| 单词 | retriever-like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreˈtriever-like reˈtriever-like adj. that resembles or is suggestive of a retriever (esp. in sense 1b). ΚΠ 1858 Nat. Rev. Jan. 140 It is only the retriever-like sagacity of some industrious commentator which informs the reader that a cast serving-man is talking Statius, or a Venetian magnifico quoting Libanius. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 888 The troop of those ‘neurotics’..who scent intoxicants from afar with a retriever-like instinct. 1958 Times 19 July 7/6 He swam back, keeping clear of the shallows, sleek, retriever-like head just above the water, to have a look at his human spectators. 2008 B. Siegel Getting Best for your Child with Autism viii. 197 What does she like to do with balls?.. Can she throw one and get it back from a retriever-like dog? < as lemmas |
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