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

• Tad Trenton: Except for the one in my closet.
  泰德·特伦顿：除了我壁橱里的那一个。
• Even though my mustache is a tad askew.
  即使我的胡须有点歪了。
• Look, I admit I read my mind of. a little overreacted tad.
  我承认我当时有一点像个反应过度的小孩子。
• For one thing, JVs themselves are a tad anachronistic.
  首先，合资企业本身多少就是一个时代错误。
• While Greece teeters, one of its eurozone peers on the Iberian Peninsula is feeling a tad wobbly too.
  希腊一个踉跄，伊比利亚半岛上的另一个欧元区国家也感到了一丝摇晃。
• I need a tad of salt please.
  我需要一点点的盐。
• 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。
• 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。
• This may sound a tad complicated but it does have certain advantages.
  这可能听上去有些复杂，但这样做确实有优点。
• When I was in tad's dorm room.
  当我在泰德寝室时。