toad
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆，讨厌的家伙
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English tode, toode, tadde, tade, from Old English *tāde, a shortened variant of Old English tādie, tādiġe (“toad”).
Cognate with Scots tade, taid, taed, ted (“toad”). Compare also Danish tudse (“toad”), possibly originally from the same prehistoric root; also Swedish tåssa, tossa (“toad”), Old English tāxe (“toad”), Old English tosca (“toad”) by contrast.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- An amphibian, a kind of frog (broad sense, order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- (derogatory) A contemptible or unpleasant person.
- (derogatory) An ugly person.
动词 Verb
- (Internet, informal, transitive) To