Topsy
/ˈtɒpsi/
/ˈtɑːpsi/
- the character of a young black slave girl in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Topsy has no parents and, when asked to explain this, she answers, ‚I ‘spect I grow‘d (= I expect I grew).‘ People often mention Topsy when they are talking about something that seems to have grown quickly without being noticed.
哈丽雅特·比彻·斯托的小说《汤姆叔叔的小屋》中一个年轻的黑人奴隶女孩的性格。Topsy没有父母，当被要求解释这一点时，她回答：“我'希望自己长大。” 人们在谈论似乎迅速发展而未被注意到的事情时经常会提到Topsy。 - Once the arms race began, it just grew, like Topsy.
军备竞赛一旦开始，它就像托普斯一样不断增长。
- Once the arms race began, it just grew, like Topsy.