dog
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A dog is a very common four-legged animal that is often kept by people as a pet or to guard or hunt. There are many different breeds of dog. 狗
The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers. 英国人以爱狗著称。
2. N-COUNT People use dog to refer to something that they consider unsatisfactory or of poor quality. 蹩脚货[美国英语] [非正式]
It's a real dog. 这是个不折不扣的蹩脚货。
3. V-T If problems or injuries dog you, they are with you all the time. (问题、伤病等) 长期困扰
His career has been dogged by bad luck. 他的职业生涯厄运不断。
4. →see also dogged
5. PHRASE You use dog eat dog to express your disapproval of a situation where everyone wants to succeed and is willing to harm other people in order to do so. 相互倾轧[表不满]
It is very much dog eat dog out there. 那简直就是自相倾轧。
6. PHRASE If you say that something is going to the dogs, you mean that it is becoming weaker and worse in quality. 衰落[非正式]
They sit doing nothing while the country goes to the dogs. 他们坐视整个国家衰落下去。
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dog /dɒɡ/ (dogging,dogged,dogs)
剑桥词典
- I grabbed the dog by the collar and dragged it out of the room .
- A dog lay under the table , gnawing on a bone .
- Steve's gone out to walk the dogs.
- The security guards set their dogs on the intruders .
- Please keep your dog on a lead when on the beach .
dog noun [C] (ANIMAL)
a common animal with four legs , especially kept by people as a pet or to hunt or guard things（尤指当作宠物或用来打猎、看护的）狗，犬
my pet dog 我的宠物狗
wild dogs 野狗
dog food 狗粮
We could hear dogs barking in the distance . 我们可以听到远处的狗叫声。
例句
dog noun [C] (PERSON)
slanga man who is unpleasant or not to be trusted
讨厌的家伙，惹人烦的家伙；失信者
He tried to steal my money , the dirty dog. 这个无赖，他想偷我的钱。
offensive
a woman who is not attractive
丑女
习语
a dog in the mangera dog's breakfast
the dog's bollocks
a dog's life
done up/dressed up like a dog's dinner
every dog has its day
give a dog a bad name
go to the dogs
let sleeping dogs lie
put on the dog
更多习语
why keep a dog and bark yourself?
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