noun
the tote
- informal a system of betting based on the use of the totalizator, in which dividends are calculated according to the amount staked rather than odds offered〈非正式〉赌金计算制（根据赌金额, 而非投注赔率来分红）。
词源
late 19th cent.: abbreviation.
with obj.
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. carry, wield, or convey (something heavy or substantial)〈非正式, 主北美〉携带, 手持, 运送（重物）：
here are books well worth toting home
这些书值得背回家
as adj., in combination -toting a gun-toting loner.一位带枪的独行客。
派生词
toter
noun携带枪支者。
词源
late 17th cent.: probably of dialect origin.