音标：[tә'tu:]
n. 归营号, 连续有节奏的敲击, 文身, 矮种马
vt. 连续有节奏地敲, 刺花纹于
vi. 作连续有节奏的敲击
在线英汉词典

tattoo的短语、例句：

tattoo n (pl ~s) 1 [sing] evening drum or bugle signal calling soldiers back to their quarters 归营鼓; 归营号
beat/sound the tattoo 敲归营鼓[吹归营号]. 2 [C] elaborate version of this withmusic and marching, performed as a public entertainment归营游行（配有军乐的表演）
a torchlight tattoo 火炬游行. 3 [C] drumming or tapping 敲鼓; 轻击
beating a tattoo on the table with his fingers 以手指在桌子上轻击鼓点. tattoo v [Tn, Tn.pr] (a) mark (sb´s skin) with a permanent picture or pattern by pricking it and inserting a dye 给（某人的皮肤）刺染图案. (b) put (a picture or pattern) on the skin in this way 刺染（图案）於皮肤上
had a ship tattooed on his arm 在他的臂上刺一只船. tattoo, n (pl ~s) tattooed picture or pattern 刺在皮肤上的图案; 文身
His chest was covered in tattoos. 他的胸部刺满了花纹.
[attrib 作定语] a tattoo artist 文身的艺术家.