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dog[dɔg; dɔɡ]名词1 (C)犬, 狗a police ~警犬an army ~军用犬Every ~ has his [its] day.(谚)每条狗都有走运时; 每一个人都有得意的日子Give a ~ a bad [an ill] name (and hang him).(谚)冠犬以恶名, 再吊死它(欲加之罪, 何患无辞)Love me, love my ~.(谚)如果爱我, 也得爱我的狗(爱屋及乌)2 (C) (犬科动物的) 雄性, 雄犬, 公狗 (←→ bitch)a ~ wolf公狼3 (C)a. 没用的人; 无魅力的男人; 丑女b. 家伙 (fellow)a sad [jolly] ~愁眉苦脸[愉快]的家伙c. (美俚)没用的东西4 [the ~s](口语)赛狗5[~s](俚.谑)脚 (feet)6[~s]= andiron7[the D~]‘天文’a. 大犬座 (the Great Dog)b. 小犬座 (the Little Dog)■ a dog in the manger(口语) (霸占自己无用的东西又阻止他人使用的) 心术不良的人, 占著茅坑不拉屎的人【字源】源自“伊索寓言” (Aesop's Fables) 中一只坏心肠的狗爬进牛 (ox) 的秣槽中, 自己不吃乾草, 又不让牛吃的故事. a dog's chance 很小的机会, 渺小的希望There is not a ~'s chance.毫无机会■ a[the]hair of the dog that bitone → hair■ (as) sick as a dog觉得很不舒服■ die a dog's death = die like a dog死得可耻 [悲惨] , 潦倒而死■ dog eat dog狗咬狗 [互相残害] (的激烈竞争)■ dressed up like a dog's dinner(英口语)穿著炫丽的, 特别打扮的■ go to the dogs(口语)沦落, 潦倒, 毁灭; 堕落■ lead a dog's life过悲惨 [困苦] 的生活■ lead a person a dog's life使某人过悲惨的日子; 使某人经常苦恼■ let sleeping dogs lie → sleeping■ put on the dog(俚)充门面, 装阔, 摆架子, 装模作样■ throw to the dogs把… (当作废物) 丢弃; 牺牲■ treat a person like a dog(口语)慢待< 某人> , 漫不经心地对待< 某人> She treats her husband like a dog她慢待丈夫及物动词(dogged; dog.ging)1 (如狗一般) 尾随, 到处跟踪The police dogged the thief [the thief's footsteps].警方追踪那名窃贼2 < 灾难、不幸等> 紧跟著< 某人> , 缠住He was dogged by debts [misfortune].他债务缠身 [不幸紧跟著他]Bad luck dogged him at the heels.恶运缠著他 |