DOVETAIL - Translation from English into Chinese

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I. dovetail [ˈdʌvteıl] N

dovetail: 楔形榫 xiēxíngsǔn

dovetail: 鸠尾榫 jiūwěisǔn

II. dovetail [ˈdʌvteıl] VB trans

dovetail: 用鸠尾榫接合 yòng jiūwěisǔn jiēhé

III. dovetail [ˈdʌvteıl] VB intr

dovetail: 吻合 wěnhé

Present
I	dovetail
you	dovetail
he/she/it	dovetails
we	dovetail
you	dovetail
they	dovetail

Past
I	dovetailed
you	dovetailed
he/she/it	dovetailed
we	dovetailed
you	dovetailed
they	dovetailed

Present Perfect
I	have	dovetailed
you	have	dovetailed
he/she/it	has	dovetailed
we	have	dovetailed
you	have	dovetailed
they	have	dovetailed

Past Perfect
I	had	dovetailed
you	had	dovetailed
he/she/it	had	dovetailed
we	had	dovetailed
you	had	dovetailed
they	had	dovetailed

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Among the most common of these are wavy, indented, dancetty (like "indented" but with bigger teeth), invected, engrailed, nebuly, embattled, dovetailed and potenty (pictured below).

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It was built with 6by8in mm log planks of full dovetail notching.

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Each edge of the puzzle therefore includes a mostly-hidden sliding piece (already mentioned) with a complex shape that includes a curved dovetail surface.

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The top of the receiver is machined with a 3/8 -wide dovetail groove for mounting a telescopic sight.

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New construction has dovetailed with efforts to cultivate business growth.

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