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 Englishtoadother
=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.