"British soldier," 1884, from Thomas Atkins, since 1815 the typical sample name for filling in army forms. Tommy gun (1929) is short for Thompson gun (see Thompson). Soon extended to other types of sub-machine gun, especially those favored by the mob.
雙語例句
1. Lewis is matched against the WBO's heavyweight champion, Tommy Morrison.
劉易斯對決世界拳擊組織的重量級拳王湯米·莫里森。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Tommy Tune gives the choreography his usual class and zip.
湯米·圖恩在編排的舞蹈中注入其一貫的優雅和活力。
來自柯林斯例句
3. "You are rude and obtrusive, Mr Galbraith," said Tommy.
“您粗暴無禮而且冒失莽撞，加爾布雷思先生，”湯米說道。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He watched Karl run across the street to Tommy.