tit

tit¹
noun

a small songbird that searches acrobatically for insects among foliage and branches. Also called titmouse or (in North America) chickadee
山雀。（亦称titmouse或［北美］chickadee）
Family Paridae: three genera, especially Parus, and numerous species
山雀科： 3属，尤指山雀属，众多种见 blue tit, great tit
■used in names of similar or related birds, e.g. penduline tit, New Zealand tit
［用于类似或相关的鸟类名称，如penduline tit, New Zealand tit]

语源

mid 16th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Icelandic titlingur 'sparrow'; compare with titling and titmouse. Earlier senses were 'small horse' and 'girl'; the current sense dates from the early 18th cent

tit²
noun

(vulgar slang)a woman's breast
(粗俚)乳房
■(Brit.)a foolish or ineffectual person
(英)不中用的人，窝囊废
(military slang)a push-button, especially one used to fire a gun or release a bomb
(军俚)扳机；引爆钮

常用词组
get on someone's tits

(Brit. vulgar slang)irritate someone intensely
(英，粗俚)使某人大为恼火

tits and ass

(vulgar slang, chiefly N. Amer.)(或主英 tits and bums)used in reference to the use of crudely sexual images of women
(粗俚，主北美)粗俗的性感女人，荡妇

语源

Old English tit 'teat, nipple', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tit and German Zitze. The vulgar slang use was originally US and dates from the early 20th cent

tit³
noun

(用于词组 tit for tat)the infliction of an injury or insult in return for one that one has suffered
以牙还牙，还击
[as modifier]the conflict staggered on with tit-for-tat assassinations.
在以牙还牙的暗杀事件中冲突持续不断。

语源

mid 16th cent.: variant of obsolete tip for tap

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