Word · Frequency #1710
tom
/tɒm/
noun
雄猫
a male cat
- 1.
The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
家猫的雄性,尤指未阉割的。
- 2.
The male of the turkey.
火鸡的雄性。
- 3.
The male of the orangutan.
猩猩的雄性。
- 4.
The male of certain other animals.
某些其他动物的雄性。
汤姆叔叔；对白人卑躬屈膝的黑人（蔑称）；家猫的雄性,尤指未阉割的。；火鸡的雄性。；猩猩的雄性。；某些其他动物的雄性。
In use
The stray tom sleeps on our porch every night.
That big grey tom belongs to our neighbour and often visits us.
We saw a young tom chasing a butterfly in the park.
a tom
A tom is a male cat.
雄猫是公猫。
a Tom
该用法具有冒犯性，通常首字母大写。
Don't be a Tom.
别做个汤姆叔叔。
Common mistakes
I saw a tom dog.I saw a male dog.
Tom 仅指雄猫，不能泛指其他雄性动物。需改为 male 来表示性别。
That is Tom cat.
Connections
Collocations
- Uncle Tom
- 汤姆叔叔（对讨好白人的黑人的蔑称）
- He was called an Uncle Tom for his servile behavior.他因讨好白人的行为被称为汤姆叔叔。
- tom cat
- 雄猫
- Our tom cat caught a mouse last night.我们的雄猫昨晚抓到一只老鼠。
- old tom
- 老雄猫
- The old tom has a torn ear from fighting.那只老雄猫的耳朵因打斗而撕裂了。
- stray tom
- 流浪雄猫
- A stray tom has been meowing at the door.一只流浪雄猫一直在门口喵喵叫。
- tom kitten
- 小雄猫
- The tom kitten is very playful.这只小雄猫非常顽皮。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只雄猫名叫汤姆（Tom），发音相同，记住‘tom’意为‘雄猫’。
Context & Register
常中性用于指雄猫，多见于口语或动物描述；也作贬义种族歧视词，指讨好白人的黑人，属于冒犯性用语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'tom': bomb, from, mom, prom. Note that 'bomb' is spelled with 'mb' but pronounced like 'om'.
Learn the forms together
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