tent

Definitions

tent is the tentum form of the root (Latin tendere, "stretch"), used directly as a noun. A tent is literally "a stretched thing" — a sheet of cloth pulled tight over poles. It is the most concrete word in the whole tend family: you can see the stretching in the taut canvas.

Common Collocations

• 1.pitch a tent搭帐篷
• 2.put up a tent支起帐篷
• 3.tent camping帐篷露营
• 4.canvas tent帆布帐篷

Example Sentences

• 1.

  We pitched our tent beside a quiet stream.

• 2.

  The wind nearly blew the tent away during the night.

• 3.

  Hundreds of tents covered the festival campsite.