单词 | beagle |
释义 | beagle From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Pets Animalsbeaglebea‧gle /ˈbiːɡəl/ noun [countable]HBADHPa dog with short legs and smooth fur, sometimes used in huntingExamples from the Corpusbeagle• It was about the size of a beagle.• A beagle with her intestines lying on the concrete, and lab technicians microwaving animals out of boredom.• The beagles reluctantly broke up into knots and scattered across the field.Origin beagle (1400-1500) Perhaps from Old French beegueule “noisy person”, from beer “to open wide” + gueule “throat” |
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