dog-eared /ˈdɒɡˌɪəd/ a. 1. (书页)折角的；(书)翻旧了的 A computerized reservation system has replaced those dog-eared railroad timetables. 计算机化的订票系统已取代了那些翻旧了的铁路行车时刻表。 2. 破旧的；褴褛的 a dog-eared grey stone pile 一座破旧的灰色石头建筑物 3. 过时的；陈旧的 Their doctrine seems to have got a bit dog-eared. 他们那种学说好像有些过时了。