tot

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Children, Drink

tot1 /tɒt $ tɑːt/ noun [countable]  1. informalSSC a very small child 小娃娃2  especially British EnglishDFD a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink 少量烈酒tot of a tot of rum 少量朗姆酒

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tot• Imagine all the trouble hordes of tots and teenagers can get into with nothing to do all day but hang around.• But others say parents have become overly eager when it comes to teaching tots about technology.• A playground and playhouse keep the tots happy while the teenagers have a ball with a whole host of absorbing activities.• Bookies are the spirits, the tots of rum.• The tot, aged five months, had been suffering breathing difficulties.• But neither expansion is planned to include anything but rides and exhibits and car-driving training schools for tiny tots.tot2 verb (totted, totting) British English  1 tot something ↔ up phrasal verb COUNT/CALCULATE informal to add together numbers or amounts of money in order to find the total 把〔数字或钱〕加起来 SYN total up The waiter quickly totted up the bill. 服务生很快便把账单算好了。→ See Verb table

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tot• At the moment, you get an automatic ban as soon as you tot up 12 points.• At the end of the year they will tot up hours spent on others' farms and bill each other accordingly.• The scale gives life events a numerical score so you can tot up your own personal stress rating.Origin tot1 (1700-1800) Origin unknown tot2 (1700-1800) total

tot1 nountot2 verbChinese  

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tot¹ /tɒt $ tɑːt/ noun [countable]1. informal a very small child
2. especially British English a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink
    tot of
    a tot of rum

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tot² verb (past tense and past participle totted, present participle totting) British English
     
tot something ↔ up phrasal verb
  informal to add together numbers or amounts of money in order to find the total
   SYN  total up:
    The waiter quickly totted up the bill.