Word · Frequency #13590
TOd
独自
alone; on one's own
仅用于 on one's tod 短语中
- 1.
A male fox.
雄性狐狸。
- 2.
A bush, especially of ivy.
灌木,尤指常春藤。
- 3.
Someone like a fox; a crafty person.
像狐狸一样的人；狡猾的人。
- 4.
An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, containing two stone or 28 pounds (13 kg).
一种旧英制重量单位,通常用于羊毛,等于两英石或28磅(13千克)。
托德；雄性狐狸。；灌木,尤指常春藤。；像狐狸一样的人；狡猾的人。；一种旧英制重量单位,通常用于羊毛,等于两英石或28磅(13千克)。
In use
The farmer sold his wool by the tod, which is about twenty-eight pounds.
One tod of wool was worth several hundred dollars in the market.
He finished the whole project on his tod.
a tod of wool
托德是羊毛重量单位，约合28磅。
The merchant traded a tod of wool for cloth.
商人用一托德羊毛换来了布匹。
on one's tod
英式俚语，意为“独自”；one's 随主语的人称和数变化。
After the argument, he sat on his tod in the pub.
争吵之后，他独自坐在酒吧里。
Common mistakes
He stayed tod.He stayed on his tod.
表示“独自”时，英语用固定短语 on one's tod，不能用 tod 单独作形容词或副词；需要加 on his。
Connections
Collocations
- on one's tod
- 独自一人，单独
- He was sitting on his tod with nothing to do.他独自坐着，无事可做。
- a tod of wool
- 一托德羊毛（约28磅）
- A tod of wool weighs about 28 pounds.一托德羊毛重约28磅。
Idioms & figurative uses
- on one's tod
- 独自，单独I spent the whole weekend on my tod.我整个周末都是独自度过的。
Synonyms
- alone
- 单独地；独自 · 最通用、中性，强调无人陪伴；只能作表语或副词，不能放在名词前作定语。
- on one's own
- 独自地；依靠自己地 · 口语常用，强调独立完成或不依赖别人；作表语或状语，比 alone 多一层‘靠自己’的含义。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：托德（Tod）独自一人扛着约28磅的羊毛，像只狐狸钻进树丛。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：British English、informal speech、fixed phrase: on one's tod 该义项（表示“独自”）通常用于英式口语，尤见于固定短语 on one's tod，属于非正式表达。在日常交谈中比较常见，正式场合或书面语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用于短语 on one's tod，表示“独自”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
cod、nod、pod、rod、plod 均含 -od 且读 /ɒd/，与 tod 的 /tɒd/ 完全押韵。注意 toad 拼写相近，但读 /təʊd/，与 tod 不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.