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toy
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🇺🇸 /tˈɔɪ/
toy 的核心概念是“供玩耍的小东西”,也可引申为不实用、无关紧要的东西,以及漫不经心地摆弄或考虑某事。
💡 记忆钩子
把 toy 想成“拿在手里玩的东西”:它可以是孩子的玩具;因为玩具通常小巧、简单,所以 toy 也能形容不适合真实使用的简化模型,或指无足轻重的小事。动词 toy with 则像在手里来回摆弄一样,表示漫不经心地玩弄某物或考虑某个念头。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握名词“玩具”、动词 toy with“拿……当玩物般考虑或摆弄”和形容词 toy“过于简化、不适合真实使用”,再记其他边缘义。
- toy 不只表示儿童玩具;在技术语境中,toy model 或 toy problem 往往是为了演示而刻意简化的模型或问题,不一定真的能用于实际部署。
📖 中文释义
adj
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core 简化得不适用于现实📖 这里的 toy 把真实问题缩小成便于演示或练习的版本,因此条件过于简单,不能代表实际部署或现实情况。💡 常见模式是 toy + model、toy + example 或 toy + problem,通常放在名词前作定语。它常用于计算机、数学和工程语境,语气可以是中性的,也可能暗示这个例子过于理想化。不要仅按“小”来理解,而要注意“不足以代表真实世界”这一层意思。attributiveThis toy model is useful for explaining the basic idea, but it cannot predict real-world behavior.这个简化模型有助于解释基本思路,但不能预测现实中的行为。
more toy
comparative
most toy
superlative
name
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rare 姓氏📖 Toy 也可能只是人的姓氏,此时不表示“玩具”。
noun
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core 玩具📖 供人玩耍的物品,尤其是给孩子玩的东西。它是“拿来玩的小东西”这一核心形象的最直接用法。💡 常用结构是 play with a toy、a child's toy 或 a toy for children。它是可数名词,谈一个玩具时通常要用 a 或其他限定词。不要把 toy 只理解为“玩偶”,因为积木、车辆和许多供玩耍的物品都可以叫 toy。The child left her favorite toy on the bus.那个孩子把自己最喜欢的玩具落在公交车上了。
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common 无足轻重的小事📖 这里把某件事看成像玩具一样不值得认真对待,表示它价值不大、无关紧要或只是小玩意儿。💡 常见模式是 a mere toy、a toy of little importance 或 treat something as a toy。这个义项通常带轻视或玩笑色彩,在现代普通对话中不如“玩具”义常见。不要把它直接译成“玩具”,应根据上下文译为“小事”“小玩意儿”或“无关紧要的东西”。To him, the expensive gadget was just a toy.对他来说,那件昂贵的小设备不过是个小玩意儿。
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rare 一种简单轻快的古乐曲📖 历史音乐术语,指一种为键盘乐器创作的简单、轻快的小曲。
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rare 小型犬的简称📖 在 toy dog 中,toy 是省略说法,指体型特别小的犬类,而不是玩具做的狗。💡 通常只在谈犬种或宠物分类时使用,正式表达更清楚的说法是 toy dog。不要把它和“玩具狗”混淆;这里指真实的小型犬。abbreviation alt-of ellipsis
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rare 调情或性爱嬉戏📖 这是过时用法,把男女之间的亲昵或性爱行为看作一种嬉戏。obsolete
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rare 荒唐念头或一时兴起📖 过时用法,指不太认真、近乎可笑的念头或突发奇想。obsolete
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rare 老故事或荒诞故事📖 过时用法,指被认为幼稚、荒唐或不可信的故事。obsolete
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rare 苏格兰旧式头巾📖 苏格兰方言和古旧用法,指下垂到肩部、较低阶层老妇人佩戴的一种布制头饰。Scotland archaic
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rare 成人用品的简称📖 在俚语或委婉表达中,toy 可省略指成人用品。abbreviation alt-of ellipsis euphemistic
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rare 水平差的涂鸦手📖 涂鸦圈的贬义俚语,指技术较差、作品不成熟的涂鸦创作者。derogatory slang
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rare 枪📖 多元伦敦英语中的俚语,用 toy 把枪说成个人使用或炫耀的“家伙”。Multicultural-London-English slang
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rare 阴茎📖 过时的委婉俚语,用 toy 指男性生殖器。dated euphemistic slang
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rare 阴道📖 过时的委婉俚语,用 toy 指女性生殖器。dated euphemistic slang
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rare 手表📖 旧俚语,尤其见于表示“手表和表链”的固定说法。dated slang
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rare 装鸦片的小罐📖 旧俚语,指装少量已制备鸦片的小罐子。dated slang
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rare 一小团鸦片📖 旧俚语,指豌豆大小的一小团鸦片。dated slang
toys
plural
verb
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core 漫不经心地摆弄📖 像把玩具拿在手里一样随意摆弄某物,也可以表示吃东西时只拨弄、不认真吃。💡 常见模式是 toy with + 物品,如 toy with one's food。这个用法通常强调动作随意、无目的,常带有“没有认真处理”的意味。不要把它误解为认真操作或正常使用。intransitiveShe toyed with the spoon while waiting for the meeting to begin.她一边等会议开始,一边漫不经心地摆弄着勺子。
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core 反复考虑📖 toy with an idea 表示把一个想法拿来试着想一想,但还没有认真决定或付诸行动。💡 最常见的结构是 toy with the idea of + 动名词,也可以说 toy with a plan 或 toy with the possibility。它比正式的 consider 更随意,并且常暗示想法尚未成熟或尚未落实。不要把它翻成已经“决定”或“计划好”。intransitiveI've been toying with the idea of taking a year off to travel.我一直在考虑休息一年去旅行,但还没有决定。
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rare 用成人用品刺激📖 俚语用法,指使用成人用品进行性刺激。slang transitive
toys
present,singular,third-person
toying
participle,present
toyed
participle,past
toyed
past
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 8 组
engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; ; ;
同义词集:
play
toy
They played games on their opponents
play the stock market
play with her feelings
toy with an idea
上位: act, behave, do
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; ;
同义词集:
toy
fiddle
diddle
play
She played nervously with her wedding ring
Don't fiddle with the screws
He played with the idea of running for the Senate
上位: manipulate
下位: put out, retire
参见: entertain, flirt with, think about, think of, toy with
any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
同义词集:
toy dog
toy
上位: canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog
下位: chihuahua, maltese, maltese dog, maltese terrier
behave carelessly or indifferently
同义词集:
dally
toy
play
flirt
Play about with a young girl's affection
上位: act, move
a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
同义词集:
miniature
toy
上位: copy
an artifact designed to be played with
同义词集:
plaything
toy
上位: artefact, artifact
下位: ball, balloon, catapult, doll, dolly, frisbee, hobby, hobbyhorse, jack-in-the-box, kaleidoscope, kite, lego, lego set, playground slide, playhouse, rattle, rocking horse, sandbox, sandpile, sandpit, slide, sliding board, sling, slingshot, spinning top, swing, teddy, teddy bear, teetotum, top, wendy house, whirligig, yo-yo
a device regarded as providing amusement
同义词集:
toy
private airplanes are a rich man's toy
上位: device
a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)
同义词集:
toy
a toy stove
上位: replica, replication, reproduction
🌳 词源
原本与“工具、器具、装备”有关,后来发展出“供玩耍的东西”这一意义;现代各义大多围绕“小巧、供玩耍或不够实用”展开。
Inherited from Middle English toye (“amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment”), probably from Middle Dutch toy, tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”) as in Dutch speel-tuig (“plaything, toy”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-West Germanic *tiugī̆, *teug, from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“stuff, matter, device, gear, lever”, literally “that which is drawn or pulled”), from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”).
Cognate with Dutch tuig (“thing”), German Zeug (“stuff”), Danish tøj (“stuff”), Icelandic tygi, Norwegian tøy (“equipment, riggings, stuff”), Swedish tyg (“cloth, textile, fabric”). Related to tug, tow, taw, tew.
🔄 变式
more toy
compar
most toy
superl
toyed
past
toying
present
toys
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