
好词典

源自古英语 'docga',指一种特定的犬类,后演变为现代英语中的 'dog',复数形式为 'dogs'。
❶ 指一种常见的家养哺乳动物,通常作为宠物或工作动物,以忠诚和友好著称。
“Many families keep dogs as pets for companionship.”
(许多家庭养狗作为宠物以陪伴家人。)
“The police use trained dogs to detect drugs.”
(警方使用受过训练的狗来探测毒品。)
❶ 指紧紧跟随或纠缠某人,常用于非正式场合,表示持续困扰或追踪。
“The reporter dogged the celebrity for an interview.”
(记者紧追那位名人以求采访。)
“Bad luck has dogged him all year.”
(霉运整年都缠着他。)
go to the dogs — 形容某事物变得糟糕或衰败,常用于非正式场合表达情况恶化。
“After the new management took over, the company went to the dogs.”
(新管理层接手后,公司每况愈下。)
let sleeping dogs lie — 建议不要无事生非或挑起不必要的麻烦,意为不要自找麻烦。
“I decided not to mention the old argument—better to let sleeping dogs lie.”
(我决定不提旧争论——最好别自找麻烦。)