(chiefly Brit.)a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky or brandy (主英)(威士忌,白兰地等烈酒的)少量 a tot of brandy. 一点点白兰地。
语源
early 18th cent. (originally dialect): of unknown origin
tot2 (totted, totting)
(chiefly Brit.)[with obj.](tot something up)add up numbers or amounts (主英)计算…的总和,把…加起来 ■accumulate something over a period of time 长时间积累 he totted up 180 League appearances. 他联赛中总共出场180次。
语源
mid 18th cent.: from archaic tot 'set of figures to be added up', abbreviation of total or of Latin totum 'the whole'
tot3 (totted, totting)
[no obj.][usu. as noun totting](Brit. informal)salvage saleable items from dustbins or rubbish heaps (英,非正式)拾破烂
派生 totter noun 语源
late 19th cent.: from slang tot 'bone', of unknown origin