A toad is a small animal much like a frog, but drier-looking: rough, bumpy skin, a wider heavier body, shorter back legs. Because those legs are short it walks and makes small hops instead of the long jumps a frog makes, and it spends most of its life on land, coming to water mainly to lay eggs.

A toadtoad is a small animal much like a frog, but drier-looking是一種很像青蛙的小動物，但看起來比較乾: rough, bumpy skin, a wider heavier body, shorter back legs皮膚粗糙、有疙瘩，身體比較寬比較重，後腿比較短. Because those legs are short it walks and makes small hops instead of the long jumps a frog makes因為後腿短，牠是用走的、小跳的方式移動，而不是像青蛙那樣長距離跳躍, and it spends most of its life on land, coming to water mainly to lay eggs而且牠一生大部分時間都待在陸地上，主要只有要產卵時才會到水邊.

Many toads are active at night and hide under stones or leaves by day. Their skin can give out a bitter liquid that makes dogs and birds spit them out, which is why people warn children not to lick them; touching one is fine, though washing your hands afterwards is sensible.

Many toads are active at night很多toad在晚上比較活躍 and hide under stones or leaves by day白天則躲在石頭或樹葉底下. Their skin can give out a bitter liquid that makes dogs and birds spit them out牠們的皮膚會分泌一種苦苦的液體，讓狗和鳥把牠們吐出來, which is why people warn children not to lick them這也是為什麼大人會警告小孩不要舔牠們; touching one is fine, though washing your hands afterwards is sensible摸一下是沒關係的，不過摸完洗個手比較保險.

In real speech the line between frog and toad is loose — plenty of English speakers call any lumpy brown one a toad and any smooth green one a frog, and scientists would disagree with them in some cases.

In real speech the line between frog and toad is loose在實際說話裡，青蛙和toad的界線是模糊的 — plenty of English speakers call any lumpy brown one a toad and any smooth green one a frog很多英語使用者會把任何一隻疙疙瘩瘩的棕色動物叫toad，光滑的綠色動物叫frog, and scientists would disagree with them in some cases而科學家在某些情況下並不同意這種分法.

Used about a person, toad is an insult, but a mild and rather old-fashioned one: an unpleasant, ugly little man, the sort of person you find slightly disgusting rather than frightening. It also lives inside two everyday phrases: a toadstool (a poisonous-looking wild mushroom) and 'toady', meaning someone who flatters a powerful person to get something.

Used about a person, toad is an insult用來形容人的時候，toad是一種侮辱, but a mild and rather old-fashioned one但是溫和、有點老派的那種: an unpleasant, ugly little man指一個令人討厭、醜醜的小個子男人, the sort of person you find slightly disgusting rather than frightening那種讓你覺得有點噁心而不是害怕的人. It also lives inside two everyday phrases它也活在兩個日常片語裡: a toadstool (a poisonous-looking wild mushroom)a toadstool（一種看起來有毒的野生菇，毒菇） and 'toady', meaning someone who flatters a powerful person to get something和『toady』（意思是為了得到好處而巴結有權力的人，馬屁精）.