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单词 dog-eared
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Examples from literature
  • He tossed the dog-eared book to the sergeant.
  • Jake picked up two ragged and dog-eared volumes from his table.
  • Next he withdrew the book of verses and after that the country-store note-book with its dog-eared and age-yellowed pages.
  • They made no answer, but when they returned for the empty dishes they left a couple of dog-eared magazines.
  • While waiting, he walked over to the desk and turned over the leaves of the dog-eared register.

Examplesofdog-eared

dog-eared
My review copy is already looking ratherdog-eared!
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In a few months we shall regard the price lists as tatty anddog-earedmementoes of a former age which we do not quite understand.
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One woman who had been there for 47 years had two verydog-earedbirthday cards.
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We have, and we notice thedog-earedbooks that they are bringing home, the lack of books and the shared books.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I sawdog-earedplans and projects in old ledgers or in books which hardly held together.
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It is not that it isdog-earedbecause it has been pored over too much: it has been pored over too little.
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Would it not mean new books for the well-off anddog-earedcopies for the poorer people in the community?
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The schools depend upon parent-teacher associations to raise vital money, the equipment is defective and the texbooksdog-eared.
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We still have the same olddog-earedpack that has not even been shuffled.
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It isdog-earedand well thumbed, and not all the thumb marks are my own.
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It is a remarkablydog-earedone which is frequently taken out.
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The report—now old,dog-earedand tattered—was published in 1988 and was based on previous research.
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If libraries buy new copies of popular books, which they have to do because popular books becomedog-earedand worn, more royalties go to the heirs.
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Schools are usingdog-earedbooks.
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Nor are theydog-earedfigures.
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