tad

英 [tæd]

美 [tæd]

n.  少量; 一点儿

BNC.25270 / COCA.14469

牛津词典

noun

• 少量；一点儿
  a very small amount
  1. Could you turn the sound down just a tad?
     你把音量调低一点儿好吗？

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 稍微;略微
  You can usea tadin expressions such asa tad bigora tad smallwhen you mean that it is slightly too big or slightly too small.
  1. It was a tad confusing...
     这叫人有点糊涂。
  2. The prices were a tad above average, but they're of the highest quality.
     价格比平均水平略高，可它们的质量是最好的。

英英释义

noun

• a slight amount or degree of difference
  1. a tad too expensive
  2. not a tad of difference
  3. the new model is a shade better than the old one
  Synonym:shade

双语例句

• I can be a tad bit pushy.
  我有点热过头了。
• And when it comes to eggs, they are a perfect packaging material-though a tad too brittle.
  对于蛋而言，这件外衣实在是太棒了，就是有点易碎。
• When I was in tad's dorm room.
  当我在泰德寝室时。
• Of course, there is a bracing clarity to this thinking, but it's a tad too neat.
  这样的想法可以说是够清楚的了，但是它有点太单纯。
• You'll TAD up getting burnt if you do not keep away from the fire.
  若不避开火，到头来你会被烧伤的。
• You know, now that the moment is upon me, I must admit to feeling a tad misty.
  知道吗，现在一切都在我掌握中，我必须承认感觉有点迷茫。
• B.After you've yelled at him or hurt him in some other way and feel a tad guilty.
  当你对他大喊大叫或者伤害了他，觉得有点内疚的时候。
• But just a tad more volume, if you would.
  要是可以的话声音再大一点就更好了。
• But she's a tad muscular.
  但她肌肉太少。
• Americans rarely discuss this topic; after all, rest room habits seem a tad puerile.
  美国人很少讨论这个话题；毕竟，谈论如厕习惯似乎是一种幼稚的行为。