late 14c., "to pull or gather up," earlier "to pluck, stretch" (implied in tucker "one who finishes clothes by stretching them on tenters, late 13c. as a surname), probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch tucken "pull up, draw up, tug" (cognate with Old English tucian "mistreat, torment," and related to Old English togian "to pull," German zucken; see tow (v.)). Sense of "thrust into a snug place" is first recorded 1580s. Slang meaning "to consume, swallow, put into one's stomach" is recorded from 1784. Related: Tucked; tucking.
tuck (n.)
late 14c., "flattened fold in clothing, pleat," from tuck (v.). As a folded-up diving position, from 1951.
例文
1. Tuck in,it 's the last hot food you 'll get for a while.
思い切り食べて、しばらくの間、あなたはこんなに温かいご飯を食べることができませんでした。
2.He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers.
彼は何とかして浮いたシャツをズボンに詰め込んだ。/
3.He stole a Mars bar from the school tuck shop.
彼は学校の軽食店からマースチョコレートバーを盗んだ。/
4.The extra income has meant Phillippa can tuck away the rent.
余分な収入は、フィリッパが家賃のお金を貯めることができることを意味します。
5.The seamstresses cluck around a dummy,discussing a tuck here and there.