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a tom
A tom is a male cat.
雄猫是公猫。
雄猫
toms — plural of tom
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
雄猫
a male cat
A tom is a male cat.
雄猫是公猫。
家猫的雄性,尤指未阉割的。
The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
火鸡的雄性。
The male of the turkey.
猩猩的雄性。
The male of the orangutan.
某些其他动物的雄性。
The male of certain other animals.
The stray tom sleeps on our porch every night.
那只流浪雄猫每晚都睡在我们家门廊上。
That big grey tom belongs to our neighbour and often visits us.
那只灰色的大雄猫是我们邻居的，经常来我们家串门。
We saw a young tom chasing a butterfly in the park.
我们在公园里看见一只年轻的雄猫在追蝴蝶。
A tom is a male cat.
雄猫是公猫。
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。
Not this
I saw a tom dog.
Use this
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。
Not this
That is Tom cat.
Use this
That is a tomcat.
Tom 作为普通名词表示雄猫时不应大写，且通常与 cat 连写作 tomcat。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
雄猫
Our tom cat caught a mouse last night.
我们的雄猫昨晚抓到一只老鼠。
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。
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。
小雄猫
The tom kitten is very playful.
这只小雄猫非常顽皮。
普通人，任何人
The party is open to all, not just Tom, Dick and Harry.
派对对所有人开放，不仅仅是普通人。
偷窥狂
The police arrested a peeping Tom who was spying on women in the neighborhood.
警方逮捕了一名在社区偷窥女性的偷窥狂。
大拇指汤姆（指矮小的人或物）
He is a Tom Thumb compared to his tall brother.
与他高大的兄弟相比，他是个矮个子。
汤姆，汤姆，吹笛人的儿子
This line comes from a traditional English nursery rhyme dating back to the 18th century.
这句话出自一首可追溯至18世纪的英国传统童谣。
Use toms naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一只雄猫名叫汤姆（Tom），发音相同，记住‘tom’意为‘雄猫’。
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。
Words that rhyme with 'tom': bomb, from, mom, prom. Note that 'bomb' is spelled with 'mb' but pronounced like 'om'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.