欧文和鲁尼为国效力时没能拼装到一起，两人的格格不入简直到了滑稽程度。
• There are some dreams that dovetail with ascension and others that do not.
  有一些梦想是和提升相契合的，但有一些却并不契合。
• How well do these new ideas dovetail into the existing system?
  这些新意识与现存体制吻合得如何？
• The dovetail shape holds the PTFE O-ring in place under all operating conditions.
  这个槽为楔形榫头形状，在任何工作状态下将聚四氟乙烯环固定在所在位置。
• And so, of course, I had to dovetail with that.
  因此，我当然不得不这样做。
• It is important that we dovetail our respective interests
  让我们各自的利益相吻合很重要。
• I'm following up a few things that might dovetail.
  我正追查几件可能互相关联的事。
• The management of local affairs should dovetail regional interests with those of the country as a whole.
  地方事务的管理应该使地方利益和国家的整体利益相吻合。