英语词汇“dog”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dog

(dɒg , US dɔːg )

Word forms: dogs , dogging , dogged

1. countable noun A1

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.

Outside, a dog was barking.

The dog growled again.

The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers.

Synonyms: hound, canine, bitch, puppy

2. countable noun

You use dog to refer to a male dog, or to the male of some related species such as wolves or foxes.

Is this a dog or a bitch?

...a dog fox.

3. countable noun

If someone calls a man a dog, they strongly disapprove of him. [disapproval]

4. countable noun

People use dog to refer to something that they consider unsatisfactory or of poor quality. [US, informal, disapproval]

It's a real dog.

5. countable noun

If someone calls a woman or girl a dog, they mean that she is unattractive. [informal, offensive, disapproval]

6. verb

If problems or injuries dog you, they are with you all the time.

The problems that have dogged him all year are just a temporary setback. [VERB noun]

His career has been dogged by bad luck. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: plague, follow, trouble, haunt

7. plural noun [the NOUN]

The dogs is a sports meeting where dogs, especially greyhounds, race and people bet on which dog will win. [British, informal]

8. See also dogged, guide dog, prairie dog, sniffer dog

9. dog's dinner/breakfast phrase

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. [British, informal, disapproval]

The whole place was a bit of a dog's dinner, really.

Our own Board are going to make a dog's breakfast out of it if we aren't careful.

10. dog eat dog phrase

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. [disapproval]

It is very much dog eat dog out there.

The TV business today is a dog-eat-dog business.

11. going to the dogs phrase

If you say that something is going to the dogs, you mean that it is becoming weaker and worse in quality. [informal, disapproval]

They sit in impotent opposition while the country goes to the dogs.

12. to let sleeping dogs lie phrase [let inflects]

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.

Why can't she let sleeping dogs lie?

13. you can't teach an old dog new tricks phrase [dog inflects]

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.

Image of dog

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

Every dog has its day

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas

A live dog is better than a dead lion

Let sleeping dogs lie

Idioms:

a hair of the dog [spoken]

an alcoholic drink that someone has, usually the day after drinking too much alcohol, because they think it will make them feel less ill

I need a drink, chum. A large hair of the dog.

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

said to mean that it is often difficult to get people to try new ways of doing things, especially if these people have been doing something in a particular way for a long time

I'm 65 and you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

every dog has its day

said to mean that everyone will be successful or lucky at some time in their life. This expression is sometimes used to encourage someone at a time when they are not having any success or luck.

I've been waiting a long time for success — four years — but every dog has its day.

dog eat dog

used for describing a situation in which everyone wants to succeed and is willing to harm other people or to use dishonest methods in order to do this

In the 1992 campaign, he said that if it was going to be `dog eat dog' he would do anything it took to get himself re-elected.

the dog days

the hottest days of the year, which occur in July and August in the northern hemisphere

We spent the dog days of summer in the mountains of Arizona.

a period in someone's life or career when they are not having much success or are not making any progress

Those were the dog days of the Conservative government.

a dog and pony show [US]

an event with a lot of exciting things happening that has been organized in order to impress someone

We bombarded the management team with charts, graphs, facts, and figures. Our boss responded by dozing off during most of our dog and pony show.

fight like cat and dog

to frequently have violent arguments

They had fought like cat and dog ever since he could remember, and he wondered how they'd got together in the first place.

sick as a dog

very ill or very upset

In the children's story The Chocolate Wedding, the main character, Lulu, eats 16 chocolate eggs and is as sick as a dog.

the tail wags the dog

said to mean that a small or unimportant part of something is becoming too important and is controlling the whole thing

To avoid the impression of the tail wagging the dog, the prime minister cannot be seen to be giving in to the wishes of a minority party.

Collocations:

dog owner

A dog owner's dedication has turned her pet from a boisterous puppy to an accomplished performer with a range of tricks.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

A dog owner is warning pet lovers about the deadly lungworm parasite which killed her pooch.

The Sun (2016)

What sort of dog owner would lend her dog to a virtual stranger?

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

dog walking

And it just looks sad - like a dog walking on its hind legs.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Services include night pet sitting, day care, dog walking and puppy care.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

pet dog

He was also burned and suffered smoke inhalation, but a pet dog belonging to the people in the cabin cruiser died.

The Sun (2014)

My pet dog," said Olly in seeming irrationality, as she climbed down to the road.

Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS (2003)

Even the over-excitable pet dog takes an antianxiety drug.

The Sun (2010)

Translations:

Chinese: 狗, 长期困扰问题、伤病等

Japanese: 犬, 付きまとう

单词	dog
释义	dog (dɒg , US dɔːg ) Word forms: dogs , dogging , dogged 1. countable noun A1 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. Outside, a dog was barking. The dog growled again. The British are renowned as a nation of dog lovers. Synonyms: hound, canine, bitch, puppy 2. countable noun You use dog to refer to a male dog, or to the male of some related species such as wolves or foxes. Is this a dog or a bitch? ...a dog fox. 3. countable noun If someone calls a man a dog, they strongly disapprove of him. [disapproval] 4. countable noun People use dog to refer to something that they consider unsatisfactory or of poor quality. [US, informal, disapproval] It's a real dog. 5. countable noun If someone calls a woman or girl a dog, they mean that she is unattractive. [informal, offensive, disapproval] 6. verb If problems or injuries dog you, they are with you all the time. The problems that have dogged him all year are just a temporary setback. [VERB noun] His career has been dogged by bad luck. [VERB noun] Synonyms: plague, follow, trouble, haunt 7. plural noun [the NOUN] The dogs is a sports meeting where dogs, especially greyhounds, race and people bet on which dog will win. [British, informal] 8. See also dogged, guide dog, prairie dog, sniffer dog 9. dog's dinner/breakfast phrase 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. [British, informal, disapproval] The whole place was a bit of a dog's dinner, really. Our own Board are going to make a dog's breakfast out of it if we aren't careful. 10. dog eat dog phrase 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. [disapproval] It is very much dog eat dog out there. The TV business today is a dog-eat-dog business. 11. going to the dogs phrase If you say that something is going to the dogs, you mean that it is becoming weaker and worse in quality. [informal, disapproval] They sit in impotent opposition while the country goes to the dogs. 12. to let sleeping dogs lie phrase [let inflects] 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. Why can't she let sleeping dogs lie? 13. you can't teach an old dog new tricks phrase [dog inflects] 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. Image of dog © Dorottya Mathe, Shutterstock 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 Every dog has its day Why keep a dog and bark yourself? If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas A live dog is better than a dead lion Let sleeping dogs lie Idioms: a hair of the dog [spoken] an alcoholic drink that someone has, usually the day after drinking too much alcohol, because they think it will make them feel less ill I need a drink, chum. A large hair of the dog. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers you can't teach an old dog new tricks said to mean that it is often difficult to get people to try new ways of doing things, especially if these people have been doing something in a particular way for a long time I'm 65 and you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers every dog has its day said to mean that everyone will be successful or lucky at some time in their life. This expression is sometimes used to encourage someone at a time when they are not having any success or luck. I've been waiting a long time for success — four years — but every dog has its day. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers dog eat dog used for describing a situation in which everyone wants to succeed and is willing to harm other people or to use dishonest methods in order to do this In the 1992 campaign, he said that if it was going to be `dog eat dog' he would do anything it took to get himself re-elected. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the dog days the hottest days of the year, which occur in July and August in the northern hemisphere We spent the dog days of summer in the mountains of Arizona. a period in someone's life or career when they are not having much success or are not making any progress Those were the dog days of the Conservative government. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a dog and pony show [US] an event with a lot of exciting things happening that has been organized in order to impress someone We bombarded the management team with charts, graphs, facts, and figures. Our boss responded by dozing off during most of our dog and pony show. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers fight like cat and dog to frequently have violent arguments They had fought like cat and dog ever since he could remember, and he wondered how they'd got together in the first place. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sick as a dog very ill or very upset In the children's story The Chocolate Wedding, the main character, Lulu, eats 16 chocolate eggs and is as sick as a dog. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the tail wags the dog said to mean that a small or unimportant part of something is becoming too important and is controlling the whole thing To avoid the impression of the tail wagging the dog, the prime minister cannot be seen to be giving in to the wishes of a minority party. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: dog owner A dog owner's dedication has turned her pet from a boisterous puppy to an accomplished performer with a range of tricks. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A dog owner is warning pet lovers about the deadly lungworm parasite which killed her pooch. The Sun (2016) What sort of dog owner would lend her dog to a virtual stranger? Times, Sunday Times (2014) dog walking And it just looks sad - like a dog walking on its hind legs. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Services include night pet sitting, day care, dog walking and puppy care. Times, Sunday Times (2010) pet dog He was also burned and suffered smoke inhalation, but a pet dog belonging to the people in the cabin cruiser died. The Sun (2014) My pet dog," said Olly in seeming irrationality, as she climbed down to the road. Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS (2003) Even the over-excitable pet dog takes an antianxiety drug. The Sun (2010) Translations: Chinese: 狗, 长期困扰问题、伤病等 Japanese: 犬, 付きまとう
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