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tad

美音:[tæd ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[tæd ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.小孩子(尤指男孩),微量,少量

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tad


/tæd; tæd/
n (US infml 口)
1 small child, esp a young boy 小孩; (尤指)小男孩.
2 small bit 少量; 一点儿
*just a tad more milk 只再加一点儿牛奶.

tad


n spoken
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: tad 'small boy' (19-20 centuries), perhaps from English dialect tad 'toad']
a tad
a) a small amount
 'Would you like some milk?' 'Just a tad.'
b) slightly
 It's a tad expensive.