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

• The party is trying to dovetail its industrial strategy with its policies on regional development.
  该政党试图使它的工业策略与地区发展政策相一致。
• When the casting is unloaded, side parting and core pulling are required as a circle dovetail groove is around the rope sheave.
  绳轮铸件周缘有一圈梯形槽，铸件脱模时需进行侧向分型和抽芯。
• It is important that we dovetail our respective interests
  让我们各自的利益相吻合很重要。
• And so, of course, I had to dovetail.
  因此，当然，我只好满足他的要求。
• There are no victims beloved, each species chooses their fate, and all fates dovetail with all others.
  这里没有蒙难者，至爱的人类，每个物种都选择自己的命运，而所有命运彼此吻合。
• And squeeze it out with his dovetail jig.
  用他那楔形装配架榨些出来。
• Won't dovetail with the units that come out of this calculation.
  我们得出的数据的单位，将不会和最后的计算单位相吻合。
• Every scientist feels elated when the numbers dovetail.
  每当数字吻合时，任何科学家都会感到欢欣鼓舞的。
• This is also in accordance with national deployment to dovetail with the Commerce Department for adjustments.
  这也是按照国家的部署，以与商务部相衔接所做的调整。
• And so, of course, I had to dovetail with that.
  因此，我当然不得不这样做。