tyke

tyke (或tike)
noun
  1. [usu. with adj.](informal)a small child, especially one regarded as cheeky or badly behaved
    (非正式)小孩子;小淘气
    is the little tyke up to his tricks again?.
    小淘气又在捣鬼吗?。
    ■[usu. as modifier](Canadian)an initiation level of sports competition for young children
    (加)儿童初级体育竞赛
    tyke hockey.
    儿童曲棍球。
  2. (dated, chiefly Brit.)an unpleasant or coarse man
    (旧,主英)粗鲁的人;卑鄙的人
  3. a dog, especially a mongrel
    狗(尤指杂种)
  4. (或Yorkshire tyke)(Brit. informal)a person from Yorkshire
    (英,非正式)约克郡人
  5. (Austral./NZ informal, derogatory)(澳/新西兰,非正式,贬)a Roman Catholic. Taig
    天主教徒
语源
  1. late Middle English (in senses 2 and 3 ): from Old Norse tịk 'bitch'
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