toad

🇬🇧 UK/tәud/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A tailless amphibian similar to a frog but with shorter legs and drier, wartier skin; an unpleasant or contemptible person.

蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆;令人讨厌的人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
toadother
=toad

Common Collocations

  • 1.horned toad角蟾
  • 2.toad in the hole蟾蜍洞(英式烤肠料理)
  • 3.[ugly toad]丑陋的家伙
  • 4.poisonous toad毒蟾蜍

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A fat toad sat motionless on the damp stone by the pond.

  • 2.

    Don't be such a toad — apologize to her right now.

  • 3.

    The children caught a toad in the garden and kept it in a jar overnight.

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