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单词 tad
释义
tadtad /tæd/ noun spoken Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtad
Origin:
1900-2000 tad ‘small boy’ (19-20 centuries), perhaps from English dialect tad ‘toad’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Brilliantly designed, very realistic and, despite being a tad tricky to master at first, incredibly playable.
  • For the first touchdown of the day, Young threw a 5-yard pass a tad low and short.
  • His 21 errors were a tad high but not nearly as worrisome as his 127 strikeouts.
  • Some dab on a tad, some eat it like soup.
  • Surely they can't begrudge us for being a tad sharper round the bends?
  • That was more than a tad retro so I distracted myself and put some music on.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • He seems a tad confused on the subject.
a tad a)a small amount:  ‘Would you like some milk?’ ‘Just a tad.’ b)slightly:  It’s a tad expensive.
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