喜樂美語
  1. 1n/tɑːm/ · /tɒm/公貓

    口語A male cat; a short, friendly word for a .

    「tom」是 tomcat 的口語短說法，指「公的貓」。可以想成把 tomcat 砍短的暱稱，平常聊天才用，正式寫作多半會寫 tomcat 或 male cat。常跟顏色或個性搭配，例如 a big orange tom。

    示範例句 · Example

    The big orange tom next door loves to sleep on our wall.

    中文翻譯隔壁那隻大橘色公貓喜歡睡在我們的牆上。

    常見搭配

    • a tom cat

      公貓

      a male cat

      They had a marmalade tom cat that was always in trouble.

    • an old tom

      老公貓

      an older male cat, said with affection

      That old tom has lived here for years.

    意思相近

    tomcatmale cat

    意思相反

    queenfemale cat

core核心畫面

From the word’s history

From generic use of the proper name Tom.

來自人名 Tom 的泛稱用法。

Wiktionary

A male cat — a casual, friendly nickname for a , the way you might just say 'a tom' instead of the full word.

可以想成：一隻公貓的暱稱。tom 就是 tomcat（公貓）的隨口簡稱，語氣親切、口語，像是順口叫牠一聲「公的那隻」。

同家族的字

toms

意思相近

tomcatmale cat

意思相反

queenfemale cat

原始詞典資料22 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Tomname詞源 1/tɒm/

  • 1

    A diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a formal male given name.

    • Poor Tom's a-cold.
    • "Good,—that's a whack. What's your name?" "Becky Thatcher. What's yours? Oh, I know. It's Thomas Sawyer." "That's the name they lick me by. I'm Tom when I'm good. You call me Tom, will you?"
  • 2

    A nickname for a common man.

Tomnoun詞源 1/tɒm/

  • 1

    rareA United States two-dollar bill.

    • Toms: two-dollar bills bearing the portrait of President Thomas Jefferson
    • The article on CNN.com says the Treasury has $96 million in $2s in their vaults. They are printing new ones just to assure a supply. The new ones will be 2003 series with the same design as now. Printing more will have no direct effect on whether they circulate more, but articles like the recent ones will make people aware that they are still available. I'm picking up another strap of Toms tomorrow, hopefully crisp new - at least that what I asked the vault teller to order.

Tomnoun詞源 2/tɒm/

  • 1

    Synonym of menstruation.

    • Sorry, maybe next week. Uncle Tom is visiting.
    • Maybe later. Tom is in town.

Tomname詞源 3/tɒm/

  • 1

    A large, deep-toned bell, or a particularly notable example of one.

    • They had a thick rim, and when struck with pieces of wood, gave out a tone deeper than that of some of the Great Toms renowned in belldom.
    • After these came innumerable little boys bearing little bells, which made little noises in comparison to the "Big Tom" that preceded them.

tomnoun詞源 1/tɒm/

  • 1

    The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.

  • 2

    The male of the turkey.

  • 3

    The male of the orangutan.

  • 4

    The male of certain other animals.

  • 5

    datedslangA female prostitute.

  • 6

    slangA lesbian.

  • 7

    obsoleteThe jack of trumps in the card game gleek.

  • 8

    obsoleteregionalA close-stool.

tomnoun詞源 2/tɒm/

  • 1

    A tomato (the fruit).

    • Toms 90p a pound
    • “I'd like sausage, eggs, bacon, toms, mushies, beans – oh, and some fried bread,” said Mike.

tomnoun詞源 3/tɒm/

  • 1

    slangjewellery

tomverb詞源 4/tɒm/

  • 1

    derogatoryTo act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.

tomverb詞源 5/tɒm/

  • 1

    nauticaltransportTo dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

  • time of the month
  • Translocon on Outer Membrane
  • theory of mind
  • Uncle Tom
  • tom-tom

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。