English Dictionary

top and tail

動詞

他動詞 口語 イギリス英語

(transitive) To add to the beginning and end of (something), such as the salutation and valediction added to a letter.

日本語の意味

文章の最初と最後、例えば手紙の場合の挨拶文と結辞を加えること、またはその追加部分

Please top and tail the draft email before you send it to the client.

送信する前に、下書きのメールの冒頭に挨拶文を、末尾に結びの言葉を付けてください。

意味（1）

(transitive) To add to the beginning and end of (something), such as the salutation and valediction added to a letter.

意味（2）

(transitive) To remove the top and bottom of (an item), for example when preparing carrots for cooking.

意味（3）

(transitive, broadcasting) To set the limits of (an audio tape recording, a digital video file, etc.) by adding physical markers or by trimming unwanted portions.

They are retrieved when needed, topped and tailed ready for use, and stored on the newsroom system […]

意味（4）

(transitive, colloquial) To bathe (a small child) in a minimal way by wiping its face and bottom.

意味（5）

(transitive, rail transport, UK) To provide (a train) with a locomotive at each end, for ease of reversal.

All services to Rhymney were top and tailed by locos that had been associated with the line over the years; namely, Classes 33, 37, 47 and 50.

tops and tails （ present singular third-person ）

top and tails （ present singular third-person ）

topping and tailing （ participle present ）

top and tailing （ participle present ）

topped and tailed （ participle past ）

topped and tailed （ past ）

top and tailed （ participle past ）

top and tailed （ past ）