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单词 toad
释义
toad
noun[C]
uk
/təʊd/us
/toʊd/

toadnoun[C](ANIMAL)

asmall,brownanimal,similarto afrog, that hasbigeyesandlongbacklegsforswimmingandjumping:
蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆
Toads havedrier,lumpierskinsthanfrogsandspendlesstimein thewater.蟾蜍的皮比青蛙干燥，疙瘩也更多，呆在水中的时间比青蛙少。
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toadnoun[C](MAN)

informal
anextremelyunpleasantman,especiallyone who is not veryphysicallyattractive:
极令人讨厌的人；（尤指）丑八怪
[as form of address]Youlyingtoad!你这个爱撒谎的丑八怪！
(Definition oftoadfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

toad| American Dictionary

toad
noun[C]
us
/toʊd/
asmallanimal,similarto afrog, that hasdry,brownskinandlivesmostlyonland
(Definition oftoadfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftoad

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Egg production was unaffected by control transfers between healthy toads.
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Ninety-four percent of toads supported the development of gravid parasites.
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Top and sides of the enclosures were covered with 0.1-mm mesh screen to prevent migration of litter invertebrates and toads.
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The selective advantage of this phenomenon is that the overcrowded toads can leave a potentially lethal environment before it is too late.
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Additionally, adult toads are normally exposed annually to re-infection and may accumulate chronic lung damage with extended effects on host survival.
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Predation pressure by the toads may not be strong enough to cause the changes on their prey populations (microbivores, predators and fragmenters) in this study.
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They pile themselves in a monstrous shapeless clot, men and women clinging indiscriminately together, like a bunch of toads at spawning time.
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The toads were kept at room temperature and fed with mealworms and food pellets.
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His own experiments with toads and salamanders strengthened his conviction that acquired characters are inherited.
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Tectal mechanisms that underlie prey-catching and avoidance behaviors in toads.
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Worms of this species collected at the onset of the rainy season before the toads started spawning yielded immature parasites.
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Lymphocytes demonstrated a reduced proliferation when stimulated with the mitogen lipopolysaccharide when compared to lymphocyte proliferation of toads from a control site.
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We do not know anything about chromosomes or toads' hands.
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No mammal has been, or at present could be cloned in the way described for toads.
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In toads examined at the end of hibernation, fat reserves were negatively correlated with parasite intensity.
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