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

• It was a tad confusing
  这叫人有点糊涂。
• Even though my mustache is a tad askew.
  即使我的胡须有点歪了。
• 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。
• We assumed that this guy was tad.
  我们以为这个人是泰德。
• First, though, you need just a tad more concept and theory behind how a rule is structured.
  但是，您首先需要了解一些有关规则构建的概念和理论。
• To take one of many possible examples, when things are unresolved I can get a tad anxious.
  从众多可能中举个例子来说，当事情没有搞定时，我会有点焦躁。
• 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。
• 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。
• The toughest challenge for me personally was that I found the home screen a tad too busy.
  对于我来说，最恶心的就是我的手机主界面有点太忙了。