1N-COUNT (标明相关信息的)小布条,小标签,小纸条 A tab is a small piece of cloth or paper that is attached to something, usually with information about that thing written on it. (标明相关信息的)小布条,小标签,小纸条
A stupid medical clerk had slipped the wrong tab on his X-ray.
一个蠢笨的医护人员一不留神在他的X光片上贴错了标签。
...a small red tab sewn on to the left-hand side of the back right pocket.
2N-COUNT (商品、服务的)总价钱,账单 A tab is the total cost of goods or services that you have to pay, or the bill or check for those goods or services. (商品、服务的)总价钱,账单 [mainly US]
At least one estimate puts the total tab at $7 million.
至少有一个估价把总数定在了 700 万美元。
'I'll get my purse out of the bedroom.' — 'No sweat, Mrs. Day. We can put it on your tab.'
“我去卧室拿钱包。”—“别费事了,戴夫人,我们就记在你的账单上好了。”
3N-COUNT (易拉罐的)拉环 A tab is a metal strip that you pull off the top of a can of drink in order to open it. (易拉罐的)拉环
4N-COUNT (尤指非法出售的)药片 A tab is a drug, especially one that is sold illegally, which is in tablet form. (尤指非法出售的)药片 [informal]
One tab of Ecstasy costs at least £15. [+ of]
一粒摇头丸至少卖 15 英镑。
5PHRASE 密切注意,严密监视(某人的一举一动) If someone keeps tabs on you, they make sure that they always know where you are and what you are doing, often in order to control you. 密切注意,严密监视(某人的一举一动) [informal]
It was obvious Hill had come over to keep tabs on Johnson and make sure he didn't do anything drastic.
显然,希尔是来密切监视约翰逊的,以确保他不做出什么过激举动。
6PHRASE (替一群人)付账,承担费用 If you pick up the tab, you pay a bill on behalf of a group of people or provide the money that is needed for something. (替一群人)付账,承担费用 [informal]
Pollard picked up the tab for dinner that night.
那天的晚饭是波拉德掏的钱。
Today any employee with back or shoulder pain can go straight to Mr Jay and the company will pick up the tab.