Word · Frequency #27160
tosh
胡说;废话
核心释义
英式英语,非正式用语,多用于口语
pretentious or silly talk or writing; nonsense
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自命不凡或愚蠢的言论或文字
pretentious or silly talk or writing
自命不凡或愚蠢的言论或文字;胡说;梦话
用法In use
Don't believe everything he writes — most of it is tosh.
用法提示:tosh 作不可数名词,指他写的内容大多是胡说。
The article was full of tosh about how perfect his childhood had been.
用法提示:tosh 作名词,指文章里那些自命不凡的废话。
She dismissed the report as a load of tosh and refused to discuss it.
用法提示:tosh 作名词,用 a load of 修饰,表示整份报告都是废话。
be tosh
用于直接评价某言论为胡说。
That's absolute tosh!
那完全是胡说八道!
talk tosh
表示某人正在说废话。
Stop talking tosh and get to the point.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- utter tosh
- 十足的胡话
- His speech was utter tosh from start to finish.他的演讲从头到尾都是十足的胡话。
- a load of tosh
- 一派胡言;一堆废话
- Don't believe a word of it – it's a load of tosh.一个字都别信——那全是一派胡言。
- talk tosh
- 讲废话;胡说八道
- Stop talking tosh and give us the real facts.别讲废话了,把真实情况告诉我们。
- dismiss something as tosh
- 把某事斥为胡说八道
- The critics dismissed the film as complete tosh.影评人斥责这部电影纯属胡说八道。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
tosh 与 posh 押韵:穿得时髦(posh)的人,说出的话却常常是装腔作势的废话(tosh).
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常对话、非正式评论、英式英语用法 tosh 通常是非正式用词,多用于日常口语或轻松语境,表示“废话、胡说”或“愚蠢/自命不凡的言论”。在正式写作或严肃场合中比较少用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词在英式英语中都和 tosh 押韵(/ɒʃ/):wash、posh、gosh、slosh、josh、squash。它们都以 -sh 结尾。注意形近但发音不同的词:toss /tɒs/ 以 /s/ 结尾,tush /tʊʃ/ 元音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.