- [countable, uncountable]
an open pie filled with sweet food such as fruit 甜果馅饼 a strawberry tart 草莓馅饼
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chocolate
- fruit
- jam
- …
- make
- [countable] (British English, informal, disapproving)
a woman who you think behaves or dresses in a way that is intended to attract sexual attention 放荡的女人;骚货 That dress makes her look like a tart. 那件衣服让她看起来很放荡。
- [countable] (slang)
a prostitute 妓女;野鸡
Word Originnoun sense 1 late Middle English (denoting a savoury pie): from Old French tarte or medieval Latin tarta, of unknown origin. noun senses 2 to 3 mid 19th cent.: probably an abbreviation of sweetheart.