the male of various animals, especially a domestic cat 雄性动物;(尤指)雄猫
(Brit.)a female prostitute (英)妓女
(Tom)(US informal). short for Uncle Tom (美,非正式)。 Uncle Tom 的简称
(tommed, tomming) [no obj.](informal)(非正式)
(be tomming)(Brit.)work as a prostitute (英)当妓女
(US)(of a black person) behave in an excessively obedient or servile way (美)(黑人)百依百顺;卑躬屈膝
语源
late Middle English (denoting an ordinary man, surviving in tomfool, tomboy, and the phrase Tom, Dick, and Harry): abbreviation of the given name Thomas. Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent
tom2 noun
(一般作 toms)(informal). short for tom-tom (非正式)。 tom-tom的简称
tom3 noun
(一般作 toms)(informal). short for tomato (非正式)。 tomato 的简称