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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。
独自
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独自
alone; on one's own
The merchant traded a tod of wool for cloth.
商人用一托德羊毛换来了布匹。
仅用于 on one's tod 短语中
雄性狐狸。
A male fox.
灌木,尤指常春藤。
A bush, especially of ivy.
像狐狸一样的人；狡猾的人。
Someone like a fox; a crafty person.
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)。
An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, containing two stone or 28 pounds (13 kg).
The farmer sold his wool by the tod, which is about twenty-eight pounds.
这位农民按托德出售羊毛，一托德约为28磅。
One tod of wool was worth several hundred dollars in the market.
一托德羊毛在市场上价值数百美元。
He finished the whole project on his tod.
他独自一人完成了整个项目。
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。
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。
Not this
He stayed tod.
Use this
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。
Not this
She bought two tod of wool.
Use this
She bought two tods of wool.
tod 作羊毛重量单位时是可数名词，复数形式为 tods；数量超过一要用复数 tods。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
独自，单独
I spent the whole weekend on my tod.
我整个周末都是独自度过的。
Use TOd naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
常用于短语 on one's tod，表示“独自”。
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