Tad是英語中常用的名詞,主要含義為“少量”或“小孩子(尤指男孩)”,亦可作為副詞表示“稍微”。其音標為英式/tæd/、美式/tæd/。作為人名時拼寫為“Tad”。該詞在不同語境中可替代近義詞如“bit”“slightly”,常見於口語表達,如“a tad embarrassed”(略顯尷尬)或“turn down the sound down just a tad”(調低一點)。
基本介紹
- 詞性:名詞
- 音標:英/tæd/ 美/tæd/
- 副詞形式:a tad
- 近義詞:bit、slightly
- 聯想詞:small indefinite quantity
- 大小寫變形:Tad/TAD
雙語例句
- I chatted on the phone last week with Tad Rivelle, the chief investment officer for fixed-income at TCW in Los Angeles.上周,我在電話上與洛杉磯 TCW 的固定收益投資首席投資官 Tad Rivelle 聊天。
- 2Many developers use a variant of testing called test-after development (TAD), whereby you write the code and then write the unit tests.許多開發人員使用稱為後測試開發(TAD)的各種測試,你首先編寫代碼,然後編寫單元測試。
- 3It's a tad too expensive for me.這對我來說稍微貴了一點兒。《牛津詞典》
- 4It was a tad confusing.這叫人有點糊塗。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- 5Could you turn the sound down just a tad?你把音量調低一點兒好嗎?《牛津詞典》
- 6Tad is a very special boy.泰德是一個非常特別的男孩。
- 7Lucky is the nickname of Tad at the school.“幸運”是泰德在學校的外號。
- 8Tad has been unable to walk since he was born.泰德自出生以來就不能走路。
- 9The Green Oaks School called Tad to make him a volunteer.綠橡樹學校給泰德打電話,讓他做志願者。
- 10Tad reads books to the children at the Green Oaks School once a week.泰德每周給綠橡樹學校的孩子們讀一次書。
- 11Tad Dorgan, saw the red hot dachshund sausages sold on streets.塔德·多爾根看到了大街上賣的滾燙髮紅的“臘腸狗”香腸。
- 12The consumer group admits the Toyota is a "tad dull" but its scores way ahead of rivals.消費者群體承認這款豐田“稍顯遲鈍”,但它的得分遙遙領先競爭對手。
- 13Google has introduced a nifty flight information search function that makes vacation planning a tad easier.谷歌推出了一款靈活的航班信息搜尋功能,使得度假計畫變得更容易些。
- 14At Einstein's autopsy in 1955, his brain was something of a disappointment: it turned out to be a tad smaller than the average Joe's.在1955 年對愛因斯坦屍體的解剖中,他的大腦多少讓人有些失望:它結果比一般男子的大腦還稍微小一點。
- 15It's tad pricey but in my mind it's still a great tablet.價格稍高但我仍然覺得它是很棒的一款平板。
- 16He raised his chin just a 8 tad when she called him "Sir."當她叫他“先生”的時候,那男人只是微微抬起下巴。
- 17Choosing just one beach on Phuket proved to be a tad difficult.要在普吉只選一個沙灘那可真有點困難。
- 18For my own head, I’m a tad paranoid about smelly, itchy potions.對於我自己呢,我對那些難聞的、發癢的藥水有點害怕。
- 19The exact time line is a tad uncertain, but where XML is going isn't.準確的時間線依然不那么明確,但XML的走向卻並非如此。
- 20Sometimes it's a tad quirky; sometimes I can't get it to work at all.有時這個產品會顯得有點兒古怪,而有時我完全無法讓它動起來。
- 21Theoretical bandwidth is 11mbps, or just a tad faster than slow Ethernet.它的理論頻寬為11 Mbps,也就是說只比慢速乙太網快一點兒。
- 22That's the gist of the method, but of course, that's a tad over-simplified.這只是該方法的要點,當然,這過於簡單化了一點。
- 23Coffee won't make you less drunk, but it will certainly make you a tad more alert.咖啡不會讓你沒那么醉,不過一定會讓你有點警覺。
- 24Again, a tad derogatory-but that doesn't mean there isn't some logic there, as well.又是個貶損的——但那不意味著它沒有道理。
- 25I was a tad annoyed at wasting money, and it is my job to keep him from being TOO minimal.我比較討厭浪費錢,並且,阻止他過於極簡是我的任務。
- 26When the Lincolns moved into the White House in 1861, Thomas "Tad" Lincoln was 7 years old.當1861年林肯入住白宮的時候,他的兒子托馬斯·泰德·林肯才7歲。
- 27First, though, you need just a tad more concept and theory behind how a rule is structured.但是,您首先需要了解一些有關規則構建的概念和理論。
- 28All the fuss got me to thinking that the whole self-evaluation thing is maybe a tad overrated.所有的小題大做讓我覺得人們也許有點高估自我評價這個東西。
- 29If you're like most stay at home parents your wardrobe may be a tad dated or just a bit too casual.如果你和大部分呆在家裡的父母一樣,你的衣櫃可能太孩子氣了或者太隨意了。
詞性釋義
- 名詞:
- 指“少量”或“微量”,如例句“Add a tad of salt”(加少許鹽)。
- 表示“小孩子”或“小男孩”,常見於非正式語境。
- 副詞:
- 搭配“a tad”使用,意為“稍微”,例如“It’s a tad expensive”(這有點貴)。
用法示例
- 名詞用法:
- “Could you turn the sound down just a tad?”(你能把音量調低一點嗎?)。
- “Mark looked a tad embarrassed.”(馬克看起來有點尷尬)。
- “The soup needs a tad more seasoning.”(湯需要再加一點調味料)。
變形與擴展
- 大小寫變形:
- “Tad”作為人名使用時需首字母大寫。
- 在其他領域可能作為縮寫,但在英語單詞範疇內主要用作名詞,意思為“少量;小孩子;小男孩”等,還可作為人名。
- 近義詞包括“small indefinite quantity”(不確定的小量)等。
- 聯想詞如“slightly”(略微)常用於替換副詞形式的“a tad”。

