tattoo /tæˈtuː/ TEM4 ( tattooing, tattooed, tattoos )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A tattoo is a design that is drawn on someone's skin using needles to make little holes and filling them with coloured dye. 文身

  例：

  On the back of his neck he has a tattoo of a cross.

  他后脖子上有个十字文身。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone tattoos you, they give you a tattoo. 给…文身

  例：

  In the old days, they would paint and tattoo their bodies for ceremonies.

  过去，他们会为了某些仪式而在身上绘图、文身。

• 3. 

  N a military display or pageant, usually at night 晚上举行的军乐表演