1 N-COUNT 狗;犬 A dog is 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. 狗;犬
SYN hound, canine, bitch, puppy
2 N-COUNT 公狗;犬科雄兽(雄狐、雄狼等) You use dog to refer to a male dog, or to the male of some related species such as wolves or foxes. 公狗;犬科雄兽(雄狐、雄狼等)
3 N-COUNT 卑鄙小人;无赖 If someone calls a man a dog, they strongly disapprove of him. 卑鄙小人;无赖 [disapproval]
4 N-COUNT 蹩脚货;粗制滥造的东西 People use dog to refer to something that they consider unsatisfactory or of poor quality. 蹩脚货;粗制滥造的东西 [US, informal, disapproval]
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It's a real dog.
这实在是蹩脚货。
5 N-COUNT 丑女人 If someone, especially a man, calls a woman or girl a dog, they mean that she is very ugly, unattractive, or boring. 丑女人 [informal, offensive, disapproval]
6 VERB 困扰;折磨;纠缠 If problems or injuries dog you, they are with you all the time. 困扰;折磨;纠缠
SYN plague, follow, trouble, haunt
7 N-PLURAL [the NOUN] （带有赌博性质的）赛狗会，跑狗 The dogs is a sports meeting where dogs, especially greyhounds, race and people bet on which dog will win. （带有赌博性质的）赛狗会，跑狗 [British, informal]
8 See also: dogged guide dog prairie dog sniffer dog
9 PHRASE 乱七八糟;一团糟 You describe something as a dog's breakfast or dog's dinner in order to express your disapproval of it, for example because it is very untidy, badly organized, or badly done. 乱七八糟;一团糟 [British, informal, disapproval]
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The whole place was a bit of a dog's dinner, really.
整个地方乌烟瘴气的，真的。
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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。
10 PHRASE 狗咬狗;残酷无情的竞争;自相残杀 You use dog eat dog to express your disapproval of a situation where everyone wants to succeed and is willing to harm other people in order to do so. 狗咬狗;残酷无情的竞争;自相残杀 [disapproval]
11 PHRASE 败落;大不如前 If you say that something is going to the dogs, you mean that it is becoming weaker and worse in quality. 败落;大不如前 [informal, disapproval]
12 PHRASE [let inflects] 别惹麻烦;别多事 If someone tells you to let sleeping dogs lie, they are warning you not to disturb or interfere with a situation, because you are likely to cause trouble and problems. 别惹麻烦;别多事
13 PHRASE [dog inflects] 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. 不接受新事物;不喜欢新玩意儿
Quotations
Love me, love my dog St. Bernard
The more one gets to know of men, the more one values dogs A. Toussenel
Dogs live with man as courtiers round a monarch, steeped in the flattery of his notice and enriched with sinecures Robert Louis Stevenson The Character of Dogs
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too Samuel Butler Notebooks
Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends Alexander Pope
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