单词 | assistance dog |
释义 | > as lemmasassistance dog assistance dog n. a dog that has been trained to assist a person who has a disability or a disabling condition.Assistance dogs often assist those who are blind (cf. seeing-eye dog at seeing eye adj. 1, guide dog n. at guide n. Compounds 2), deaf (cf. hearing dog n. at hearing adj. Additions), or who have a condition such as epilepsy or diabetes. ΚΠ 1982 E. C. Sheeley & D. McQuiddy Words & Meanings: helping Deaf-blind Child (STEPS Booklet No. 3: Dept. Communicative Disorders, Univ. of Alabama) 52 Hearing dog (assistance dog), an animal that has been given special training. He will alert his master to the doorbell, smoke alarm, and other sounds. 1989 Weekly World News 18 July 3 Kendrick is an ‘assistance’ dog trained to pick up things, fetch things Teddy can't reach, flick lights on or off. 2013 National Trust Mag. Autumn (Notice of AGM Suppl.) 16/1 Assistance dogs are welcome inside the venue. Pets are not permitted. < as lemmas |
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