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    /tɑːm/ · /tɒm/

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

    公貓

    複數 toms

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核心畫面

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」…更多收起可以想成：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」。

原始詞典資料22 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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/

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    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?"
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    A nickname for a common man.

Tomnoun詞源 1/tɒm/

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    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/

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    Synonym of menstruation.

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

Tomname詞源 3/tɒm/

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    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/

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

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    The male of the turkey.

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    The male of the orangutan.

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    The male of certain other animals.

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    datedslangA female prostitute.

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    slangA lesbian.

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    obsoleteThe jack of trumps in the card game gleek.

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    obsoleteregionalA close-stool.

tomnoun詞源 2/tɒm/

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    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/

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    slangjewellery

tomverb詞源 4/tɒm/

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    derogatoryTo act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.

tomverb詞源 5/tɒm/

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

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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。