tarry

1. V-I If you tarry somewhere, you stay there longer than you meant to and delay leaving. 耽搁[老式]

Two old boys tarried on the street corner discussing cattle. 两个大男孩在街角停留许久，讨论关于牲口的事情。

2. ADJ If you describe something as tarry, you mean that it has a lot of tar in it or is like tar. 柏油含量高的; 像柏油的

I smelled tarry melted asphalt. 我闻到了柏油熔化了的味道。

...cups of tarry coffee. ...几杯苦咖啡。