toad

noun

/təʊd/

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a small animal like a frog but with a drier and less smooth skin, that lives on land but breeds (= produces young) in water (= is an amphibian)蟾蜍；癞蛤蟆
Topics Animalsc2
(informal, disapproving) an unpleasant person討厭的人；使人惡心的人
- You repulsive little toad!你這個討厭的癞蛤蟆！

Word OriginOld English tādde, tāda, abbreviation of tādige, of unknown origin.

Toad

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one of the main characters in The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Toad (an animal like a frog) is a very lively character who owns a big house. He becomes very enthusiastic about cars but is sent to prison for driving in a dangerous way. He escapes dressed as a woman and is then helped by his friends to get back into his home, which has been captured by his enemies.蟾蜍：肯尼斯·格雷厄姆（Kenneth Grahame）的《柳樹風》中的主要人物之一。蟾蜍（一種像青蛙的動物）是一個非常活潑的人物，擁有一間大房子。他對汽車非常熱心，但因危險駕駛而被判入獄。他穿着女人的衣服逃脫，然後在朋友的幫助下回到自己的家中，被他的敵人俘獲。

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