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复数:toads
toadish (adj.), toadlike (adj.)
noun
any of numerous anuran amphibians (especially family Bufonidae) that are distinguished from the related frogs by being more terrestrial in habit though returning to water to lay their eggs, by having a build that is squatter and shorter with weaker and shorter hind limbs, and by having skin that is rough, dry, and warty rather than smooth and moist
a contemptible person or thing
tree toadn. 雨蛙
约于1300年,源自于晚期古英语的 tadige, tadie,起源不明,据 OED 称在英语以外没有已知的同源词。从1560年代开始用于讨厌的人。美国南方方言中的 Toad-strangler “暴雨”始于1919年。
Middle English tode, from Old English tāde, tādige
The first known use of toad was before the 12th century
tobacconoun
any of a genus of chiefly American plants of the nightshade family that have sticky leaves and tube-shaped flowersespecially: a tall upright tropical American herb with pink or white flowers that is grown for its leaves
the leaves of cultivated tobacco prepared for use in smoking or chewing or as snuff
toastyadjective
comfortably warm
toast1 of 3verb
to make crisp, hot, and brown by heat
toast bread
to warm completely
toast2 of 3noun
sliced toasted bread
a person in whose honor other people drink
a highly admired person
the toast of the town
an act of drinking in honor of a person
toast3 of 3verb
to suggest or drink to as a toast
toasternoun
an electrical appliance for toasting
toast1 of 3verb
to make crisp, hot, and brown by heat
toast bread
to warm completely
toast2 of 3noun
sliced toasted bread
a person in whose honor other people drink
a highly admired person
the toast of the town
an act of drinking in honor of a person
toast3 of 3verb
to suggest or drink to as a toast
toast1 of 3verb
to make crisp, hot, and brown by heat
toast bread
to warm completely
toast2 of 3noun
sliced toasted bread
a person in whose honor other people drink
a highly admired person
the toast of the town
an act of drinking in honor of a person
toast3 of 3verb
to suggest or drink to as a toast
toady1 of 2noun
a person who flatters another in the hope of receiving favors
toady2 of 2verb
to behave like a toady
toady1 of 2noun
a person who flatters another in the hope of receiving favors
toady2 of 2verb
to behave like a toady
toadstoolnoun
a fungus that has an umbrella-shaped cap : mushroomespecially: one that is poisonous or unfit for food
toadnoun
any of numerous tailless leaping amphibians that lay their eggs in water and are distinguished from the related frogs by living on land more often, by having a build that is shorter and thicker with weaker and shorter hind limbs, and by having skin that is rough, dry and warty rather than smooth and moist
1 Every kind of flower she could imagine, birds of every color of the rainbow, and critters of all sorts, from blue tree toads to bunnybeavers, bloomed and flew and scampered about the garden.
2 The Stormville toad dropped its baton in the very last second, and the crowd gasped in unison.
3 Thick and clammy air embraced me like the fingers of some loathsome toad.
4 They were fat toads that Tam Lin wouldn’t have thought twice about blowing up.
5 Meanwhile, Toad , gay and irresponsible, was walking briskly along the high road, some miles from Home.
这时, 那个美滋滋的不负责任的蟾蜍, 正在公路上轻快地走着, 离家已经有好几哩了.
6 “Sorry,” he said, “but have you seen a toad at all?”
7 I had left the stolen book with the toad; the last thing I want Prince Dain to know is that I took something for myself.
8 I hope you aren't the trustee who sat on the toad.
但愿你不是坐在癞蛤蟆上的那位理事。
9 She had come out to the fence, very cross, very near the boiling point on a day that was itself near to boiling, and had noticed the toad at once.
10 Toads have shorter legs and are generally clumsier than frogs.
蟾蜍的腿比青蛙短,而且通常比青蛙丑.
11 Mr. Toad is running fast.
弗罗戈先生跑得很快.
12 “What? Did you find the eye of newt and heart of toad?”
13 Then she remembered the actual feel of the toad, and the revulsion passed.
14 Toad sat up slowly and dried his eyes.
癞蛤蟆托德慢慢坐起来,擦干眼泪。
15 I don’t bring the toad this time; I am more careful.
16 “Well, Lady du Burgh. It was a truly splendid party, if, ah, if, ah, if this ‘old toad’ may say so.”
17 The toad, as if it saw that their interview was over, stirred again, bunched up, and bounced itself clumsily off toward the wood.
18 “Still think it’s some talking walking horned toad?”
19 When Neville Longbottom, the boy who kept losing his toad, was called, he fell over on his way to the stool.
20 “Now that little Dallben’s gone, and found himself a beard, too, the place isn’t half as cheery as it used to be. We wouldn’t change you into a toad—unless you insisted on it.”
2 无价值的东西
fewtrils ambsace chotchke fouter stuff button chip toy rush dust rip peanut mud straw nonsense trinket hoot trifle chaff flotsam frippery picayune nihil sheepshank fico nihility leather and prunella
3 可鄙的人
mamzer fellow slave skate snipe turd polecat dog shit dirt tick scrub reptile dick crumb arse crud gimp snot cur langer gink caitiff dastard rass shitbag toerag scrote pipsqueak stinkpot insect bastard a nasty bit of work
4 讨厌的家伙
schtoonk tripe-hound fart-face mamzer shit pill sweep bucket tick nasty coyote skunk sod twerp twat fink weenie greaser buddy-buddy rotter pisser stinko zombi greaseball peckerhead ratbag bumhole oick poke perisher sickener
6 家伙
thing lot customer person piece article guy dog skin ball boy concern apple fish egg bird crowd fellow creature bean merchant scout duck buffer jack skate proposition rogue cove dick geek chap bloke gee beggar john gent bugger sod cuckoo joker shaver rascal pate wretch bleeder joe carl johnny johnnie bozo kipper jake blighter codger carle chappy cully gink chappie josser gazabo un
7 讨厌的人
trial horror handful nightmare terror hound varmint stinker gadfly perisher a wet blanket pain beast bore pest plague nuisance menace skunk turn-off scunge twat skelf crud stinkpot bother shit tick cow rat creep bastard crumb prune wart fart bugger sod fiend anathema pill swine scumbag ratbag
8 讨厌鬼
shit horror fuck troll clown git nuisance bastard fart prick bugger sod turd cunt dipstick fucker bleeder fink tosser dweeb dipshit eejit fuckface toerag perisher
9 蟾蜍
10 蠢家伙