tot

Word family

Related topics: Children, Drink

tot1 /tɒt $ tɑːt/ noun [countableC]

1. informalSSC a very small child 小娃娃

2 especially British EnglishBrEDFD a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink 少量烈酒

tot of

a tot of rum

少量朗姆酒

Examples from the Corpus

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 EnglishBrE

1 tot something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v 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。

Examples from the Corpus

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 verb

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