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单词 retriever
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Definition of retriever in English:

retriever

noun rɪˈtriːvərəˈtrivər
  • 1A dog of a breed used for retrieving game.

    (用于衔回猎物的)拾獚

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The retriever was stretched out on the back seat, and she wanted to impress upon the dog that he must remain there.
    • Lucy, the retriever, seems happily oblivious to everything that's happened and continues to chase after low circling birds.
    • With its streamlined body and long legs, the Mudhol can beat any retriever or gundog from overseas.
    • She pushed Sampson's nose away as the retriever attempted to play with the frenzied bird in the girl's arms.
    • In appearance, the dogs took a number of forms; retriever sized long muzzled hounds, heavily built greyhounds, border collies, Alsatian crosses and some forms of ‘lap dog’, probably small mongrels.
    • The essence of versatility and intelligence, Weimaraners have been used as bird dogs and water retrievers and have also been used on wolves, wild cats, deer, mountain lion and bear.
    • Large dogs, such as retrievers, Dobermans, and Rhodesian Ridgebacks, make great running mates because they've been bred to have long, graceful strides and sturdy joints.
    • Spaniels, terriers, retrievers - each breed has a different personality.
    • Actually, he walked out on the stage with his dog - a black lab retriever named Abbey.
    • I've lived in a second story apartment for the last 10 years, and we've had several dogs: one basset hound, two Rottweilers, and a flat coated retriever.
    • The retriever looked indecisive, constantly bouncing forward to the house, but always stopping short of yanking the leash out of Gale's hand and running back to her side.
    • Through my thirst for knowledge about this breed of dog, I read a lot of books about Chesapeake Bay and its retrievers, never realising that one day I would visit the place to fish for striper bass.
    • Prior to the 1800s, European hunters maintained a large collection of dogs - pointers to locate the game; setters and retrievers to retrieve it; hounds to trail quarry over long distances.
    • If you don't have an active life, for instance, don't purchase a breed that needs a lot of exercise such as hounds, retrievers and shepherds.
    • It cut its teeth on water rat, badger, otter and fox in its native Yorkshire, England, then proved to be an excellent watchdog and retriever, too.
    • The retriever sniffed with cautious curiosity at the doctor's legs, and Julien stood there, looking passively at the dog.
    • On the main street, Ocean Avenue, a few people are out walking their retrievers.
    • Like the good retriever he is, Baxter pulls at the woman's clothing, dragging her into Frank's view.
    • Many of the early poodles were retrievers who spent a great deal of time in the water.
    • Many people love their retrievers and their sunny dispositions around children and adults.
  • 2A person who retrieves something.

    复得者;挽救者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unitarians saw themselves as the retrievers of a lost purity.
    • Others suggested that his service was little more than a résumé retriever - not the kind of in-depth service for which customers would pay top dollar.
    • Hence, she crosses the boundaries between a retriever of ancient treasures and a finder of local Americana.
    • He was expected, early in the flight, to land in Portugal or France so the retrievers had been sent off there.
    • Parking service attendants, workers in warehouses with equipment traffic, shopping cart retrievers, maintenance workers, and delivery vehicle drivers would wear this class of garment.

Rhymes

achiever, believer, cleaver, deceiver, diva, Eva, fever, Geneva, griever, heaver, leaver, lever, Neva, perceiver, receiver, reiver, reliever, Shiva, underachiever, viva, weaver, weever

Definition of retriever in US English:

retriever

nounrəˈtrēvərrəˈtrivər
  • 1A dog of a breed used for retrieving game.

    (用于衔回猎物的)拾獚

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you don't have an active life, for instance, don't purchase a breed that needs a lot of exercise such as hounds, retrievers and shepherds.
    • The retriever looked indecisive, constantly bouncing forward to the house, but always stopping short of yanking the leash out of Gale's hand and running back to her side.
    • Many of the early poodles were retrievers who spent a great deal of time in the water.
    • Actually, he walked out on the stage with his dog - a black lab retriever named Abbey.
    • The retriever sniffed with cautious curiosity at the doctor's legs, and Julien stood there, looking passively at the dog.
    • Many people love their retrievers and their sunny dispositions around children and adults.
    • The retriever was stretched out on the back seat, and she wanted to impress upon the dog that he must remain there.
    • In appearance, the dogs took a number of forms; retriever sized long muzzled hounds, heavily built greyhounds, border collies, Alsatian crosses and some forms of ‘lap dog’, probably small mongrels.
    • Large dogs, such as retrievers, Dobermans, and Rhodesian Ridgebacks, make great running mates because they've been bred to have long, graceful strides and sturdy joints.
    • Through my thirst for knowledge about this breed of dog, I read a lot of books about Chesapeake Bay and its retrievers, never realising that one day I would visit the place to fish for striper bass.
    • Lucy, the retriever, seems happily oblivious to everything that's happened and continues to chase after low circling birds.
    • On the main street, Ocean Avenue, a few people are out walking their retrievers.
    • Prior to the 1800s, European hunters maintained a large collection of dogs - pointers to locate the game; setters and retrievers to retrieve it; hounds to trail quarry over long distances.
    • The essence of versatility and intelligence, Weimaraners have been used as bird dogs and water retrievers and have also been used on wolves, wild cats, deer, mountain lion and bear.
    • She pushed Sampson's nose away as the retriever attempted to play with the frenzied bird in the girl's arms.
    • It cut its teeth on water rat, badger, otter and fox in its native Yorkshire, England, then proved to be an excellent watchdog and retriever, too.
    • Like the good retriever he is, Baxter pulls at the woman's clothing, dragging her into Frank's view.
    • With its streamlined body and long legs, the Mudhol can beat any retriever or gundog from overseas.
    • I've lived in a second story apartment for the last 10 years, and we've had several dogs: one basset hound, two Rottweilers, and a flat coated retriever.
    • Spaniels, terriers, retrievers - each breed has a different personality.
  • 2A person or thing that retrieves something.

    复得者;挽救者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Parking service attendants, workers in warehouses with equipment traffic, shopping cart retrievers, maintenance workers, and delivery vehicle drivers would wear this class of garment.
    • Unitarians saw themselves as the retrievers of a lost purity.
    • He was expected, early in the flight, to land in Portugal or France so the retrievers had been sent off there.
    • Others suggested that his service was little more than a résumé retriever - not the kind of in-depth service for which customers would pay top dollar.
    • Hence, she crosses the boundaries between a retriever of ancient treasures and a finder of local Americana.
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