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

• 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。
• It was a tad confusing
  这叫人有点糊涂。
• 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。
• We were not a tad surprise by the huge production of40 fry as its brooding pouch was obviously large.
  因为它的孵卵袋特别的大，对于四十尾仔鱼的产量我们一点也不惊奇。
• 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。
• But she's a tad muscular.
  但她肌肉太少。
• 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。
• 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。
• Producers were also worried that things were becoming a tad one-sided.
  生产商也担心，局势变得有点单方面。
• Then my mind asked my heart, a tad sarcastically: Since WHEN?
  然后我的大脑问我的心，带点挖苦的语气：从什么时候开始的？