Definition of dingo in English:

dingo

nounPlural dingoes, Plural dingos ˈdɪŋɡəʊˈdɪŋɡoʊ

1A wild or half-domesticated dog with a sandy-coloured coat, found in Australia.
澳洲野犬
Canis dingo, family Canidae
Example sentencesExamples
- The dingo, a wild dog, is thought to have contributed to the tiger's demise on mainland Australia and in Papua New Guinea.
- This is settled but authentically wild, with koala in tall, thick gum trees, shy but visible wallabies and a black dingo, a bush dog that glares balefully at visitors but never approaches.
- This muscle is infrequent in humans but is commonly found in the dog, fox, wolf, jackal, panther, and the dingo.
- Apart from being chased by a wild dingo, nothing has disturbed the gentle pattern of his existence.
- The only possible predators - the dingo and the Tasmanian wolf - were already being shot and kept in check by the sheep ranchers.
- New DNA research has found that Australia's iconic wild dog, the dingo, probably descended from a family pet brought to the continent 5,000 years ago.
- Police marksmen with Aborigine trackers were hunting for two dingoes or wild dogs who attacked the boys on Fraser Island, scene of a spate of attacks in recent years.
- Because they prey on calves and sheep, dingoes and wild dogs are viewed as a threat to livestock.
- Some species live in light woodlands, although most generally prefer open country where their great speed is an advantage in escaping dangers such as Australia's wild native dog, the dingo.
- Australia has long battled its native wild dog the dingo, but now domestic hunting dogs have bred with dingoes to produce a larger, aggressive feral dog.
- What he realised is that the Australian dingo is the original canid that formed an alliance with humans.
- We chose dingoes because they are more vocal than foxes.
- By the campfire at night we'll hear the wild dingos call
- She has always maintained that a dingo - a wild dog - took her baby.
- But it was generally agreed that the dingoes were keeping the wild pigs away.
- Meanwhile, the wild dingo living in the outback existed on a diet that ranged from kangaroos to small rodents.
- The dingo, one of Australia's many indigenous animals, is also, like the kangaroo, something of a national mascot.
- Aborigines used dingoes as hunting dogs, and valued them as companions.
- I've made sure he is not dead, in a coma, in a witness relocation program, been carried off and devoured by wild dingos, suffering from amnesia or has recently been kidnapped by aliens.
- The bureau defines ‘wild dogs’ as domestic dogs gone wild, dingoes, and their hybrids.
2Australian informal A cowardly or treacherous person.
〈澳，非正式〉懦夫；叛徒
Synonyms
weakling, milksop, namby-pamby, mouse

verbdingoes, dingoing, dingoed ˈdɪŋɡəʊ

[no object]Australian, NZ informal

Behave in a cowardly manner.
he dingoed out because he did not have the nerve
with object you have dingoed it on every occasion
Example sentencesExamples
- Rumours circulated among other Australian units that the tanks had “dingoed” it.
- It is inconceivable that they would have dingoed when faced with a by-election opportunity.
- It would look like we'd dingoed it if we transferred now.
- You ain't dingoing it, are you? You can't toss in the towel now.
- I complied with their decision, but I have always felt that I dingoed it.

Phrases

dingo's breakfast

informal No breakfast at all.
after a dingo's breakfast he set off back to Adelaide
Example sentencesExamples
- He can't even cook. Well, he can handle a dingo's breakfast.
- He shook his head, “Had me a dingo's breakfast.”
- Men turned up at dawn to get a place in the labour queue, their stomachs rumbling or cramping with hunger after a dingo's breakfast.
- We resorted to a dingo's breakfast, before continuing on our passage north.
- The next morning I went for my usual Australian dingo's breakfast and noticed the loo wouldn't flush.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Dharuk din-gu 'domesticated dingo'; sense 2 of the noun dates from the mid 19th century and alludes to the treachery popularly associated with the dingo.

Rhymes

bingo, Domingo, flamingo, gringo, jingo, lingo

Definition of dingo in US English:

dingo

nounˈdiNGɡōˈdɪŋɡoʊ

A wild or half-domesticated dog with a sandy-colored coat, found in Australia.
澳洲野犬
Canis dingo, family Canidae
Example sentencesExamples
- This muscle is infrequent in humans but is commonly found in the dog, fox, wolf, jackal, panther, and the dingo.
- This is settled but authentically wild, with koala in tall, thick gum trees, shy but visible wallabies and a black dingo, a bush dog that glares balefully at visitors but never approaches.
- Because they prey on calves and sheep, dingoes and wild dogs are viewed as a threat to livestock.
- Police marksmen with Aborigine trackers were hunting for two dingoes or wild dogs who attacked the boys on Fraser Island, scene of a spate of attacks in recent years.
- Aborigines used dingoes as hunting dogs, and valued them as companions.
- I've made sure he is not dead, in a coma, in a witness relocation program, been carried off and devoured by wild dingos, suffering from amnesia or has recently been kidnapped by aliens.
- Apart from being chased by a wild dingo, nothing has disturbed the gentle pattern of his existence.
- The dingo, a wild dog, is thought to have contributed to the tiger's demise on mainland Australia and in Papua New Guinea.
- We chose dingoes because they are more vocal than foxes.
- Meanwhile, the wild dingo living in the outback existed on a diet that ranged from kangaroos to small rodents.
- Some species live in light woodlands, although most generally prefer open country where their great speed is an advantage in escaping dangers such as Australia's wild native dog, the dingo.
- The only possible predators - the dingo and the Tasmanian wolf - were already being shot and kept in check by the sheep ranchers.
- By the campfire at night we'll hear the wild dingos call
- New DNA research has found that Australia's iconic wild dog, the dingo, probably descended from a family pet brought to the continent 5,000 years ago.
- What he realised is that the Australian dingo is the original canid that formed an alliance with humans.
- The bureau defines ‘wild dogs’ as domestic dogs gone wild, dingoes, and their hybrids.
- Australia has long battled its native wild dog the dingo, but now domestic hunting dogs have bred with dingoes to produce a larger, aggressive feral dog.
- The dingo, one of Australia's many indigenous animals, is also, like the kangaroo, something of a national mascot.
- But it was generally agreed that the dingoes were keeping the wild pigs away.
- She has always maintained that a dingo - a wild dog - took her baby.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Dharuk din-gu ‘domesticated dingo’; dingo (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the mid 19th century and alludes to the treachery popularly associated with the dingo.

单词	dingo
释义	Definition of dingo in English: dingo nounPlural dingoes, Plural dingos ˈdɪŋɡəʊˈdɪŋɡoʊ 1A wild or half-domesticated dog with a sandy-coloured coat, found in Australia. 澳洲野犬 Canis dingo, family Canidae Example sentencesExamples The dingo, a wild dog, is thought to have contributed to the tiger's demise on mainland Australia and in Papua New Guinea. This is settled but authentically wild, with koala in tall, thick gum trees, shy but visible wallabies and a black dingo, a bush dog that glares balefully at visitors but never approaches. This muscle is infrequent in humans but is commonly found in the dog, fox, wolf, jackal, panther, and the dingo. Apart from being chased by a wild dingo, nothing has disturbed the gentle pattern of his existence. The only possible predators - the dingo and the Tasmanian wolf - were already being shot and kept in check by the sheep ranchers. New DNA research has found that Australia's iconic wild dog, the dingo, probably descended from a family pet brought to the continent 5,000 years ago. Police marksmen with Aborigine trackers were hunting for two dingoes or wild dogs who attacked the boys on Fraser Island, scene of a spate of attacks in recent years. Because they prey on calves and sheep, dingoes and wild dogs are viewed as a threat to livestock. Some species live in light woodlands, although most generally prefer open country where their great speed is an advantage in escaping dangers such as Australia's wild native dog, the dingo. Australia has long battled its native wild dog the dingo, but now domestic hunting dogs have bred with dingoes to produce a larger, aggressive feral dog. What he realised is that the Australian dingo is the original canid that formed an alliance with humans. We chose dingoes because they are more vocal than foxes. By the campfire at night we'll hear the wild dingos call She has always maintained that a dingo - a wild dog - took her baby. But it was generally agreed that the dingoes were keeping the wild pigs away. Meanwhile, the wild dingo living in the outback existed on a diet that ranged from kangaroos to small rodents. The dingo, one of Australia's many indigenous animals, is also, like the kangaroo, something of a national mascot. Aborigines used dingoes as hunting dogs, and valued them as companions. I've made sure he is not dead, in a coma, in a witness relocation program, been carried off and devoured by wild dingos, suffering from amnesia or has recently been kidnapped by aliens. The bureau defines ‘wild dogs’ as domestic dogs gone wild, dingoes, and their hybrids. 2Australian informal A cowardly or treacherous person. 〈澳，非正式〉懦夫；叛徒 Synonyms weakling, milksop, namby-pamby, mouse verbdingoes, dingoing, dingoed ˈdɪŋɡəʊ [no object]Australian, NZ informal Behave in a cowardly manner. he dingoed out because he did not have the nerve with object you have dingoed it on every occasion Example sentencesExamples Rumours circulated among other Australian units that the tanks had “dingoed” it. It is inconceivable that they would have dingoed when faced with a by-election opportunity. It would look like we'd dingoed it if we transferred now. You ain't dingoing it, are you? You can't toss in the towel now. I complied with their decision, but I have always felt that I dingoed it. Phrases dingo's breakfast informal No breakfast at all. after a dingo's breakfast he set off back to Adelaide Example sentencesExamples He can't even cook. Well, he can handle a dingo's breakfast. He shook his head, “Had me a dingo's breakfast.” Men turned up at dawn to get a place in the labour queue, their stomachs rumbling or cramping with hunger after a dingo's breakfast. We resorted to a dingo's breakfast, before continuing on our passage north. The next morning I went for my usual Australian dingo's breakfast and noticed the loo wouldn't flush. Origin Late 18th century: from Dharuk din-gu 'domesticated dingo'; sense 2 of the noun dates from the mid 19th century and alludes to the treachery popularly associated with the dingo. Rhymes bingo, Domingo, flamingo, gringo, jingo, lingo noun.1 phr. Definition of dingo in US English: dingo nounˈdiNGɡōˈdɪŋɡoʊ A wild or half-domesticated dog with a sandy-colored coat, found in Australia. 澳洲野犬 Canis dingo, family Canidae Example sentencesExamples This muscle is infrequent in humans but is commonly found in the dog, fox, wolf, jackal, panther, and the dingo. This is settled but authentically wild, with koala in tall, thick gum trees, shy but visible wallabies and a black dingo, a bush dog that glares balefully at visitors but never approaches. Because they prey on calves and sheep, dingoes and wild dogs are viewed as a threat to livestock. Police marksmen with Aborigine trackers were hunting for two dingoes or wild dogs who attacked the boys on Fraser Island, scene of a spate of attacks in recent years. Aborigines used dingoes as hunting dogs, and valued them as companions. I've made sure he is not dead, in a coma, in a witness relocation program, been carried off and devoured by wild dingos, suffering from amnesia or has recently been kidnapped by aliens. Apart from being chased by a wild dingo, nothing has disturbed the gentle pattern of his existence. The dingo, a wild dog, is thought to have contributed to the tiger's demise on mainland Australia and in Papua New Guinea. We chose dingoes because they are more vocal than foxes. Meanwhile, the wild dingo living in the outback existed on a diet that ranged from kangaroos to small rodents. Some species live in light woodlands, although most generally prefer open country where their great speed is an advantage in escaping dangers such as Australia's wild native dog, the dingo. The only possible predators - the dingo and the Tasmanian wolf - were already being shot and kept in check by the sheep ranchers. By the campfire at night we'll hear the wild dingos call New DNA research has found that Australia's iconic wild dog, the dingo, probably descended from a family pet brought to the continent 5,000 years ago. What he realised is that the Australian dingo is the original canid that formed an alliance with humans. The bureau defines ‘wild dogs’ as domestic dogs gone wild, dingoes, and their hybrids. Australia has long battled its native wild dog the dingo, but now domestic hunting dogs have bred with dingoes to produce a larger, aggressive feral dog. The dingo, one of Australia's many indigenous animals, is also, like the kangaroo, something of a national mascot. But it was generally agreed that the dingoes were keeping the wild pigs away. She has always maintained that a dingo - a wild dog - took her baby. Origin Late 18th century: from Dharuk din-gu ‘domesticated dingo’; dingo (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the mid 19th century and alludes to the treachery popularly associated with the dingo.
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