dogs

英 [dɒɡz]

美 [dɔːɡz]

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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 狗;犬
  Adogis 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.
  1. Outside, a dog was barking...
     外面，一只狗在叫。
  2. The dog growled again...
     狗又在狂吠。
  3. The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers.
     英国人以爱犬而闻名。
• N-COUNT 公狗;犬科雄兽(雄狐、雄狼等)
  You usedogto refer to a male dog, or to the male of some related species such as wolves or foxes.
  1. Is this a dog or a bitch?
     这是公狗还是母狗?
  2. ...a dog fox.
     公狐狸
• 卑鄙小人;无赖
  If someone calls a man adog, they strongly disapprove of him.
• N-COUNT 蹩脚货;粗制滥造的东西
  People usedogto refer to something that they consider unsatisfactory or of poor quality.
  1. It's a real dog.
     这实在是蹩脚货。
• N-COUNT 丑女人
  If someone, especially a man, calls a woman or girl adog, they mean that she is very ugly, unattractive, or boring.
  1. How can you go out with her? She's a real dog.
     你怎么能和她谈恋爱呢？她简直就是个恐龙。
• VERB 困扰;折磨;纠缠
  If problems or injuriesdogyou, they are with you all the time.
  1. The problems that have dogged him all year are just a temporary setback...
     一时的挫折竟困扰了他一整年。
  2. His career has been dogged by bad luck.
     他在事业上一直不走运。
• （带有赌博性质的）赛狗会，跑狗
  The dogsis a sports meeting where dogs, especially greyhounds, race and people bet on which dog will win.
• See also:doggedguide dogprairie dogsniffer dog
• PHRASE 乱七八糟;一团糟
  You describe something as adog's breakfastordog's dinnerin order to express your disapproval of it, for example because it is very untidy, badly organized, or badly done.
  1. The whole place was a bit of a dog's dinner, really...
     整个地方乌烟瘴气的，真的。
  2. Our own Board are going to make a dog's breakfast out of it if we aren't careful.
     如果我们不小心行事，我们的董事会就会乱成一团。
• PHRASE 狗咬狗;残酷无情的竞争;自相残杀
  You usedog eat dogto express your disapproval of a situation where everyone wants to succeed and is willing to harm other people in order to do so.
  1. It is very much dog eat dog out there...
     那儿的竞争异常残酷。
  2. The TV business today is a dog-eat-dog business.
     当前电视业的竞争残酷无情。
• PHRASE 败落;大不如前
  If you say that somethingis going to the dogs, you mean that it is becoming weaker and worse in quality.
  1. They sit in impotent opposition while the country goes to the dogs.
     国家败落之际，他们加入了软弱无力的反对党。
• PHRASE 别惹麻烦;别多事
  If someone tells you tolet sleeping dogs lie, they are warning you not to disturb or interfere with a situation, because you are likely to cause trouble and problems.
  1. Why can't she let sleeping dogs lie?
     为什么她就不能不多事？
• 不接受新事物;不喜欢新玩意儿
  If you say 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks', you are suggesting that someone is unwilling to try new ways of doing things.

双语例句

• The dogs were smelling round; perhaps they smelt the thief.
  那些狗在到处嗅，也许它们嗅到了小偷的气味。
• Cocks crow and dogs bark.
  鸡叫狗咬。
• They were more concerned about the dogs 'welfare than a clean getaway
  他们更加关心那些狗的安危，而非自己如何干净利落地脱身。
• New York has followed the example of Paris in establishing a brigade of police dogs.
  纽约已仿照巴黎的做法建立了一支警犬队。
• Dogs have to be quarantined for six months before they'll let them in.
  狗要进行6个月的隔离检疫之后才被允许进入。
• Vitamin B6 is great for improving the condition of dogs 'and horses' coats.
  维生素B6对于改善狗和马的皮毛有显著的作用。
• Dogs have an acute sense of smell.
  狗的嗅觉很灵敏。
• Dogs were allowed to roam free and 48 sheep were killed.
  没有对狗加以约束而让它们四处乱跑，结果有48只羊被咬死。
• Across the busy plaza, vendors sell hot dogs and croissant sandwiches.
  在热闹广场的另一边，摊贩叫卖着热狗和羊角三明治。
• I have known cases where dogs have nipped babies
  我知道有一些狗咬婴儿的事情。