dovetail

verb

/ˈdʌvteɪl/

[intransitive, transitive] (formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they dovetail	/ˈdʌvteɪl/ /ˈdʌvteɪl/
he / she / it dovetails	/ˈdʌvteɪlz/ /ˈdʌvteɪlz/
past simple dovetailed	/ˈdʌvteɪld/ /ˈdʌvteɪld/
past participle dovetailed	/ˈdʌvteɪld/ /ˈdʌvteɪld/
-ing form dovetailing	/ˈdʌvteɪlɪŋ/ /ˈdʌvteɪlɪŋ/

dovetail (something) (with/into something) if two things dovetail or if one thing dovetails with another, they fit together well吻合；与…吻合
- My plans dovetailed nicely with hers.我的计划与她的计划正好吻合。
- She dovetails motherhood with a career working from home.她把做母亲和在家工作的职业结合起来。

noun

/ˈdʌvteɪl/

(also dovetail joint)