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

• 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。
• 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？
• I think it's just a tad ironic that I have a plan to avoid being political, but my plan basically boils down to being consistently authentic.
  我认为这真有一些讽刺，我竟然有一套计划来回避政治，可是我的计划基本上归根结底就是一贯表现出真我。
• It was a tad confusing
  这叫人有点糊涂。
• We assumed that this guy was tad.
  我们以为这个人是泰德。
• Even though my mustache is a tad askew.
  即使我的胡须有点歪了。
• 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。
• B.After you've yelled at him or hurt him in some other way and feel a tad guilty.
  当你对他大喊大叫或者伤害了他，觉得有点内疚的时候。
• 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。