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- a dog of a breed with a curly coat that is usually clipped鬈毛狗。
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- Brit. a person or organization considered to be servile or obsequious〈英〉走狗, 附庸, 追随者：
the council is being made a poodle of central government.
该理事会正被变成中央政府的附庸。
no obj., with adverbial of direction
- Brit. informal move or travel in a leisurely manner〈英, 非正式〉悠闲地游荡：
the chap who just wants to poodle along the road at 50 mph.
只想以每小时50英里的速度在路上悠闲地开车的家伙。
词源
early 19th cent.: from German Pudel（hund）, from Low German pud（d）eln 'splash in water' （the poodle being a water-dog）.