| 释义 |
dog /dɒɡ；dɔːɡ/ n. | vt. | vi. | ad. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 狗，犬；猎狗
walk a dog 遛狗
2. 犬科动物(包括狐、狼、豺等)
3. 公狗；犬科雄兽
4. 似犬动物(如场拨鼠、黑足鼬、角鲨等)
5. [the dogs]〈英口〉跑狗，赛狗会
I once went to the dogs with Uncle Albert. 我曾与艾伯特叔叔一起去看过赛狗。
6. 〈口〉男人；小伙子；家伙
a lazy dog 懒汉
He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。
7. 禽兽般的人，卑鄙小人
Nobody but a dog would evict his own mother. 只有禽兽一般的人才会把亲生母亲逐出家门。
8. 〈口〉(服饰等的)浮华；(装出的)阔气；架子
He is completely without side or dog. 他一点也没有架子。
9. 〈美口〉蹩脚货；(尤指演出等的)失败
That used car you bought is a dog. 你买的那辆旧车是蹩脚货。
Many movies are dogs. 许多电影是粗制滥造的东西。
10. 〈美口〉【经】不足值投资(如股票或债券)
11. 滞销品
12. 无用之辈，地位低下的人；不受欢迎的人
That new singer is a dog. 那名新歌手不受听众欢迎。
13. 〈美口〉无吸引力的姑娘(或女人)；令人厌烦的女人；丑丫头
14. 〈美俚〉(同男人滥交的)野女人；妓女
15. [dogs]〈美口〉双脚
My dogs are killing me! 我的两只脚痛死了!
16. 【机】止动器；掣动爪，棘爪；轧头，夹架
17. (壁炉中用以支柴等的)薪架
18. 【气】幻日，假日；雾虹
19. [D-] 【天】大犬(星)座；小犬(星)座
20. 〈美俚〉【经】期票，本票
21. 〈澳口〉告密者；叛徒
22. 〈俚〉= hot dog
23. [the D-] 〈美俚〉(黑人用语)“灰狗”长途汽车
24. [the dogs] 〈美俚〉绝妙事物
Wouldn't it be the dogs to be treated like that? 得到那样的款待岂不美哉?
II (dogged; dog·ging)
❶ vt.
1. 跟踪；尾随
The policeman always dogs the criminal in the crime stories. 在犯罪小说中，警察总是跟踪罪犯。
He dogged my footsteps. 他尾随着我。
2. 困扰；折磨；使苦恼
The party is dogged by internal faction-fighting. 那个政党为内部宗派斗争所困扰。
He is dogged by ill-health. 他受疾病的折磨。
an issue dogging the two countries for many years 使两国苦恼多年的问题
3. 纵狗追逐
4. 用抓具(或夹具)固定
The hatch is dogged shut. 舱盖用夹扣夹紧。
❷ vi.
紧紧跟踪；紧紧尾随
III ad.
极度地；彻底地；非常
He was dog drunk. 他烂醉如泥。
a dog-worn coat 破旧不堪的上衣
IV a.
1. 狗的，犬的
the dog family 犬科
2. (主要指食肉哺乳动物)公的，雄的
3. 杂种的；假的；质次的；(语言)非纯正的
dog French 不纯正的法语
[<OE docga<?] phr. a dog in a blanket (含果酱或葡萄干)卷形布丁 a dog in the manger 占马槽的狗，占着茅坑不拉屎的人 He's a real dog in the manger — even though he doesn't have a car he won't let anyone else use his garage. 他真是占着茅坑不拉屎的人：自己没有汽车，却又不让别人用他的车库。(as) sick as a dog 病得很厉害的 a (或the) hair of the dog (that bit one) 见 hair
a jolly dog 〈俚〉酒友；快活的家伙
a sly dog 暗中行为失检的人；偷偷寻欢作乐的人
Barking dogs do not (或 seldom) bite. 〈谚〉吠犬不咬人。
be under dog 处于服从地位
call off the dogs 1. 停止追踪(或查询)
2. 中断不愉快的谈话
die like a dog 可耻地死去；悲惨地死去
dog and maggot 〈英军俚〉饼干和干酪
dog it 〈美〉
1. 逃避工作(或责任)；拈轻怕重；吊儿郎当
2. 〈口〉摆阔
3. 〈俚〉溜走
4. 〈俚〉过寄生生活
dog out (或up) 〈美俚〉把…打扮得花里胡哨
Dogs bark, but the caravans move on. 〈谚〉纵有鸡飞狗跳，局面一如既往。
Every dog has its(或his) day〈谚〉凡人皆有得意日。(或:风水轮流转。)
give a dog a bad name (and hang him) 给人强加恶名将毁人一生；人言可畏
give to the dogs 1. 丢弃，扔掉
2. 〈口〉(出于自私等缘由)抛弃，牺牲(人)
go to the dogs 〈口〉堕败；完蛋，垮台，毁灭
He seems to have gone completely to the dogs and spends all his time in the pub. 他似乎已完全堕落了，整天泡在酒吧里。
According to some pessimists, the country is going to the dogs. 按照某些悲观者的看法，那个国家正在衰亡。
help a lame dog over a stile 助人于危难之中，雪中送炭
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick. 〈谚〉欲加之罪，何患无辞。
it shouldn't happen to a dog 〈美口〉这事真不该发生，这事真不像话
keep a dog and bark oneself 〈口〉用了人还要亲自操劳；做应由下属做的工作
let sleeping dogs lie 〈口〉不招惹麻烦；不多事
like a dog with two tails 高兴得什么似的
He was not at all like a dog with two tails. 他丝毫没有得意忘形。
like dogs in dough 难以前进
Love me, love my dog. 〈谚〉爱一个人就该爱他的一切。
not have a word to throw at a dog 绷着脸不说话
put on (the) dog 〈口〉摆架子；摆阔气；装腔作势
put on a lot of dog about sth. 就某事大大虚张声势一番
rain cats and dogs 见 cat¹
teach an old dog new tricks 教老狗学新把戏，使年老守旧的人接受新事物
the dog before its master 〈美俚〉大风前的浪涛
the dogs of war 〈诗〉战争浩劫，兵燹 [源出莎士比亚]
let slip the dogs of war 发动战争
The dog wags its tail. 狗摇尾巴。(表示高兴)
throw to the dogs = give to the dogs
try it on the (或 a) dog 进行只有小人物(或不重要的东西)可能受到损害的试验；做牺牲他人的试验
turn dog 〈澳口〉告密
wake a sleeping dog 惹事生非，惹麻烦
work like a dog 拼命工作，苦干
I would work like a dog to make it. 为了达到目的，我要拼命干。 |