n. 1.【动物;动物学】蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆。 2.讨厌的家伙;〔古、谑〕家伙,小家伙〔常作小孩的爱称〕。 短语和例子 eat sb.'s toads 拍某人的马屁。 the biggest toad in the puddle (在政治方面或其他集团中)众所公认的头子,要人。 toad under a harrow 受压迫[迫害]的人。
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species 同义词:frog, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian,
A toad is any of a number of species of amphibians in the order Anura (frogs) characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and snout-like parotoid glands. A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in taxonomy, but is common in popular culture, in which toads are associated with drier skin and more terrestrial habitats than frogs.
例句与用法
1.
When the toad sits still, everything goes blank . 当蟾蜍静坐时,一切又荡然无存了。
2.
They are wanting to get home again, the stupid toads ! 这些傻东西这阵儿又想回老家啦。
3.
I hope you aren't the trustee who sat on the toad . 但愿你不是坐在癞蛤蟆上的那位理事。
4.
Toad began to sit up in his chair again, and to smirk a little . 癞蛤蟆坐在椅子上,又开始发出微微的憨笑。
5.
The toad saw at once how wrongly and foolishly he had acted . 癞哈蟆现在意识到,他的所作所为实在太荒唐,太愚蠢了。
6.
I shall go and enlist for a soldier, and never see my dear toad hall any more . 我要报名当兵去,再也别想见我心爱的癞蛤蟆宫了!
7.
Toad let the horse pass, and stood waiting for what the fates were sending him . 癞哈蟆让过这匹马,然后站在那里,等候命运之神的发落。
8.
Toad was quite alarmed at this very serious and portentous style of greeting . 癞哈蟆对这种异常严肃而又吉凶莫测的欢迎方式感到忐忑不安。
9.
The toad slept very soundly, and no amount of shaking could rouse him out of bed next morning . 癞蛤蟆睡得十分香甜,直到第二天早晨,他都起不来。
10.
The toad retraced his weary way on foot, and related his disappointing experiences to the water rat once more . 癞哈蟆拖着沉重的脚步回到家中,又一次把这令人失望的经历告诉老鼠。