tom
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tom /tɒm $ tɑːm/ noun [countable] informalHBA a tomcat 雄猫，公猫
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tom• It's run by the Oxford Trust to make Science more accessible and attractive tom young people.• To be tom apart by wild animals.• He felt as if he were being tom in two.• Henrietta is in her season, and every tom in London seems to be prowling on our rooftop.• She squealed like a tabby cat beneath the lecherous neighbourhood tom.• The toms had initially retreated to the lowest eaves of the roof.• A young tom turkey is a young male turkey with the same characteristics as a young hen turkey. 4.Origin tom (1700-1800) Tom male name, from Thomastom nounChinese
Corpus a tomcat
Tom
ˌTom, ˌDick and ˈHarry
every/any Tom, Dick and Harry informal anyone at all, used especially when you mean that something should be done only by particular people, not by everyone:
You can't expect him to tell every Tom, Dick and Harry what he earns, can you?
ˌTom, ˌDick and ˈHarry
every/any Tom, Dick and Harry informal anyone at all, used especially when you mean that something should be done only by particular people, not by everyone:
tom
tom /tɒm $ tɑːm/ noun [countable]
tom /tɒm $ tɑːm/
noun [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Tom male name, from Thomas
informal a tomcat
Origin: Tom male name, from Thomas
usually