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

• 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。
• I can be a tad bit pushy.
  我有点热过头了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In Scala, however, this definition looks a tad different from Java's version.
  但是，在Scala中，此定义看起来与Java版本稍有差异。
• But she's a tad muscular.
  但她肌肉太少。
• 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。