dovetailKK [ˋdʌvˏtel] /ˈdʌvˌteɪl/發音動詞1吻合、契合、相符Her research interests dovetail nicely with our current project.她的研究興趣和我們目前的專案十分契合。2使配合、使銜接We tried to dovetail the two departments' schedules for next month.我們試著把兩個部門下個月的行程安排銜接起來。3用鳩尾榫接合木工The carpenter dovetailed the drawer sides without using a single nail.木工師傅用鳩尾榫接合抽屜側板,完全沒用到釘子。名詞1鳩尾榫、楔形榫頭木工The old chest is held together by hand-cut dovetails.這個舊木箱是靠手工鑿出的鳩尾榫接合起來的。