Word · Frequency #1710
Tom
雄猫
核心释义
a male cat
- 1.
家猫的雄性,尤指未阉割的。
The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
- 2.
火鸡的雄性。
The male of the turkey.
- 3.
猩猩的雄性。
The male of the orangutan.
- 4.
某些其他动物的雄性。
The male of certain other animals.
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。
用法In use
The stray tom sleeps on our porch every night.
用法提示:tom 作名词,指雄猫,在句中作主语。
That big grey tom belongs to our neighbour and often visits us.
用法提示:tom 作名词,指公猫,在句中作表语。
We saw a young tom chasing a butterfly in the park.
用法提示:tom 作名词,指雄猫,在句中作宾语。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一只雄猫名叫汤姆(Tom),发音相同,记住‘tom’意为‘雄猫’。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'tom': bomb, from, mom, prom. Note that 'bomb' is spelled with 'mb' but pronounced like 'om'.
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