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dog ANIMALHdBg, $dB:gn [C]a common four-legged animal, esp. kept by people as a pet or to hunt or guard things狗，犬my pet dog我的宠物狗hunting dogs猎犬wild dogs野狗dog food狗食From the forest came the sound of a dog barking furiously.森林里传来了狂怒的狗叫声。It is a breed of dog with short legs and long soft hair.这种狗腿很短，毛又长又软。More than 20 police dog handlers began the search yesterday afternoon.昨天下午，20多个驯犬员开始搜捕。The sofa was covered in dog hairs.沙发上都是狗毛。Good dog, come here! [as form of address]乖乖狗，过来。A dog in the manger is someone who, not wanting a particular thing themselves, does not want anyone else to have or enjoy it.占着毛坑不拉屎(infml) A dog's breakfast is something or someone that looks extremely untidy, or something that is very badly done.凌乱，乱七八糟(infml) If someone hasn't a dog's chance, they have no chance.极微小的机会A dog's life is a very unhappy and unpleasant one.悲惨的生活(infml) Someone who is done/dressed/got up like a dog's dinner is dressed in clothes which make them look silly.浓妆艳抹的，招摇的If something or someone is going to the dogs, they are gradually changing from being good to being worthless.变坏，变糟(infml) He has lost a lot of money betting on the dogs (= risking money on the results of GREYHOUND races).他因赌赛狗输了很多钱。(Am and Aus infml) To put on the dog is to act as if you are more important than you are.摆架子A dog biscuit is a hard baked biscuit for dogs.喂狗的硬面包A dog collar is a strap worn around a dog's neck, or (infml) the stiff white circular piece of material worn around the neck by priests and other religious officials.狗项圈;（神职人员的）后开口白立领Dog days are the hottest days of the summer.酷热期A book or paper that is dog-eared has the pages turned down at the corners as a result of a lot of use.（书页）折角的A dog-eat-dog situation is one where everyone is trying to get the best they can for themselves, not caring about what happens to anyone else.狗咬狗，无情的，损人利己的(Am slang) A dog tag is the small piece of metal worn round the neck by a soldier with their number on it.（士兵挂在颈部的）身份识别牌(infml) If you are dog-tired, you are extremely tired.精疲力竭(saying) "Every dog has its day"means that everyone is successful or happy at some point in their life.凡人皆有得意时。(saying) "Why keep a dog and bark yourself?" means why do something yourself when someone else is paid to do it.养狗何必自己吠，即“用了钱，何必再自己干。” [DOGGY]
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