tom

tom1
noun
  1. the male of various animals, especially a domestic cat
    雄性动物;(尤指)雄猫
  2. (Brit.)a female prostitute
    (英)妓女
  3. (Tom)(US informal). short for Uncle Tom
    (美,非正式)。 Uncle Tom 的简称
(tommed, tomming)
[no obj.](informal)(非正式)
  1. (be tomming)(Brit.)work as a prostitute
    (英)当妓女
  2. (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
  1. 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
  1. (一般作 toms)(informal). short for tom-tom
    (非正式)。 tom-tom的简称

tom3
noun
  1. (一般作 toms)(informal). short for tomato
    (非正式)。 tomato 的简称
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