Word · Frequency #6805
Toby
人形水罐
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
- 1.
A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug.
一种饮酒杯,形状为戴帽子的人头；托比酒壶
- 2.
The superintendent of a street market.
街头市场的管理员。
- 3.
The Moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus
黑角吊鱼,Zanclus cornutus
- 4.
Any of several species of pufferfish in the genus Canthigaster
几种箱鲀属的河豚鱼之一
一种饮酒杯,形状为戴帽子的人头；托比酒壶；街头市场的管理员。；黑角吊鱼,Zanclus cornutus；几种箱鲀属的河豚鱼之一
In use
My grandmother collected antique toby jugs from the 18th century.
He drank his ale from a large toby that sat on the pub shelf.
The toby on the mantelpiece had a painted smile and a tricorn hat.
a/an + toby
He bought a toby at the antique shop.
他在古董店买了一个人形水罐。
the + toby
The toby on the shelf is from the 18th century.
架子上那个人形水罐是18世纪的。
tobys (plural)
They collect old tobys for their unique designs.
Connections
Collocations
- toby mug
- 人形水罐
- He bought an antique toby mug at the flea market.他在跳蚤市场买了一个古董人形水罐。
- toby jug
- 人形酒壶
- The pub displayed a collection of toby jugs on the shelf.酒吧在架子上展示了一组人形酒壶。
- collect toby mugs
- 收藏人形水罐
- She collects toby mugs from different eras.她收藏不同时代的人形水罐。
- antique toby
- 古董人形水罐
- The antique toby was worth over a thousand dollars.那个古董人形水罐价值超过一千美元。
Synonyms
- mug
- 马克杯 · 泛指杯子，缺乏人形特征，需上下文明确
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
toby音似'掏杯'，想象从陶制人形水罐里掏酒喝。
Context & Register
register: neutral; typical settings: pubs, antique shops; note_zh: 通常用于描述一种传统的人形水罐，常见于酒吧或作为收藏品。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words Gobi and toby rhyme in standard English. Words like hobby, lobby, bobby, baby, and ruby share the '-by' spelling but have different vowel sounds; they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
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