Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense dogs, present participle dogging, past tense, past participle dogged
1N-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
Outside, a dog was barking.
外面,一只狗在叫。
The dog growled again.
狗又在狂吠。
The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers.
2N-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)
Is this a dog or a bitch?
这是公狗还是母狗?
...a dog fox.
公狐狸
3N-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]
4N-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]
It's a real dog.
这实在是蹩脚货。
5N-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]
How can you go out with her? She's a real dog.
你怎么能和她谈恋爱呢?她简直就是个恐龙。
6VERB 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
The problems that have dogged him all year are just a temporary setback. [VERB noun]
一时的挫折竟困扰了他一整年。
His career has been dogged by bad luck. [VERB noun]
7N-PLURAL [theNOUN](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]
9PHRASE 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]
The whole place was a bit of a dog's dinner, really.
整个地方乌烟瘴气的,真的。
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。
10PHRASE 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]
It is very much dog eat dog out there.
那儿的竞争异常残酷。
The TV business today is a dog-eat-dog business.
当前电视业的竞争残酷无情。
11PHRASE 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]
They sit in impotent opposition while the country goes to the dogs.
国家败落之际,他们加入了软弱无力的反对党。
12PHRASE [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
Why can't she let sleeping dogs lie?
为什么她就不能不多事?
13PHRASE [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 dogSt. Bernard
The more one gets to know of men, the more one values dogsA. Toussenel
Dogs live with man as courtiers round a monarch, steeped in the flattery of his notice and enriched with sinecuresRobert Louis StevensonThe 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 tooSamuel ButlerNotebooks
Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friendsAlexander Pope
ADJECTIVE | ... OF DOGS | VERB + DOG | DOG + VERB | DOG + NOUNADJECTIVE➤domestic, family, pet家犬;寵物狗▸➤stray流浪狗▸➤feral, wild野狗▸➤pedigree, pure-bred (especially NAmE) 純種狗▸➤mongrel雜種狗▸➤lap, toy叭兒狗; ( 供玩賞的 ) 小種狗◇The lady was kissing a little lap dog.那個婦人在親吻一隻小叭兒狗。➤puppy (oftenfigurative, especially NAmE) 小狗;幼犬◇He looked at me with puppy-dog eyes.他用溫和的眼神看着我。➤faithful, friendly忠誠的狗;友善的狗▸➤good, well-behaved, well-trained好狗;規矩的狗;訓練有素的狗▸➤bad令人不快的狗◇Bad dog! What are you doing there?可惡的狗,你在那兒幹什麼 ?➤dangerous, fierce, savage, vicious危險的狗;兇猛的狗;烈性犬;兇惡的狗➤junkyard (NAmE, figurative) 垃圾狗;喪家之犬◇election lawyers who are mean as junkyard dogs像垃圾狗一樣卑劣的競選律師➤mad, rabid瘋狗;患狂犬病的狗▸➤mangy患疥癬的狗▸➤show用於參展評比的狗◇Rex was a champion show dog.雷克斯是一條參展的冠軍犬。➤working役用犬➤bird, gun, hound, hunting捕鳥獵犬;獵犬➤sled拉雪撬的狗➤guide, Seeing Eye dog™ (NAmE) 導盲犬◇The labrador is being trained to be a guide dog for the blind.這條拉布拉多犬正被訓練為導盲犬。➤police警犬➤bomb-sniffing, cadaver, drug-sniffing, sniffer, tracker搜彈犬;尋屍犬;緝毒犬;嗅探犬;循跡追踪犬◇Sniffer dogs were used to find the drugs.出動了嗅探犬尋找毒品。➤attack, fighting攻擊犬;鬥狗➤guard看門狗➤rescue救生犬➤farm農場犬▸➤top (oftenfigurative) 最好的狗;最強者◇The team wanted to prove that they were top dogs in the region.該隊想證明他們是區內最好的。... OF DOGS➤pack一群狗VERB + DOG➤have, keep, own養狗◇The dog's owner was banned from keeping dogs for five years.那位狗主人被禁止養狗 5 年。➤breed飼養狗◇These dogs were bred to hunt small animals.這些狗養着用來捕獵小動物。➤train訓練狗◇He's trained his dog to sit on the back of his bike.他訓練他的狗坐在自行車後座上。➤feed餵狗▸➤take for a walk, walk帶狗散步;遛狗◇I'm just going to walk the dog.我正準備遛狗去。➤pet, stroke (especially BrE) 愛撫狗;撫摸狗▸➤neuter, spay (especially NAmE) 閹割狗◇We didn't want puppies so we had the dog neutered.我們不想要小狗,就把狗閹了。➤worm使狗滋生寄生蟲◇The stray dogs are wormed and treated with flea powder.流浪狗滋生了寄生蟲,用了滅蚤粉治療。➤muzzle給狗戴口套▸➤destroy, put down, put to sleep(人道地)毀滅狗◇A dog that bit a five-year-old child was later destroyed.那條咬了一名 5 歲兒童的狗後來被人道地處理掉了。◇We recently had to put our dog to sleep.最近我們不得不對我們的狗實施安樂死。DOG + VERB➤bark, bay, howl, pant, whine狗吠叫/嚎叫/吼叫/喘氣/哀叫◇The dog barked loudly at the stranger.狗對着那個陌生人狂吠。➤growl, snarl狗咆哮;狗齜牙吠叫➤yap, yelp狗汪汪叫;狗大叫◇The little dogs were yapping at my ankles.小狗崽衝着我的腳脖子汪汪叫。➤run, scamper, walk狗奔跑;狗亂蹦亂跳;狗走動➤bound, leap狗跳躍◇The dog bounded up to me and started licking my hand.狗朝我跳上來,開始舔我的手。➤roam (sth), wander (sth)狗(在⋯)閒蕩◇Stray dogs roamed the streets at night.流浪狗晚上在街上遊蕩。➤attack sb/sth, go for sb/sth (BrE) 狗攻擊⋯;狗襲擊⋯◇The dog went for him and bit him twice on the leg.那條狗撲向他,在他腿上咬了兩口。➤bite sb/sth, snap狗咬⋯;狗撕咬(⋯)➤maul sb/sth, savage sb/sth (especially BrE) 狗撕咬⋯;狗兇猛地攻擊⋯▸➤lick狗舔▸➤chew sth, chew sth up, gnaw sth, gnaw at sth狗咀嚼某物;狗啃某物◇The dog chewed up one of my shoes.狗把我的一隻鞋咬得粉碎。◇A dog was gnawing at an old bone.一條狗正在啃一塊老骨頭。➤sniff狗嗅◇A dog was sniffing around my heels.一條狗在我的腳跟周圍嗅來嗅去。➤prick up its ears, wag its tail狗豎起耳朵;狗搖尾巴▸➤scratch狗抓撓◇The dog was scratching at the door to be let in.狗在抓門想進來。➤foul sth (BrE) 狗排便弄髒⋯◇Owners who allow their dogs to foul the footpath will be fined.主人若放任狗在人行道上排便將受處罰。DOG + NOUN➤basket狗籃▸➤biscuit, food狗食餅乾;狗食▸➤collar狗項圈➤lead, leash (especially NAmE) 狗鏈;拴狗皮帶▸➤dirt, excrement (formal) , faeces/feces (formal) , mess, poo, turd狗屎;狗糞▸➤breeder, handler, lover, owner, trainer, walker養狗人;馴狗員;愛狗者;狗主人;馴狗師;遛狗者➤catcher, warden捕狗人;看狗人◇The dog warden rounds up stray dogs and takes them to the pound until claimed.看狗人把流浪狗聚攏在一起,帶到待領場等人認領。➤fight鬥狗▸➤pound狗隻待領場▸➤show狗展覽▸➤racing賽狗▸➤track賽狗場◇Races have been held at this dog track for seventy years.這個場地用來賽狗已經 70 年了。➤park (NAmE) 狗公園