Tommy
['tɑmi]
解釋/意思:
(n.) Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance.
(n.) A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money.
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解釋/意思:
n. a penny roll bread provisions: the system of giving food as part wages.—v.t. to oppress by the tommy or truck-system.—ns. Tomm′y-shop a truck-shop; Tom′-nod′dy the puffin or sea-parrot: a fool.—Tommy Atkins or Tomm′y a generic name for the English private soldier.—Soft tommy soft bread as opposed to hard tack or sea-biscuit.
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例句/造句/用法:
- I never did see sich tomfoolery, growled Gurt, who was enjoying himself hugely; this Baccus is all tommy rot. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- That is true, my love, answered her Tommy, but it really must be all the same. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- How precious dull you are, Tommy! 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Can little Tommy do no more? 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- She's quite enough to worrit her, as it is, without you, Tommy,' said Mrs. Cluppins, with sympathising resignation. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Mrs. Bardell, leaning on Jackson's arm, and leading Tommy by the hand, had already entered the porch. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Tommy is poor and bashful and good and very clever. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- My mind flew back to Salem House; and could it be Tommy, I thought, who used to draw the skeletons! 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- At length I had a good view of him, and either my vision deceived me, or it was the old unfortunate Tommy. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Only a bob's vorth, Tommy,' cried the driver sulkily, for the information of his friend the waterman, as the cab drove off. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Tommy Chitling hasn't won a point; and I went partners with him against the Artfull and dumb. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- It was no other than Tommy Traddles who gave me this piece of intelligence. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Mrs. Bardell screamed violently; Tommy roared; Mrs. Cluppins shrunk within herself; and Mrs. Sanders made off, without more ado. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Tommy Chitling's in love! 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- What is there, Tommy? 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
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