dog
noun [ C ] uk/dɒɡ/ us/dɑːɡ/
(ANIMAL)
A1 （尤指当作宠物或用来打猎、看护的）狗，犬
a common animal with four legs, especially kept by people as a pet or to hunt or guard things
my pet dog 我的宠物狗
wild dogs 野狗
dog food 狗粮
We could hear dogs barking in the distance. 我们可以听到远处的狗叫声。
- More examples
- I grabbed the dog by the collar and dragged it out of the room.
- A dog lay under the table, gnawing on a bone.
- Steve's gone out to walk the dogs.
- The security guards set their dogs on the intruders.
- Please keep your dog on a lead when on the beach.
(PERSON)
slang讨厌的家伙，惹人烦的家伙;失信者
a man who is unpleasant or not to be trusted
He tried to steal my money, the dirty dog. 这个无赖，他想偷我的钱。
offensive丑女
a woman who is not attractive
Idioms More idioms
a dog in the mangeridiom 占着茅坑不拉屎的人
someone who keeps something that they do not want in order to prevent someone else from getting it
a dog's breakfastidiom UK informal 乱七八糟的东西；一团糟的人
something or someone that looks extremely untidy, or something that is very badly done
the dog's bollocksidiom UK offensive 最优秀的人（或物）
something or someone that you think is extremely good
a dog's lifeidiom 悲惨的生活
a very unhappy and unpleasant life
done up/dressed up like a dog's dinneridiom UK informal 衣冠楚楚;打扮得花枝招展
wearing very formal or decorative clothes in a way that attracts attention
every dog has its dayidiom saying 人人都有走运时
said to emphasize that everyone is successful or happy at some time in their life
give a dog a bad nameidiom UK saying 坏名声洗刷不掉
said when someone has been accused of behaving badly in the past, with the result that people expect them to behave like that in the future
go to the dogsidiom （国家、机构）大不如前，衰落，衰败
If a country or organization is going to the dogs, it is becoming very much less successful than it was in the past.
let sleeping dogs lieidiom 过去的事就让它过去吧；不要再去揭伤疤
said to warn someone that they should not talk about a bad situation that most people have forgotten about
put on the dogidiom US informal 装腔作势
to act as if you are more important than you are
why keep a dog and bark yourself?idiom UK saying 既然花了钱让别人为你代劳，为何还亲自动手？
said when you want to know why someone would do something himself or herself when that person already pays someone else to do it
you can't teach an old dog new tricksidiom saying 年老难学艺;本性难移
said to mean that it is very difficult to teach someone new skills or to change someone's habits or character
dog
verb [ T ] uk/dɒɡ/ us/dɑːɡ/ -gg-
(FOLLOW)
跟随;跟踪
to follow someone closely and continuously
Reporters dogged him for answers. 记者们跟着他让他回答问题。
See also: dogged
(PROBLEM)
困扰，阻碍
to cause difficulties
Technical problems dogged our trip from the outset. 技术问题从旅行一开始就一直困扰着我们。