dog
noun[C]
uk/dɒɡ/us/dɑːɡ/dognoun[C](ANIMAL)
A1
acommonanimalwith fourlegs,especiallykeptbypeopleas apetor tohuntorguardthings:
（尤指当作宠物或用来打猎、看护的）狗，犬mypetdog我的宠物狗
wilddogs野狗
dogfood狗粮
We couldheardogsbarkingin thedistance.我们可以听到远处的狗叫声。
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- Igrabbedthe dog by thecollaranddraggedit out of theroom.
- A doglayunder thetable,gnawingon abone.
- Steve's gone out towalkthe dogs.
- Thesecurityguardssettheirdogs on theintruders.
- Pleasekeepyourdog on aleadwhen on thebeach.
Canines (dogs)
- Afghan hound
- Alsatian
- American cocker spaniel
- basset hound
- beagle
- Dobermann
- doggie day care
- doggy
- doodle
- English cocker spaniel
- mastiff
- mongrel
- mutt
- Newfoundland
- oodle
- sniffer dog
- spaniel
- St Bernard
- terrier
- tracker dog
dognoun[C](PERSON)
slang
a man who isunpleasantor not to betrusted:
讨厌的家伙，惹人烦的家伙；失信者Hetriedtostealmymoney, thedirtydog.这个无赖，他想偷我的钱。
offensive
anoffensiveword for anuglyperson,especiallya woman
Idioms
a dog in the manger
a 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
why keep a dog and bark yourself?
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
dog
verb[T]
uk/dɒɡ/us/dɑːɡ/-gg-dogverb[T](FOLLOW)
tofollowsomeonecloselyandcontinuously:
跟随；跟踪Reporters dogged him foranswers.记者们跟着他让他回答问题。
See also
dogged
to follow someone or something
- followFollow me - this way!
- tag alongDo you mind if my little brother tags along?
- chaseHe was running and the dog was chasing him.
- pursueThe robber was pursued by several members of the public.
- tailThe car was tailed by police for several hours.
- shadowThe police think the robbers shadowed their victims for days before the crime.
Pursuing
- be hot onsomeone'strack/trailidiom
- be onsomeone'stailidiom
- bear
- bear down onsomeone/something
- bring
- bring up the rearidiom
- convoy
- flight
- humbug
- in hot pursuitidiom
- on the scentidiom
- pester
- pursue
- pursuer
- run
- stalk
- stick
- tailgate
- track
- track and trace
dogverb[T](PROBLEM)
tocausedifficulties:
困扰，阻碍Technicalproblemsdoggedourtripfrom theoutset.技术问题从旅行一开始就一直困扰着我们。
Inconvenience
- aggravation
- aggro
- awkward
- bore
- bother
- bulky
- disturbance
- drag
- imposition
- inconvenience
- inconvenient
- inconveniently
- inopportune
- pisser
- putsomethingout
- rigamarole
- rigmarole
- snag
- storm
- tempest