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dogs

UK /dɒɡz/US /dɔːɡz/

词源

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'。

noun

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。)

同义词:canines, puppies, hounds

verb

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。)

同义词:pursue, follow, hound

常见短语

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。)