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in the doghouse
dog·house D0323000 (dôg′hous′, dŏg′-)n. A small shelter for a dog.Idiom: in the doghouse Slang In great disfavor or trouble.in the doghouseIn disgrace or disfavor; from a type of sleeping shelter on an old sailing ship that was notoriously uncomfortable.Translationsdog (dog) noun a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox. 狗 狗 adjective (usually of members of the dog family) male. a dog-fox. 雄獸(常指犬科動物) 雄兽 verb – past tense, past participle dogged – to follow closely as a dog does. She dogged his footsteps. 尾隨 尾随dogged (ˈdogid) adjective keeping on at what one is doing in a determined and persistent manner. his dogged perseverance. 頑強的 顽强的ˈdoggedly (-gid-) adverbHe went doggedly on with his work despite the interruptions. 頑強地 顽强地ˈdoggedness (-gid-) noun 頑強 顽强ˈdog-biscuit noun a small hard biscuit fed to dogs. 狗餅乾 喂狗的硬饼干ˈdog collar1. a stiff round collar worn by a clergyman. (神職人員所穿的)白色硬領 硬领2. a collar around a dog's neck. 狗項圈 狗脖套ˈdog-eared adjective (of a book) having the pages turned down at the corner. dog-eared volumes; Several pages were dog-eared. 折角的（指書） 折角的（指书） ˌdog-ˈtired adjective very tired. I'm dog-tired this morning after sitting up all night in the train. 累壞了 累极了的a dog's life a wretched existence. He leads a dog's life. 過悲慘潦倒的日子 过着悲惨的日子go to the dogs to be ruined, especially to ruin oneself. 毀了(尤指自己) 毁灭，堕落，潦倒 in the doghouse in disgrace. He forgot his wife's birthday, so he's in the doghouse. 失寵，沒面子 受冷遇，失宠，丢脸 not a dog's chance no chance at all. He hasn't a dog's chance of getting a ticket. 毫無機會 一点机会也没有in the doghouse
in the doghouseslang In trouble with someone due to one's misdeeds or blunders. I'll be in the doghouse if I come into work late again this week. You've been in the doghouse with Maria ever since you forgot her birthday.See also: doghouse*in the doghouseFig. in trouble; in (someone's) disfavor. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; find oneself ~; put someone [into] ~.) I'm really in the doghouse with my boss. I was late for an appointment. I hate being in the doghouse all the time. I don't know why I can't stay out of trouble.See also: doghousein the doghouseIn disfavor, in trouble, as in Jane knew that forgetting the check would put her in the doghouse. This expression alludes to relegating a dog that misbehaves to its outdoor kennel. [c. 1900] See also: doghousein the doghouse INFORMALIf you are in the doghouse, someone is annoyed with you because of something you have done. If you give her a birthday card and nothing else, you'll be in the doghouse. Four Caribbean prime ministers have landed themselves in the doghouse after failing to turn up to a top-level meeting at the White House. Note: In American English, a `doghouse' is a kennel. See also: doghousein the doghouse (or dogbox) in disgrace or disfavour. informal 1963 Pamela Hansford Johnson Night & Silence He'd been getting bad grades, he was in the dog-house as it was. See also: doghouse in the doghouse Slang In great disfavor or trouble.See also: doghousein the doghouseIn disgrace. The term alludes to sending a dog that misbehaves indoors to its outdoor kennel. It is of relatively recent origin, presumably from about 1900. In James Barrie’s Peter Pan (1904) Mr. Darling mistreats the children’s favorite, a dog named Nana, and in penance goes to live in the dog’s house.See also: doghouse |